BANK FRAUD. Each year, in France, 28 billion banking transactions are carried out. As many chances for attackers to commit acts of cyber-maliciousness. Here are the 5 figures you absolutely need to know about bank fraud in 2022.
[Mis à jour le 16 janvier 2022 à 15h56] Online banking fraud, and in particular phishing or “phishing” is developing at breakneck speed in France. A scourge that is difficult to stem, first of all because the victims are still reluctant to file a complaint. “Out of 10 people who are victims of cyber-maliciousness, four to five maximum will file a complaint” conceded the Director of the Awareness Unit at cybermalveillance.gouv.fr Laurent Latour, on our site on January 9th. Phishing campaigns which have also accelerated sharply, in particular by sms from the second half of 2021. To try to see more clearly, here are the 5 key figures for online banking fraud in 2022:
7.5 million
It is the number offraudulent banking transactions, out of 28 billion transactions carried out each year in France. Enough to increase the total amount of bank fraud to 1.2 billion euros per year.
139%
It is the percentage increase in online account hacking compared to 2020. The goal is to penetrate your email account. The latter contains countless information for cybercriminals. By accessing it, the attacker can afford to reset the password of all other online accounts of the victim.
21%
This is the percentage of the French population suffering fromelectronicism. In other words, the difficulty or even the inability for a person to use digital devices and tools due to a lack or total absence of knowledge about how they work.
78%
This is the part represented by the phishing on all online banking fraud in France. This technique consists of sending an SMS or an email to the victim, impersonating a third party. The objective: to encourage this person to communicate their personal and banking details to you, or to infect their electronic device with a virus.
18%
This is the part represented by the stolen bank cards or lost and then used without your knowledge on all online banking fraud. Have you noticed on your account statement that payments have recently been made and you did not make them? In this case, immediately oppose this card.
A webinar dedicated to bank fraud, broadcast on January 24, 2023 on Linternaute.com
But then, how best to react if you are a victim of fraud? Who to contact? What are the steps to take? In an attempt to answer these questions, three experts will take part on January 24, 2023 in a videoconference round table at 6 p.m.: Raphaël Bartlomé, Deputy Director for Political Action in charge of the Legal Department of UFC-Que Choisir, Paul Olivier Gibert, President of the French Association of Personal Data Protection Correspondents (AFCDP) and Laurent Verdier, Director of the Awareness Unit within the victim support platform cybermalveillance.gouv.fr. An event to which Linternaute.com joins as a partner.
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