Extortion
We've curated 53 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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More than half of extortion victims believe they could recoup any financial losses.
41% of extortion targets are parents.
53% of extortion victims are non-white.
24% of victims of AI-driven scams had their personal information stolen.
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.
One in three mobile users has been targeted by an extortion scam.
Nearly one in five mobile users has fallen victim to an extortion scam.
32% of victims of AI-driven scams suffered reputation damage.
69% of extortion scam victims are Gen Z or Millennial.
52% of extortion victims agree 'I’m more likely to click a link on my phone than on my laptop'.
46% of extortion targets agree 'I’m more likely to click a link on my phone than on my laptop'.
35% of extortion victims experienced blackmail or harassment.
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.
45% of extortion victims are parents.
60% of extortion scam targets are male.
78% of extortion victims experience scam attempts daily.