Nearly half of Australians hit by cybercrime in the past year
47 per cent of online Australians experienced cybercrime; average financial loss per victim reached $33,000.
Nearly half of online Australians fell victim to cybercrime in the past 12 months, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology's latest report. The Cybercrime in Australia 2025 study surveyed 10,593 people and found victims lost an average of $33,000 each.
Meanwhile, millions of Australians continue to use dangerously weak passwords. The three most common passwords in Australia are admin, password and 123456, each used by tens of thousands of people despite years of warnings.
Criminals don't need to guess these codes; they obtain them from leaked databases and use automated tools to try them across multiple sites. The Australian Signals Directorate received over 84,700 cybercrime reports in 2024-25, a rise of 11 per cent on the previous year.
- 10,593
- Victims surveyed
- 47 per cent
- Online Australians hit by cybercrime
- $33,000
- Average loss per victim
- 84,700
- Cybercrime reports received
Why it mattersWeak passwords expose personal banking, shopping and email accounts to criminals using leaked credentials at scale.
AustraliaUsing strong unique passwords and multi-factor authentication significantly reduces the risk of losing thousands of dollars to cybercrime.
Corroborated byperthnow.com.au
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