Fraud
We've curated 532 cybersecurity statistics about Fraud to help you understand how tactics like phishing, identity theft, and payment fraud are evolving in 2025, impacting businesses and consumers alike in our increasingly digital world.
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International bad actors were responsible for up to 12% of all incoming applications for government services and/or loans in the study.
78% of global business and technology leaders reported that their use of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped improve fraud detection and risk management.
Fraud costs the federal government upwards of $500 billion annually.
At least 1 in 4 fraud attempts targeted more than one government agency at once.
37% of small business ownershave had checks stolen from mailboxes, indicating check fraud is a challenge.
85% of small business owners report satisfaction with their bank or credit union’s response to fraud.
40% of small business owners have experienced AI-driven fraud personally.
Small business owners reported using specific methods to stay ahead of threats: multi-factor authentication (44%), transaction notifications (39%), and fraud alert services from credit bureaus (39%)
More than 57% of small business owners (SBOs) have experienced fraud.
Small business owners business owners have a generally positive attitude toward AI-based fraud protection at 69%.
Only 16% of small business owners feel extremely prepared against fraud.
85% of small business owners said they are extremely, very, or moderately concerned about rising AI-driven fraud.
50% of small business owners owners report that their financial institutions use AI-powered fraud detection tools.
74% of small business owners are more likely to reduce their banking engagement, such as credit card use or bank use, if defrauded.
Small business owners reported a higher ability to fully recover from fraud (83%) compared to non-owners (74%).
First-party fraud is now the leading type globally, representing a third (36%) of all reported fraud in 2024. This is a significant increase for first-party fraud, which was up from 15% the year before (in 2023).
EMEA continues to see the lowest regional attack rate globally at 0.6% of transactions, according to the LexisNexis® Identity Abuse Index.
LATAM has seen a sustained decrease in its attack rate (1.6%) since the end of 2023.
One in nine (11%) password reset attempts in 2024 was a fraud attack. This rate rose to over one in four (27%) reset attempts initiated on a desktop computer.
The attack rate on Communication, Mobile and Media (CMM) companies increased by 15% year on year.