Rising global digital fraud losses and account takeover volume across businesses and consumers
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Digital fraud losses are climbing worldwide, putting business revenue and consumer accounts at greater risk. Companies now average 7.7% of annual revenue in fraud losses, while global account takeover volume rose 21% from H1 2024 to H1 2025. In the US, losses reached 9.8% of revenue, and account takeover became the most damaging fraud type. Consumer surveys across 18 countries show 48% were targeted in February-May 2025, underscoring a broad and persistent fraud wave.
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Rising synthetic identity fraud against U.S. lenders
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Synthetic identity fraud is rising across U.S. lenders, especially in auto finance, increasing loss exposure for credit providers and raising the bar for identity veri...
Rising synthetic identity fraud against U.S. lenders
TrendAbout this happening: Synthetic identity fraud is rising across U.S. lenders, especially in auto finance, increasing loss exposure for credit providers and raising the bar for identity veri...
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08.10.2025 15:00 2 articles · 9mo ago
TransUnion publishes H2 2025 fraud trends report
Initial DisclosureTransUnion’s H2 2025 Update: Top Fraud Trends says digital fraud is costing companies worldwide an average of 7.7% of annual revenue, with combined losses of $534bn over the past year. The report also says US companies averaged 9.8% of revenue in losses, account takeover became the most damaging fraud type in the US, global account takeover volume rose 21% between H1 2024 and H1 2025, and 48% of consumers across 18 countries were targeted by fraud attempts between February and May 2025.
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- Digital Fraud Costs Companies Worldwide 7.7% of Annual Revenue — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 08.10.2025 15:00
- Digital Fraud Costs Companies Worldwide 7.7% of Annual Revenue — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 08.10.2025 15:00