Cybersecurity Monitor: Every Ninth Affected by Internet Crime
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According to a study last year, more people in Germany have again become victims of cybercrime. The area of online shopping was most affected. However, many people still do not protect themselves sufficiently.
Last year, according to a survey, one in ten people in Germany became victims of crimes on the Internet.
Phishing, fraud, foreign access: Most victims pay – and rely less on online services. Why many still believe nothing can happen to them.
Fraud in the online shop, hacked accounts, phishing – in 2025, more people again became victims of crimes on the Internet. One in three people also lost money.
One in ten citizens in Germany was affected by cybercrime last year. This is according to the 2026 Cybersecurity Monitor published on Monday by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the Federal and State Police Crime Prevention Program (ProPK). The most frequent offense was online shopping fraud. BSI President Claudia Plattner stated that cybersecurity must become simpler and more understandable for consumers in their everyday li…
You should be careful on the Internet – the Bonn Federal Office for Information Security has asked, and every ninth Internet user in Germany has become the victim of cybercriminals last year. In most cases, online shopping has been a matter of fraud.
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