Cybercrime Losses Reach $20.9 Billion in 2025, Driven by Investment Scams

Severity: High (Score: 66.5)

Sources: Feeds2.Feedburner, Cyberscoop, Bleepingcomputer, Risky.Biz

Summary

In 2025, U.S. victims reported nearly $20.9 billion in losses due to cybercrime, marking a 26% increase from 2024. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 1 million complaints, with phishing, extortion, and investment scams being the most common. Victims aged over 60 accounted for $7.75 billion of the losses, representing 37% of total reported damages. Investment-related fraud was the largest contributor, resulting in losses of approximately $8.65 billion. Business email compromise and tech support scams followed, causing losses of $3.05 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively. Cryptocurrency was frequently used in scams, particularly in investment fraud. The report also highlighted the emergence of AI-related scams, which accounted for 22,300 complaints and $893 million in losses. The FBI continues to enhance its efforts to combat cybercrime, including proactive measures to alert potential victims of scams. Key Points: • Cybercrime losses in the U.S. reached $20.9 billion in 2025, a 26% increase from 2024. • Investment scams accounted for nearly $8.65 billion in losses, with victims over 60 suffering the most. • The FBI received over 1 million complaints, with phishing and extortion being the most reported types.

Key Entities

• Botnet (attack_type)
• Data Breach (attack_type)
• Malware (attack_type)
• Phishing (attack_type)
• Ransomware (attack_type)
• Operation Level Up (campaign)
• Iran (country)
• ic3.gov (domain)
• Financial (industry)
• Government (industry)
• Healthcare (industry)
• Information Technology (industry)
• Manufacturing (industry)
• Akira (ransomware_group)
• BianLian (ransomware_group)
• INC (ransomware_group)
• Play (ransomware_group)
• Qilin (ransomware_group)
• T1566 - Phishing (mitre_attack)
• ComfyUI (platform)
• Flowise-AI-servers (platform)