Only 34.1% of Americans feel “very safe” with their current bank or credit union

Of attempted misuse attempts that involved financial accounts, 56% involved credit card accounts.

For younger age groups, 55% to 57% are extremely or very concerned about fraud.

21% of impersonation scams impersonated a financial institution.

53% of reports of misuse involved account takeover.

Reports of stolen birth certificates spiked 612 percentage points.

70% of users still strongly prefer interacting with humans over AI agents.

Legitimate players typically register around 6 p.m. in the iGaming industry.

The deposit stage is now the most targeted point in the user journey, with 41.9% of iGaming operators citing it as the primary fraud flashpoint. Other vulnerable stages include withdrawals: 22.9% and in-game activity: 11.4%.

iGaming operators cited the top threats as: Identity fraud: 64.8%, Money laundering: 64.8%, Bonus abuse: 63.8%, Payments fraud: 31.4%, Account takeovers: 23.8%.

44.7% of respondents cited phishing/social engineering as a top concerning threat.

37% of respondents cited software vulnerabilities and zero-days as a top concerning threat.

35% of respondents cited ransomware as a top concerning threat.

Attempted misuse largely involved financial accounts (85%).

In the U.S., 63.5% (14% points above the average) of respondents stated the cybersecurity skills gap within their organization has worsened over the past 12 months.

Nearly 72% of Americans are either “somewhat,” “very,” or “extremely” interested in AI-powered fraud detection tools.

Improving cybersecurity is a top priority for 54% of state and local government IT leaders for the current fiscal year. This is seen as a higher priority than modernising legacy systems.

When it comes to challenges faced by government IT leaders in using private sector innovations, cybersecurity concerns are the most often cited barrier, mentioned by 39%.

A significant concern regarding AI is cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated due to AI, noted by 82% of state and local government IT leaders.

Only 12% of companies feel "completely prepared" to address the global patchwork of data privacy laws.