6% of Irish internet users have lost money to cybercrime, CSO reveal

Almost one-sixth of internet users here say they have received fraudulent or phishing emails and some 6% of people say they have experienced a financial loss as a result of such activity.

6% of Irish internet users have lost money to cybercrime, CSO reveal

Almost one-sixth of internet users here say they have received fraudulent or phishing emails and some 6% of people say they have experienced a financial loss as a result of such activity.

The figures were included in a new release by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which looks at internet use in Ireland.

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