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

Publisher	Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI)
Report	Fraud, Scams, and Ransomware: Small Businesses React
Published	7 May 2026
Topics	Financial Losses, Small Business, Fraud, Ransomware, Scams

Published by Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) in Fraud, Scams, and Ransomware: Small Businesses React, 7 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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