US victims lost nearly $21 billion to cybercrime last year says FBI with crypto and AI 'complaints among the…
The FBI reported that US victims lost nearly $21 billion to cybercrime in 2025, with cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence-related complaints being among the costliest. Over one million complaints were filed, a nearly 20% increase from the previous year. AI-led scams, including deepfake impersonations and sophisticated phishing attempts, are becoming increasingly prevalent and effective.
- Entities
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Topic: Cybercrime
- Company: FBI
- Topic: Cryptocurrency
- Topic: Phishing
- Topic: Social Engineering
- Topic: AI Scams
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