Date Time Australians most likely to fall victim to cyber scam, second only to India: Microsoft survey 68% of Australian consumers encountered a tech support scam over the past 12 months – nine points more than the global average of 59%. One in four Australians who engaged with cyber criminals had money taken directly from their bank accounts. Around one in three Millennials (aged 24-37) and Gen Xers (aged 38-53) who encountered such scams continued interacting with the scammer, while two in three males were likely to do the same.’ AUSTRALIA – JULY 23, 2021 – Microsoft today released findings of its 2021 Global Tech Support Scam Research report that looks at tech support scams and their impact on consumers. The new findings reveal Australians are among those most likely to fall victim to tech support fraud, second only to India in Asia Pacific, with 24% of those who engaged with cyber criminals reporting that they had unauthorised money transfers from their bank accounts after engaging with the scammers.