The FBI’s IC3 reports cyber-enabled crime losses rose 26% year-over-year in 2025 to $20.877 billion across 1,008,597 complaints. Investment and cryptocurrency frauds drove the largest losses—over $8.6 billion for investment crimes and $7.2 billion for crypto investment scams—while ransomware variants like Akira and Lockbit struck critical sectors. #Akira #Lockbit
Keypoints
- Reported losses increased 26% in 2025, totaling $20.877 billion from 1,008,597 complaints.
- Phishing and spoofing accounted for nearly one-fifth of complaints.
- Investment crimes led reported losses at over $8.6 billion, with cryptocurrency investment fraud causing $7.2 billion.
- Business email compromise and tech support scams caused $3 billion and $2.1 billion in losses, respectively.
- Ransomware losses exceeded $32 million, with variants like Akira and Lockbit hitting manufacturing, healthcare, and government targets.
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