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Escalating account takeover fraud losses across online account holders since January 2025

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Account takeover (ATO) fraud losses have climbed to more than $262m since January 2025, signaling a sustained and costly fraud pattern against online account holders. The trend matters because attackers are combining impersonation, phishing, and social engineering to steal credentials and takeover access.

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  1. 25.11.2025 02:00 2 articles · 7mo ago

    FBI warns of $262M in ATO fraud losses

    Campaign Scope Update

    On November 25, 2025, the FBI warned that account takeover fraud affecting online financial institution, payroll, and health savings accounts has produced losses exceeding $262m since January 2025, with cybercriminals impersonating financial institutions, customer support, and technical support personnel to steal login credentials, MFA, and one-time passcodes.

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