Cyber Intelligence

FTC warns of record $3.5 billion losses to imposter scams in 2025

Medium Severity Global
Date Occurred Jun 16, 2026 13:42 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source BleepingComputer
Recorded Jun 16, 2026
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with reported losses nearly tripling since 2020. [...]

Original Source
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-record-35-billion-losses-to-imposter-scams-in-2025/
Event Metadata
  • ID #8954
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Global
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Jun 16, 2026
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