The Miami auto bust-out ring has resulted in more than 700 stolen vehicles and at least $40 million in losses across multiple lenders.

Credit cards: Identity theft rate averages 2.68%, with 0.37% involving synthetic fraud.

Telecommunications experienced the highest overall fraud rates: 10.15% identity theft and 2.9% synthetic fraud.

Demand deposit accounts: High risk, with identity theft at 7.85% and synthetic fraud at 1.17%.

Other consumer lending: The lowest fraud exposure, with 0.77% identity theft and 0.14% synthetic fraud.

Synthetic fraud rates fluctuated during 1H 2025, initially rising to cross the 1% threshold before dropping back to around 70 basis points.

A coordinated fraud ring stole identities from Texas death row inmates.

Fraud teams are expected to face 2–3 times more operational workload over the next 12–18 months to maintain current protection levels

Up to 500% increases in fraud losses are projected over the next few years due to breakdowns in fraud detection.

Over 60% of online traffic to retailers is already bots, not humans. This number is expected to surpass 90% in the near future due to AI agents acting on behalf of consumers.

Nearly one-third of Canadians view first-party fraud, such as providing false information on financial applications, as acceptable in certain circumstances or even normal behaviour.

Nearly 30% of fraud leaders and enterprise customers surveyed reported having no reliable way to measure fraud across their systems.

Stolen identity "fullz" (comprehensive personal information) can be bought for as little as $3 on the dark web.

Subscription prices for generative AI tools like FraudGPT and WormGPT, marketed for illicit uses such as phishing and malware creation, start for as little as $200 per month.

There are nearly twice as many identity verification users aged 60–64 as there are aged 20–24, suggesting older adults are both highly targeted and proactive in self-protection.

55% of consumers in the UK don't feel adequately protected in the sharing economy (including vacation rentals and other travel-focused gig economy services).

50% of consumers globally don't feel adequately protected in the sharing economy (including vacation rentals and other travel-focused gig economy services).

44% of global consumers lack confidence in the travel industry's ability to protect them from AI-powered fraud, including identity theft and account takeover fraud.

From a volume perspective, there was a slight shift towards Scams to 52% in 2024 vs. a 50/50 split in 2023.

From 2023 to 2024, fraudsters' focus shifted back slightly towards Account Takeover (ATO) Fraud from Scams in terms of overall value of attempts.