$20 Billion Lost to Cybercrime as AI and Investment Scams Surge: FBI Report

**FBI Internet Crime Report 2025 — Executive Summary:** The report documents a sharp increase in large-scale cybercrime during 2025, with over one million complaints and $20.8 billion in reported losses driven primarily by cyber-enabled fraud (≈$17.7B), substantial cryptocurrency investment scams ($7.2B), growing AI-enabled scams (~22,000 complaints, $893M losses), and ongoing ransomware activity affecting critical sectors.