Small businesses incured at least $131 billion in losses from fraud, scams, and ransomware last year.

71% of small business owners expect AI to make fraud more prevalent.

Reported losses for social media scams reached $2.1 billion in 2025. This is about eight times the 2020 figure.

In 2025, people reported more money lost to scams that started on Facebook than on any other social media platform. WhatsApp and Instagram were a distant second and third.

In 2025, nearly 30% of people who reported losing money to a scam said it started on social media

One in three people who reported losing money to a job or business opportunity scam in 2025 said it started on social media.

Attempted ACH fraud value increased 52% in 2025.

78% of financial institutions make improving mule account detection a high or top priority over the next 12 months.

81% of fraud prevention, risk, and compliance professionals report an increase in mule-related activity over the past year.

Total ACH payment value increased 11%, creating a nearly 5-to-1 divergence.

40% of affected small businesses say fraud hurts customer acquisition.

39% of affected small businesses say fraud makes it more difficult to innovate or develop new products.

72% of small businesses experienced fraud, scams, or ransomware last year.

More than 40% of people who lost money to a scam on social media said it started when they ordered something they’d seen in an ad

84% of bank leaders are concerned about fraud and scams targeting their customers.

The number of device registration events reported by users as fraud increased 178% from 2024 to 2025.

Identity theft rates peaked at 6.75% in the week of Christmas 2025.

29% of SMBs encountered deepfake schemes in the past 12 months.

Live retail fraud dropped by 69% month-over-month in November 2025 while non-live fraud rises.

Diversion tactics (fraudulent invoices, fake payroll requests) accounted for 18% of BEC incidents in Q4 2025.