Australians lost more than A$2 billion to scams in 2025, new figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show. This was a 7.8% increase compared to 2024. And it’s in spite ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

Investment fraud led to losses of $7.2 billion, making 2025 the worst year on record. The FBI urges immediate reporting and warns about recovery scams. United States citizens lost $11.36 billion to ...

While 80% of the 1 million reports of imposter scams involved no monetary loss, the other 20% reported losing $3.5 billion collectively, according to the FTC. Business impersonators got away with $1 ...

Research by Chainalysis reveals that AI-powered impersonation tactics have exploded by an unprecedented 1,400% year-over-year. Criminal organizations weaponized AI to make 2025 a very grim affair for ...

Cryptocurrency scams and AI-enabled fraud ranked as the biggest drivers of cyber crime in 2025, according to the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report, and, while not new, these misdeeds are getting more ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. In 2025, cryptocurrency scams received at least $14 billion on ...