There was a 229% spike in phishing scams on Black Friday.

November 22, 2025

There was a 229% spike in phishing scams on Black Friday. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Bolster AI in November 2025. It covers topics including Scams, Consumer, Phishing, Black Friday. The original data appears in Holiday Fraud Is Exploding: Here Are the 7 Scams Hitting Consumers Now . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 11/19/2025

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There was a 229% spike in phishing scams on Black Friday. This data was published by Bolster AI and covers Scams, Consumer, Phishing, Black Friday.

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This statistic comes from Holiday Fraud Is Exploding: Here Are the 7 Scams Hitting Consumers Now , published by Bolster AI on November 22, 2025. You can view the original report at https://bolster.ai/blog/2025-holiday-scams.

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This statistic relates to Scams, Consumer, Phishing, Black Friday. Browse more statistics on Scams or from Bolster AI.

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There was a 229% spike in phishing scams on Black Friday.

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