Cyber-crime profits reached $3.5bn in 2019, says FBI

Criminals netted $3.5bn (£2.7bn) from cyber-crimes reported to the FBI alone in 2019, according to the service's internet crime complaint centre (IC3).

It received 467,361 complaints from individuals and businesses during the year and has had nearly five million since its inception in 2000.

Phishing and extortion remain the most popular ways of scamming people.

It says techniques are becoming more sophisticated, making it harder for people to tell "real from fake".

Davos: The clock is ticking on climate change but cyber crime and emerging technologies add to risks

For the first time in history, the greatest and most pressing risks facing humanity are risks to the environment.

Extreme weather, the failure to tackle climate change, natural disasters and water shortages will have a catastrophic impact on populations.

Over the past 15 years of forecasts by the World Economic Forum, the most pressing risks facing the world have shifted from economic threats to the risks posed by cyber wars and technological dystopia.