Cyber-enabled fraud accounted for the overwhelming majority of all losses reported to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in 2025, with a staggering $17.6 billion stolen.

The center’s annual report, released on Monday, offers a snapshot of the law enforcement agency’s myriad efforts to combat digital threats, especially ransomware, which increasingly harm individuals, businesses and U.S. critical infrastructure. 

Cyber-enabled fraud was behind 85% of all losses reported to the hub in 2025 and constituted 45% of the 1,008,597 complaints it received overall.

Investment fraud led in total dollars lost at $8.6 billion, followed by business email compromise (BEC) scams at over $3 billion and tech support fraud at $2.1…