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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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26% of banks and 32% of fintech companies reported facing cases where users presented counterfeit or altered documents.

Regula11/29/2025
BankingFintech

71% of banking respondents indicated that fraud prevention is a priority for their organization.

Regula11/29/2025
BankingFraud prevention

76% of banks and 78% of fintech companies reported needing more personnel to manage fraud risk effectively.

Regula11/29/2025
BankingFintech

In 2025, the sectors most affected by fraud included online media & dating (6.3%), financial services (2.7%), and crypto (2.2%).

Sumsub11/29/2025
Online mediaDating

40% of fintech companies reported that onboarding is the core fraud battleground, highlighting the importance of this stage in fraud prevention.

Regula11/29/2025
Fraud preventionFintech

32% of fraud in Latin America is attributed to phone and voice scams, making it the most common type of fraud in the region.

Mastercard11/29/2025
LATAMConsumer

In 2025, 40% of companies and 52% of end users reported being victims of fraud.

Sumsub11/29/2025

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

Sumsub11/29/2025
IraqPakistan

Cambodia recorded the highest ratio of approved applicants linked to fraud networks in APAC at 17%.

Sumsub11/29/2025
APACCambodia

38% of banks expect their identity verification budgets to grow by 21-50% in the coming years.

Regula11/29/2025
BankingIdentity verification

46% of respondents reported that up to 75% of banking identity verification processes are currently automated.

Regula11/29/2025
BankingIdentity verification

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.

Sumsub11/29/2025
EuropeNorth America

47% of consumers in Latin America identify fraud and scams as their biggest frustration when making digital transactions.

Mastercard11/29/2025
LATAMConsumer

30% of banks reported that they face synthetic identity fraud, which blends fake and real personal data to bypass verification.

Regula11/29/2025
BankingSynthethic identity fraud

In 2025, deepfakes were linked to 20% of biometric fraud attempts.

Entrust11/22/2025
DeepfakesBiometric fraud attempts

Fraud attempts peaked between 2:00 am and 4:00 am UTC.

Entrust11/22/2025

In 2025, digital forgeries made up 35% of document fraud, up from an average of 29% between 2022 and 2024.

Entrust11/22/2025
Document fraudDigital forgeries

National ID cards accounted for 46% of all fraudulent document submissions globally.

Entrust11/22/2025
Fraudulent documentsNational ID cards

Account takeover fraud accounted for 82% of fraud attempts targeting the authentication process in the payments industry.

Entrust11/22/2025
Account takeover fraudAuthentication

Injection attacks surged by 40% year-over-year.

Entrust11/22/2025
Injection attacks