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83% -- percentage increase for Average loss per Business Email Compromise (BEC) incident (2019-2024)
The average loss per Business Email Compromise (BEC) incident increased by 83% from $74,723 in 2019 to $137,000.
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2019-2024
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30
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45
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95
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FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
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https://chargebacks911.com/business-email-compromise-statistics/ ↗
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Business Email Compromise: Stats & Financial Impact for 2026
Business Email Compromise StatisticsCrunching the Numbers on the Threat Posed by BEC Attacks
Gauging the Financial Impact of Business Email Compromise
Business email compromise isn’t a niche threat affecting careless organizations. It’s a multi-billion dollar epidemic hitting businesses of every siz…
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FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
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Average loss per Business Email Compromise (BEC) incident: 83% percentage increase. Source: FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (2019-2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/fbi_bec_increase_avg_loss_2019_2024
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