Extortion
We've curated 45 cybersecurity statistics about Extortion to help you understand how cybercriminals increasingly leverage tactics like ransomware and phishing to demand payments from victims in 2025. Discover the tactics and trends shaping this growing threat!
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Encryption-based extortion declined by 15% compared to the previous year.
European organizations accounted for nearly 22% of global ransomware and extortion victims in 2025
65% of extortion scam victims are male.
Gen Z and Millennials account for two in three victims of extortion scams.
29% of victims of AI-driven scams suffered work or school consequences.
21% of victims of AI-driven scams had financial accounts opened in their name.
41% of extortion targets are parents.
24% of victims of AI-driven scams had their personal information stolen.
21% of extortion victims experienced damage to their reputation.
19% of extortion victims experienced consequences at work or school.
52% of victims of other types of mobile scams (i.e., not extortion) are Gen Z or Millennial.
40% of targets of other types of mobile scams (i.e., not extortion) are Gen Z or Millennial.
60% of extortion scam targets are male.
45% of extortion victims are parents.
32% of victims of AI-driven scams suffered reputation damage.
One in three mobile users has been targeted by an extortion scam.
53% of extortion victims are non-white.
78% of extortion victims experience scam attempts daily.
63% of extortion targets experience scam attempts daily.
Seven in ten extortion victims say they are confident they can spot a scam.