We've curated 31 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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The proportion of retailers hit by extortion-only attacks tripled from 2% in 2023 to 6% in 2025
Since January 1, 2024, more than 2,100 victims across Europe were named on extortion leak sites
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.
Gen Z and Millennials account for two in three victims of extortion scams.
65% of extortion scam victims are male.
21% of victims of AI-driven scams had financial accounts opened in their name.
29% of victims of AI-driven scams suffered work or school consequences.
Nearly 9 in 10 extortion victims reported emotional harm because of the scam they experienced.
Nearly one in five mobile users has fallen victim to an extortion scam.
58% of Gen Z have been targets of an extortion scam.
One in six mobile users reported they've been a target of sextortion.
64% of extortion scam targets are Gen Z or Millennial.
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.