Online crime complaints surpassed 1 million for the first time last year, driven by a spike in AI-enabled fraud, crypto scams, and phishing attacks.
Cybercriminals have been keeping busy. The 2025 Internet Crime Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows a continued rise in internet crime complaints, with officials receiving more than 3,000 per day and the annual total surpassing 1 million for the first time. (And that figure is likely far below the actual total, since many victims never report these crimes.)
