metric_category,metric_name,value,unit,year,source_name,source_url,data_type,notes
"Overall Losses","Total US cybercrime losses (IC3 reported)","20.877","billion USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","26% increase from $16.6B in 2024"
"Overall Losses","YoY increase in US cybercrime losses","26","percent","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source",""
"Overall Complaints","Total IC3 complaints received","1008597","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","First time exceeding 1 million in 25-year history"
"Overall Complaints","YoY increase in IC3 complaints","17.3","percent","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","From 859532 in 2024"
"Overall Losses","Average loss per IC3 complaint","20699","USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report / Axis Intelligence calculation","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Derived calculation","$20.877B / 1,008,597 complaints"
"Crime Type","Investment fraud losses","8.6","billion USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","Largest single crime type by loss"
"Crime Type","BEC losses","3.047","billion USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","24768 complaints; $3,046,598,558 exact"
"Crime Type","Tech support scam losses","2.1","billion USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source",""
"Crime Type","Recovery scam losses","1.4","billion USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","10516 complaints"
"Crime Type","Phishing complaints (most by volume)","191561","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","Highest complaint volume of all crime types"
"Cryptocurrency","Total cryptocurrency-related losses","11.36","billion USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","Over 180000 complaints"
"Cryptocurrency","Cryptocurrency investment scam losses","7.2","billion USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","72% of investment fraud involved crypto"
"Cryptocurrency","Total on-chain ransomware payments","820","million USD","2025","Chainalysis 2026 Crypto Crime Report","https://www.chainalysis.com/reports/crypto-crime-report/","Primary source","Down 8% from $892M in 2024"
"AI-Crime","AI-related cybercrime complaints","22364","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","First year IC3 formally tracked AI crime"
"AI-Crime","AI-related cybercrime losses","893","million USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","Largest AI crime: investment fraud ($632M)"
"AI-Crime","Average AI-crime loss per complaint (AI-Crime Premium)","39936","USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 / Axis Intelligence calculation","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Derived calculation","$893M / 22,364 complaints; 93% above IC3 average"
"AI-Crime","AI-Crime Premium (% above IC3 avg)","92.9","percent","2025","Axis Intelligence Research","https://axis-intelligence.com/cybercrime-statistics/","Original metric","($39,936 - $20,699) / $20,699"
"AI-Crime","AI used by attackers in breaches","16","percent","2025","IBM Cost of Data Breach 2025","https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach","Primary source","Most common: phishing (37%), deepfakes (35%)"
"AI-Crime","Shadow AI involvement in breaches","20","percent","2025","IBM Cost of Data Breach 2025","https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach","Primary source","Shadow AI adds $670K to average breach cost"
"AI-Crime","Orgs with AI breaches lacking access controls","97","percent","2025","IBM Cost of Data Breach 2025","https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach","Primary source",""
"Ransomware","Ransomware in breaches (% of all breaches)","44","percent","2025","Verizon DBIR 2025","https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-data-breach-investigations-report","Primary source","Up from 32% in 2024; 37% YoY increase"
"Ransomware","IC3 ransomware complaint count","3611","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","Up from 3156 in 2024"
"Ransomware","New ransomware variants identified","63","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","~5.25 new variants per month"
"Ransomware","Median ransom demand","115000","USD","2025","Verizon DBIR 2025","https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-data-breach-investigations-report","Primary source","Decreased from prior year"
"Ransomware","Median paid ransom (Sophos)","1000000","USD","2025","Sophos State of Ransomware 2025","https://www.sophos.com/en-us/whitepaper/state-of-ransomware","Primary source","Down from $1.26M in 2024"
"Ransomware","Victims refusing to pay","64","percent","2025","Verizon DBIR 2025","https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-data-breach-investigations-report","Primary source",""
"Ransomware","Global leak-site victims (NCC Group)","7874","count","2025","Chainalysis / NCC Group Annual Cyber Threat 2025","https://www.chainalysis.com/reports/crypto-crime-report/","Primary source","Record; +50% YoY"
"Ransomware","Average ransomware breach total cost (IBM)","5080000","USD","2025","IBM Cost of Data Breach 2025","https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach","Primary source","Includes ransom + remediation + downtime + legal"
"Data Breach","Global average breach cost","4440000","USD","2025","IBM Cost of Data Breach 2025","https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach","Primary source","Down 9% from $4.88M; first decline in 5 years"
"Data Breach","US average breach cost","10220000","USD","2025","IBM Cost of Data Breach 2025","https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach","Primary source","First time exceeding $10M; new record"
"Data Breach","Mean breach lifecycle (detect + contain)","241","days","2025","IBM Cost of Data Breach 2025","https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach","Primary source","Lowest in 9 years"
"Data Breach","Healthcare average breach cost","7420000","USD","2025","IBM Cost of Data Breach 2025","https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach","Primary source","Highest by industry; 14th consecutive year"
"Data Breach","Healthcare breach cost premium vs global avg","67.1","percent","2025","Axis Intelligence calculation","https://axis-intelligence.com/cybercrime-statistics/","Derived calculation","($7.42M - $4.44M) / $4.44M"
"Data Breach","Third-party involvement in breaches","30","percent","2025","Verizon DBIR 2025","https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-data-breach-investigations-report","Primary source","Doubled from 15% in 2024"
"Data Breach","Vulnerability exploitation as initial vector","20","percent","2025","Verizon DBIR 2025","https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-data-breach-investigations-report","Primary source","34% increase; second most common vector"
"Data Breach","Credential abuse as initial vector","22","percent","2025","Verizon DBIR 2025","https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-data-breach-investigations-report","Primary source","Most common initial vector"
"Data Breach","Total confirmed breaches in DBIR dataset","12195","count","2025","Verizon DBIR 2025","https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-data-breach-investigations-report","Primary source","Across 139 countries; largest dataset in 18-year history"
"Demographics","Losses from victims aged 60+","7748","million USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","$7,748,911,371 exact; 59% increase from 2024"
"Demographics","Complaints from victims aged 60+","201266","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","37% increase from 2024"
"Demographics","60+ share of total IC3 losses","37.1","percent","2025","Axis Intelligence calculation","https://axis-intelligence.com/cybercrime-statistics/","Derived calculation","$7.748B / $20.877B"
"Demographics","Senior Concentration Ratio (loss share vs pop. share)","1.86","ratio","2025","Axis Intelligence Research","https://axis-intelligence.com/cybercrime-statistics/","Original metric","37.1% loss share / ~20% population share (US Census 2024)"
"Demographics","Average 60+ loss per complaint","38500","USD","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","Nearly double the IC3 overall average"
"Demographics","Seniors with individual losses over $100000","12444","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source",""
"Healthcare","Healthcare ransomware attacks (IC3)","460","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source","Highest of any critical infrastructure sector"
"Healthcare","Healthcare data breaches (IC3)","182","count","2025","FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report","https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf","Primary source",""
"Healthcare","Healthcare ransomware aggregate cost estimate (lower)","2337","million USD","2025","Axis Intelligence Research","https://axis-intelligence.com/cybercrime-statistics/","Original metric","460 attacks x $5.08M IBM avg; see methodology for caveats"
"Healthcare","Healthcare ransomware aggregate cost estimate (upper)","3413","million USD","2025","Axis Intelligence Research","https://axis-intelligence.com/cybercrime-statistics/","Original metric","460 attacks x $7.42M healthcare-specific IBM avg"
"Spending","Global cybersecurity spending 2025","213","billion USD","2025","Gartner July 2025","https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-07-29-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-end-user-spending-on-information-security-to-total-213-billion-us-dollars-in-2025","Primary source",""
"Spending","Global cybersecurity spending 2026 (forecast)","240","billion USD","2026","Gartner July 2025","https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-07-29-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-end-user-spending-on-information-security-to-total-213-billion-us-dollars-in-2025","Primary source","12.5% increase; forecast"
"Spending","Security software spending 2025","106","billion USD","2025","Gartner July 2025","https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-07-29-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-end-user-spending-on-information-security-to-total-213-billion-us-dollars-in-2025","Primary source","Fastest growing segment"
"Workforce","Orgs reporting critical cybersecurity skills shortages","59","percent","2025","ISC2 2025 Cybersecurity Workforce Study","https://www.isc2.org/research/workforce-study","Primary source",""
"Workforce","US infosec analyst job growth projection through 2032","32","percent","2025","US Bureau of Labor Statistics","https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/information-security-analysts.htm","Primary source (.gov)",""