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Cybercrime Costs Global Economy $10.5 Trillion in 2025

First seen 1 Dec 2025, 10:41 UTC • Channele2E

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In 2025, cybercrime is projected to cost the global economy $10.5 trillion, making it the world's third-largest economy. This marks a significant increase from the estimated $600 billion annual cost in 2018, reflecting a rapid rise in cybercrime activities. The ongoing trend indicates a growing threat to businesses and individuals worldwide.

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Attack Flow

21 entities, 51 inferred relationships (STIX 2.1).

Technique (5)

Botnet
Data Breach
Malware
Phishing
Ransomware

Campaign (1)

Operation Cronos

Organization (1)

SolarWinds

Malware (4)

Blaster Virus
Love Bug
FraudGPT
WormGPT

Affected Platform (2)

Microsoft Word
Telegram

Threat Actor (2)

Lockbit
WannaCry

Tool (5)

DarkGPT
GoToAssist
PowerShell
Putty
TeamViewer

Vulnerability (1)

Follina

Relationships

Lockbit uses Blaster Virus
Lockbit uses Love Bug
Lockbit uses FraudGPT
Lockbit uses WormGPT
WannaCry uses Blaster Virus
WannaCry uses Love Bug
WannaCry uses FraudGPT
WannaCry uses WormGPT
Lockbit uses DarkGPT
Lockbit uses GoToAssist
Lockbit uses PowerShell
Lockbit uses Putty
Lockbit uses TeamViewer
WannaCry uses DarkGPT
WannaCry uses GoToAssist
WannaCry uses PowerShell
WannaCry uses Putty
WannaCry uses TeamViewer
Lockbit uses Botnet
Lockbit uses Data Breach
Lockbit uses Malware
Lockbit uses Phishing
Lockbit uses Ransomware
WannaCry uses Botnet
WannaCry uses Data Breach
WannaCry uses Malware
WannaCry uses Phishing
WannaCry uses Ransomware
Blaster Virus exploits Follina
Love Bug exploits Follina
FraudGPT exploits Follina
WormGPT exploits Follina
DarkGPT exploits Follina
GoToAssist exploits Follina
PowerShell exploits Follina
Putty exploits Follina
TeamViewer exploits Follina
Operation Cronos attributed to Lockbit
Operation Cronos attributed to WannaCry
Operation Cronos uses Blaster Virus
Operation Cronos uses Love Bug
Operation Cronos uses FraudGPT
Operation Cronos uses WormGPT
Follina targets Microsoft Word
Follina targets Telegram
Lockbit targets SolarWinds
WannaCry targets SolarWinds
Blaster Virus targets SolarWinds
Love Bug targets SolarWinds
FraudGPT targets SolarWinds
WormGPT targets SolarWinds

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Lockbit WannaCry Blaster Virus Love Bug FraudGPT WormGPT Operation Cronos SolarWinds Microsoft Word Telegram

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