FBI IC3 Logs 3,611 Ransomware Complaints Last Year, Marking 14 Percent Increase

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FBI IC3 Logs 3,611 Ransomware Complaints Last Year, Marking 14 Percent Increase

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The US FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center recorded 3,611 ransomware complaints in the most recent year, a 14 percent rise from 2024. A Taiwan Administration for Cyber Security official presented on the topic at a Ministry of Digital Affairs news conference in Taipei. Available reporting is limited to left-center sources, constraining perspective diversity.

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“Officials warn against AI-aided cybercrime”

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How different viewpoints frame this

Progressive

The 14% rise underscores AI lowering barriers for cybercriminals, amplifying threats to public infrastructure and working communities, and requires stronger public oversight and international coordination.

“Disproportionate harm to vulnerable populations and need for regulatory frameworks”

Conservative

The increase reflects lax enforcement and adversaries exploiting open technologies, demanding prioritized defensive capabilities and deterrence over new regulations.

“National security vulnerability and hardening systems against state-linked actors”

Libertarian

The rise threatens individual property rights, with primary responsibility on private encryption and backups rather than state warnings that may expand surveillance.

“Decentralized market solutions over centralized regulatory controls”

Devil's Advocate

Perspectives accept the FBI figure as AI-driven evidence without supporting data, overlooking that complaints may rise from awareness alone and that the event may involve standard threat inflation.

“Metric weaknesses and potential bureaucratic agenda in citing US statistics”

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