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
24% of victims of AI-driven scams had their personal information stolen.
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.
Nearly one in five mobile users has fallen victim to an extortion scam.
Nearly 9 in 10 extortion victims reported emotional harm because of the scam they experienced.
58% of Gen Z have been targets of an extortion scam.
64% of extortion scam targets are Gen Z or Millennial.
One in six mobile users reported they've been a target of sextortion.
28% of Gen Z have been victims of an extortion scam.
38% of Gen Z have been a target of sextortion.
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.