The FBI reports that U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes in 2025, driven mainly by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches. IC3 complaints surpassed 1 million as losses rose 26% year-over-year, with emerging AI-related scams contributing $893 million in reported losses. #InvestmentScams #AIscams
Keypoints
- U.S. losses from cyber-enabled crimes reached nearly $21 billion in 2025, up 26% from 2024.
- IC3 received over 1 million complaints, with phishing, extortion, and investment scams most frequently reported.
- Investment fraud made up 49% of scam incidents and caused $8.6 billion in losses, while crypto-related crimes exceeded $11 billion.
- AI-related scams appeared in the report for the first time, accounting for 22,300 complaints and $893 million in losses.
- The FBI conducted 3,900 FFKC interventions, freezing $679 million and launching Operation Level Up to notify scam victims.