---
id: "entity-fbi"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)"
aliases: ["FBI", "IC3", "Internet Crime Complaint Center"]
source_timestamps: ["¶2"]
tags: ["government", "law-enforcement"]
related: ["claim-cybercrime-losses-increasing"]
sources: ["governance"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-governance"
originDay: 7
articleStem: "hbr-cl-83-boards-cybersecurity"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/04/boards-are-falling-short-on-cybersecurity"
sourceTitle: "Boards Are Falling Short on Cybersecurity"
---
# Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

## Profile

The US federal law-enforcement and domestic-intelligence agency. Its **Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)** publishes annual cybercrime-loss statistics that are widely used in industry and research.

## Role in the source

Cited as the authority behind the article's headline statistic: the **2024 FBI crime report** showing cybercrime losses rose **33%** year-over-year — evidence that the macro cyber environment is worsening despite greater board attention. See [[claim-cybercrime-losses-increasing]].

## Enrichment reference

Canonical reference: the FBI official site and the IC3 Annual Reports. The 2024 IC3 report documents **$16.6 billion** in total losses, a **33%** increase over 2023.