43% of affected small businesses say fraud makes it harder to accept payments.

50% of small business owners say financial institutions are "very responsible" for preventing and protecting against fraud.

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

Among small businesses already targeted, 76% say AI was used in the attack.

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

In small organizations, VIP impersonation accounts for 43% of internal impersonation attacks.

51% of small business owners say payment platforms are "very responsible" for preventing and protecting against fraud.

51% of small business owners say business owners themselves are "very responsible" for preventing and protecting against fraud.

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

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

Average losses for small businesses ranged from nearly $60,000 for payment fraud to more than $90,000 for email compromise.

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

Smaller organizations are twice as likely to report insufficient resilience compared to large firms.

AI-powered attacks were identified as a root cause in more than 40% of small business cyber events.

38.3% of small business leaders reported raising prices to address the financial impacts of a cyber incident.

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

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

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

62.5% of small businesses that suffered a breach reported a total financial impact of more than $250,000 in 2025.

In 2025, only 38.4% of small business leaders felt 'very prepared' for a cyberattack, down from 56.5% in 2024.