Almost every second respondent of the Bitkom survey published at the end of last year stated that he had become victims of internet crime in the past twelve months. 54 percent of those affected have incurred costs. Federal Criminal Police Office registered damage of 71.8 million euros – but it is only likely to be a fraction of the actual financial consequences of crime online. The most common offense is the so -called computer fraud – 74 percent of the cases of cybercrime in the narrower sense fall into this category.