NorthWave Communications is sharing information from the 2025 FBI Internet Crime Report over several weeks.
Recent trends indicate a serious rise in cybercrimes targeting minors (17 years old or younger), driven by sextortion, cyberbullying, and online grooming. 63 complaints of youth crime were made in Alaska in 2025. Nationwide, the average loss per incident was $986, with a total of $12,988,892 lost.
Chart depicts the most reported transaction types by complainants 17 years old or younger.
The FBI is actively investigating a violent online group known as “764,” which coerces children into engaging in self-harm, animal cruelty, and other acts on live stream, sometimes leading to the death of the victim. In 2025, IC3 referred more than 5,700 submissions involving minors to NCMEC.
Crimes against children should be filed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.