Study: District a hotbed for cybercriminals

Published March 29, 2009 4:00am ET



The District of Columbia is home to more cybercriminals than all but the four largest states, according to a report that says online scams continue to grow.

In 2008, the Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 275,000 complaints for a total loss of $265 million, up from $68 million just four years earlier.

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