According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), there were
[ Select ]
2.76 Million
a few
1.23 Billion
230 Million
11.8 Million
total computer crime complaints resulting in
[ Select ]
$132.4 Billion
$1.9 Billion
hardly any
$1.03 Trillion
$18.7 Billion
total losses over the 5 years between 2017-2021.

Question

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), there were 
[ Select ]
2.76 Million
a few
1.23 Billion
230 Million
11.8 Million
 total computer crime complaints resulting in 
[ Select ]
$132.4 Billion
$1.9 Billion
hardly any
$1.03 Trillion
$18.7 Billion
 total losses over the 5 years between 2017-2021.

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

FBI IC3’s published aggregate for 2017–2021 is 2.76 million complaints and $18.7 billion in total losses.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) compiles annual reports of reported cyber incidents and associated monetary loss. For multi-year summaries, the correct figures are cumulative totals across the five-year span 2017–2021. Understanding that the IC3 numbers cited are totals (not per-year averages) is essential.

2) Step-by-step reasoning process
- Recognize the question asks for the total number of complaints and total dollar losses reported by IC3 over the five-year period 2017–2021.
- Examine the candidate choices for plausibility as five-year cumulative totals and compare them to the known IC3 summary.

3) Intermediate steps / simple checks
- Complaint-count choices: “a few” (far too small), 1.23 billion and 230 million (implausibly large for reported complaints), 11.8 million (possible but larger than IC3’s reported total). The reported IC3 total across 2017–2021 is 2.76 million, which falls between “a few” and the larger multi-million options—matching official IC3 reporting.
- Loss-value choices: “hardly any” (clearly wrong), $1.9 billion (too small for five-year cumulative losses), $132.4 billion and $1.03 trillion (extremely large and inconsistent with IC3 totals). The official five-year cumulative loss number reported by IC3 is $18.7 billion, which fits the expected magnitude.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- The IC3 explicitly states the five-year cumulative totals for 2017–2021 as 2.76 million complaints and $18.7 billion in losses. Those two figures directly match the provided answer choices and are consistent with the agency’s tabulated totals.

5) Why other options are incorrect
- Complaint alternatives: “a few” is orders of magnitude too small; 1.23 billion and 230 million greatly exceed reported complaints; 11.8 million is larger than the IC3 cumulative figure.
- Loss alternatives: “hardly any” and $1.9 billion understate five-year losses; $132.4 billion and $1.03 trillion far exceed IC3’s reported cumulative losses.

6) Conclusion / confirmation
- Confirmed final answer: 2.76 Million complaints and $18.7 Billion in total losses, matching the provided correct answer.

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