STATEWIDE — A new study has identified Indiana as the second most vulnerable state in the U.S. to cybercrime, trailing only Alaska.

The research by Click Intelligence analyzed 2024 data from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to assess cybercrime complaints per 100,000 people, highlighting the significant digital risk facing Hoosiers.

Indiana is ranked second in the nation for cybercrime, vulnerability, reporting 342 complaints per 100,000 people in Indiana. This rate is substantially higher than most of the country and is nearly triple the rate of the least-affected states.

Only Alaska stands higher, with a rate of 915 complaints per 100,000 people in Alaska.

In terms of financial impact, Hoosiers who fell victim to these crimes lost an average of $5,287 per victim, contr

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