Financially motivated social engineering, particularly tailored attacks enhanced by AI-powered phishing content, fuelled a disproportionate share of incurred losses (88%).

September 9, 2025

Financially motivated social engineering, particularly tailored attacks enhanced by AI-powered phishing content, fuelled a disproportionate share of incurred losses (88%). — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Resilience in September 2025. It covers topics including Cyber insurance. The original data appears in Resilience 2025 Midyear Cyber Risk Report . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Financially motivated social engineering, particularly tailored attacks enhanced by AI-powered phishing content, fuelled a disproportionate share of incurred losses (88%). This data was published by Resilience and covers Cyber insurance.

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This statistic comes from Resilience 2025 Midyear Cyber Risk Report , published by Resilience on September 9, 2025. You can view the original report at https://unlock.cyberresilience.com/2025midyear_risk_report_gated.

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Financially motivated social engineering, particularly tailored attacks enhanced by AI-powered phishing content, fuelled a disproportionate share of incurred losses (88%).

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