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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Non-AI fraud increased by 195% by the end of 2025.
Among retail Pindrop customers, non-live fraud increased 56% month-over-month in November 2025.
Diversion tactics (fraudulent invoices, fake payroll requests) accounted for 18% of BEC incidents in Q4 2025.
Nearly 60% of organizations report fraudsters using compromised Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to bypass knowledge-based authentication (KBA).
Live retail fraud dropped by 69% month-over-month in November 2025 while non-live fraud rises.
In Q3 2025, SMS toll fraud attacks targeting the gaming sector increased by 125%.
In Q3 2025, the gig economy experienced 51% fewer attacks but 49% more malicious traffic, resulting in a 300% increase in average attack size.
In Q3 2025, SMS toll fraud malicious traffic surged by 67% over Q2 2025, making it the fastest-growing attack type of the quarter.
In Q3 2025, fake account creation accounted for 46% of all fraudulent activity.
SMS toll fraud now comprises 78% of all attacks on the gig economy, up from 48% a year prior.
In Q3 2025, SMS toll fraud targeting the fintech sector grew by 97%, alongside a major spike in human fraud farm activity.
48% of UK consumers express concern about the risk of fraud or identity theft related to AI in banking.
91% of decision-makers in the financial services industry reported that more financial crimes are being committed with AI technology.
63% of senior-level fraud decision-makers in the financial services industry indicated that fraud losses are underreported.
36% of fraud events in the financial services industry were attributed to organized fraud rings, while 29% were attributed to customers intentionally stealing money.
67% of senior-level fraud decision-makers in the financial services industry in the U.S. reported that fraud events continue to rise.
Fraud in mobile banking rose by 7% year over year, while fraud in online banking dropped by 16%.
22% of financial services industry organizations reported losing over $5 million in direct fraud losses in the past year.
44% of organizations in the financial services industry ranked synthetic identity fraud as the top fraud type tracked.
77% of payments leaders identify fraud and cybersecurity risks as the primary barriers preventing innovation within their organisations.