Cybercrime Losses Surge to $20.9 Billion in 2025

Severity: High (Score: 65.0)

Sources: Bleepingcomputer, Feeds2.Feedburner, Cyberscoop

Summary

In 2025, cybercrime losses reached $20.9 billion, marking a 26% increase from 2024, according to the FBI's IC3 report. The report indicates that over 1 million complaints were filed, with victims aged 60 and older accounting for nearly $7.75 billion in losses. Investment-related fraud was the largest contributor to these losses, totaling approximately $8.65 billion. Business email compromise and tech support scams followed, causing losses of $3.05 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively. Phishing was the most frequently reported cybercrime, while ransomware attacks affected all 16 critical infrastructure sectors. The report highlights that the true impact of cybercrime is likely underreported, as many victims do not report incidents. The FBI's IC3 continues to receive an average of 3,000 complaints daily. The report emphasizes the growing trend of cyber-enabled fraud, which constituted 85% of total losses. Key Points: • Cybercrime losses in 2025 reached $20.9 billion, a 26% increase from 2024. • Victims aged 60 and older reported the highest losses, totaling $7.75 billion. • Investment-related fraud was the largest source of losses, amounting to $8.65 billion.

Key Entities

• Botnet (attack_type)
• Data Breach (attack_type)
• Malware (attack_type)
• Phishing (attack_type)
• Ransomware (attack_type)
• Operation Level Up (campaign)
• 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)