Email Scam Trends / Report
Key Takeaways The FTC says that for the second consecutive year, email was the most common contact method consumers reported for fraud in 2024. FTC’s 2024 Consumer Sentinel Data Book says email accounted for 25% of fraud reports when a contact method was identified. Pew found most Americans get scam calls, texts, and emails at […]
Gender Breakdown of Cybercrime / Report
Key Takeaways Public U.S. cybercrime and fraud reporting is much stronger by age than by gender. Major federal sources like the FTC Consumer Sentinel Data Book and FBI IC3 annual reports emphasize age, complaint type, and loss categories more than gender breakouts. Pew’s 2025 survey on online scams and attacks provides a useful gender benchmark: […]
Online Privacy Behavior / Report
Key Takeaways Consumer Reports’ 2025 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report says only 28% of Americans report taking three or more actions to protect their online privacy, showing that most people use limited protection strategies. (consumerreports.org) The same report found 40% of Americans report taking one or two privacy-protection steps, while 32% report taking none at all. […]
Phishing Statistics / Report
Key Takeaways The FBI said phishing/spoofing was the top cybercrime by complaint volume in 2024. In the FBI’s new 2025 Internet Crime Report, phishing/spoofing remained one of the most frequently reported complaint types, and total IC3 complaints rose to 1,008,597. Verizon’s 2025 DBIR says human involvement appeared in 60% of breaches, showing why phishing and […]
State of Identity Theft: Current Trends, Risks, and Impact
Key Takeaways Identity theft remains one of the most reported consumer crimes Financial losses from identity fraud continue to rise year-over-year Account takeover is now a dominant form of identity theft Data breaches are fueling identity theft at scale Older adults experience higher financial damage per case Identity theft increasingly begins with scams and phishing […]
Why People Fall for Scams / Report
Key Takeaways Scam vulnerability is not just about intelligence or technical skill. Scamwatch states clearly that intelligence, education, technical expertise, and life experience do not protect people from sophisticated scammers. AARP’s new 2026 research says nine in ten Americans agree that fraud can happen to anyone. Scammers succeed by exploiting emotion and mental shortcuts, especially […]
Payment App Scam Trends / Report
Key Takeaways The FTC’s 2024 fraud data shows consumers lost more than $12.5 billion to fraud overall, and the agency emphasized that people reported losing more through bank transfers and cryptocurrency than all other payment methods combined. This matters for payment-app fraud because many scams now push victims toward fast, hard-to-reverse digital payments. That is […]
Data Breach Statistics / Report
Key Takeaways The Identity Theft Resource Center says its database now contains more than 25.2K tracked data compromises since 2005, leading to nearly 12 billion victim notices and exposing approximately 79 billion records. Verizon’s 2025 DBIR analyzed 22,052 security incidents and 12,195 confirmed breaches. Verizon says 60% of breaches involved a human element, which includes […]
How Scams Are Evolving: Modern Tactics, Technology, and Risks
Key Takeaways Scams are shifting from mass spam to highly targeted, personalized attacks Criminals now use multiple channels (text, email, phone) in a single scam AI-generated messages and voices are making scams more convincing Fraud losses are rising faster than the number of reports, showing higher effectiveness per scam Scammers increasingly rely on real data […]
Digital Safety Insights / Report
Key Takeaways The strongest pattern across recent research is that losses are rising even when report volume is not rising at the same pace, suggesting scams are becoming more effective. The FTC says consumers reported more than $12.5 billion in fraud losses in 2024, up 25% from the year before. Digital safety is now a […]
