US FBI SURVEY NOTES Computer crime costs $67 billion, FBI says Tech News on ZDNet: "Computer crime costs $67 billion, FBI says"

Dealing with viruses, spyware, PC theft and other computer-related crimes costs U.S. businesses a staggering $67.2 billion a year, according to the FBI.

The FBI calculated the price tag by extrapolating results from a survey of 2,066 organizations. The survey, released Thursday, found that 1,324 respondents, or 64 percent, suffered a financial loss from computer security incidents over a 12-month period.