The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported that Americans lost almost $21 billion due to cybercrime in 2025 — a 26% increase from the previous year, with the number of victims surpassing one million people. According to the agency’s report [PDF], $11.366 billion of these losses involved cryptocurrency, with 181, 565 complaints filed at the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The agency also determined that scammers have started using AI to create deepfake videos and fake social profiles, as well as clone voices and IDs, with $893 million lost in related attacks.
Most of the amount was stolen through investment scams, which cost $8.64 billion, while $3 billion was lost due to business email compromise. Losses due to tech/customer support scams reached more than $2.1 billion, while losses due to personal data breaches amounted to $1.3 billion. The top five are rounded up by confidence/romance scams, which cost victims $929 million.
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