36.7% of victims among breached small businesses faced costs exceeding $500,000.

In 2025, more than 80% of small businesses reported being victims of cybercrime.

36% of fraud events in the financial services industry were attributed to organized fraud rings, while 29% were attributed to customers intentionally stealing money.

45% of cybersecurity leaders cited constantly evolving AI threats as their greatest challenge when tackling behavioral risk.

64% of organizations fell victim to external attacks that exploited employees through email.

Malicious insiders accounted for incidents at 36% of organizations.

56% of employees are unhappy with their company's approach to AI tools, which can drive them toward unsanctioned platforms and creating 'shadow AI' risks.

The implementation of critical security measures among small businesses declined from 33.6% in 2024 to 27.2% in 2025.

32% of organizations reported increased incidents related to deepfakes.

44% of organizations in the financial services industry ranked synthetic identity fraud as the top fraud type tracked.

45% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders reported that deepfake or impersonation attacks are frequent occurrences in their organizations.

52% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders are definitely rethinking identity and access management strategies to address AI-driven identity threats.

The implementation of AI-based tools as a top-five IT priority surged by 189% from 9% in 2023 to 26% in 2025.

93% of cybersecurity leaders reported incidents caused by cybercriminals exploiting employees.

63% of senior-level fraud decision-makers in the financial services industry indicated that fraud losses are underreported.

22% of financial services industry organizations reported losing over $5 million in direct fraud losses in the past year.

30% of businesses reported that they use AI and must now protect it like any other critical system.

29% of IT and security professionals identified adopting AI-based solutions as one of their top three actions to strengthen cybersecurity.

27% of organizations in the financial services industry spend greater than 15% of their annual budget on fraud prevention.

92% of decision-makers in the financial services industry reported that their organization's fraud prevention efforts have helped them grow the business.