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H1 2025 cyberinsurance claims show social engineering driving most incurred losses

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H1 2025 cyberinsurance claims show social engineering driving most incurred losses, with 88% of incurred losses concentrated in that category and increasing exposure across insured organizations. Phishing and AI-assisted voice fraud are expanding the loss pattern beyond email compromise, while ransomware remains a major parallel threat. The shift raises the financial impact of credential theft, payment diversion, and business interruption across the claims cohort.

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  1. 09.09.2025 16:28 2 articles · 8mo ago

    Initial report: H1 2025 cyberinsurance claims show social engineering driving most incurred losses

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    Claims data for **H1 2025** shows **social engineering** overtaking other loss drivers, with **AI-assisted phishing** and voice fraud pushing more incidents into costly payment and credential compromise. The pattern marks a sharp rise in fraud-heavy losses across insured organizations compared with **2024**.

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