title: Estimating the cost to Australian businesses of identity crime and misuse
abstract: Misuse of personal information affects not only individual consumers, who may have their identity stolen or banking details misused when making online transactions, but also business enterprises. In Australia, there are over two million businesses, most of which are micro or small businesses that often do not have the capacity to lose assets to identity misuse and frauds of this nature, or the resources to deal with the consequences of frauds. On the most serious occasions, identity crime losses
journal: Australian Institute of Criminology eBooks