Cyber Crimes Costing Americans Nearly $21 Billion: FBI

Americans aged over 60 filed the highest number of complaints, with the average loss per person being $38,500.
Cyber Crimes Costing Americans Nearly $21 Billion: FBI
In this photo illustration, a hacker types on a computer keyboard on May 13, 2025. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times
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The FBI released its 2025 Internet Crime Report, revealing that Americans were being defrauded to the tune of nearly $21 billion, with artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency crimes behind some of the massive losses.

“Americans who submitted complaints involving cryptocurrency reported the highest losses, with 181,565 complaints totaling more than $11 billion,” the agency said in an April 6 statement.

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Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.