Cyber crime: amount of crime 200 million Swiss francs.
Seven cybercrime cases were recorded in 2014 as part of the "KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer".
The total loss of these seven cases, based on the KPMG Barometer to 200.5 million Swiss francs. Four of the cases involved online fraud. In these cases, high-value and fast-selling goods - such as cell phones of well-known brands - were offered on online platforms without the goods ever changing hands.
In another cybercrime case, a former IT employee of an electrical installation company still had external access to the company server even after his employment had ended. He took revenge on his former employer by manipulating the Outlook calendar, among other things. The resulting damage amounted to CHF 100,000. In another case, four men obtained credit card data on Internet portals. They subsequently used these to finance a lavish lifestyle, causing damage of Fr. 78,000.
Methodology: The "KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer" is based on white-collar crime cases with a loss amount of at least CHF 50,000 that were closed by a Swiss criminal court in the reporting year and were reported on in the most important Swiss daily and weekly newspapers.
