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Advanced digital fraud nearly triples in 2025 driven by widespread use of artificial intelligence

The number of sophisticated digital fraud attempts has nearly tripled in 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to a Sumsub report cited by Agerpres. The surge is attributed to the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence for creating synthetic identities, deepfakes and autonomous systems capable of executing multi-step attacks without human involvement.

The share of advanced fraud in the total volume of incidents rose from 10% to 28% in just one year, signaling a shift from high-volume, opportunistic attacks to “precision operations” that are significantly harder to detect.

Phishing remains the dominant method (45%), but breaches originating from third-party providers now account for 36% of incidents. Synthetic identities generated using advanced AI models are also becoming increasingly common.

Read full article here: turnovernews.com

Read also: Visa Blocks Over $1 Billion in Fraud Using Artificial Intelligence

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Teodora Helerman
Teodora Helerman
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