The overall identity fraud rate decreased from 2.6% in 2024 to 2.2% over 2024-2025, remaining above the 2.0% level of 2023.

Phishing attacks exploiting Black Friday increased by 620% in the weeks leading up to the holiday weekend.

89.4% of Americans expect mobile apps to block AI-powered threats such as bots, deepfakes, impersonation, and account takeovers.

60.9% of Americans say privacy is 'very important' when using mobile apps.

65% of Americans believe the mobile app maker is responsible for stopping fraud, rather than the device, OS, or carrier.

Consumers spend up to 27 hours a year maintaining their security apps.

51% of Americans see AI as a threat to the safety of using mobile apps.

The highest fraud rates were recorded in Iraq (9.7%), Pakistan (5.9%), and Tanzania (5.0%).

51% of consumers in Latin America are most excited about faster, simpler payments.

38% of users who receive overlapping alerts from different security apps ignore them entirely due to the volume.

Malicious gaming-related domains rose by 462% on September 22, 2025, compared to the previous 12-month average.

1 in 4 respondents in APAC reported being targeted for money-mule recruitment.

Fraud rates dropped in Europe by 14.6% and in North America by 5.5%, while increasing by 9.3% in Africa, 16.4% in APAC, and 19.8% in the Middle East.

90% of organizations reported that their identity threat detection and response (ITDR) plans detect identity system vulnerabilities.

54% more phishing emails that spoofed well-known retailers like Macy’s, Walmart, and Target were observed in the week before Thanksgiving compared to the previous week.

12% of consumers have been victims of postal tracking scams.

Transportation and shipping ranked second in detections by Trellix, accounting for 27.6% of all threats detected from April 1 to September 30, 2025.

70% of organizations reported an increase in their insurance costs in the past year.

26% of Defense Industrial Base members reported spending between $100,000 and $250,000 on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification preparation as of November 2025.

31% of Defense Industrial Base members reported spending more than $250,000 on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification preparation as of November 2025.