Cybersecurity in 2025: Volume, scale of attacks increase thanks to AI

Cybersecurity in 2025: Volume, scale of attacks increase thanks to AI

MANILA, Philippines – Cyber threats in 2025 didn’t see new forms. Attackers still relied on traditional vectors such as phishing, ransomware, credential theft, and social engineering. What changed was the volume and scale of these attacks, resulting in what has become an “industrialization of cybercrime” powered by artificial intelligence.  Multiple year-end reports from cybersecurity and IT firms — Viettel, Kaspersky, Cloudflare, Trend Micro, P…

15 million attempted attacks masquerading as VPNs : The hidden risk behind Gen Z's privacy pursuit

Gen Z uses privacy tools more actively than any other generation, but this trend may also make them targets for cybercriminals. Between October 2024 and September 2025, Kaspersky detected more than 15 million attempted attacks disguised as VPN applications. Instead of protecting users, these fake or cracked VPNs often deliver malware and potentially unwanted software — from downloaders and adware to trojans capable of stealing data and granting …

2025 Cybersecurity Almanac: 100 Facts, Figures, Predictions And Statistics

The past, present, and future of cybercrime. Brought to you by Evolution Equity Partners – Steve Morgan, Editor-In-Chief Sausalito, Calif. – Dec. 11, 2025 If it were measured as a country, then cybercrime — which is predicted to inflict damages totaling $10.5 trillion USD globally in 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures — would be the world’s third-largest economy after the U.S. and China, surpassing the wealth of entire nations. Cybersecur…