LexisNexis finds global fraud rate rises 8% as synthetic identity attacks surge

  • Relx unit LexisNexis Risk Solutions published 2026 Cybercrime Report showing global fraud rates rose 8% in 2025 based on analysis of 116 billion online transactions.
  • First-party fraud remained largest category at 38.3% of reported cases, with EMEA share at 51.7%.
  • Synthetic identity fraud reached 11% of reported fraud, an eight-fold year-over-year increase, with Latin America share at 48.3%.
  • Agentic traffic rose 450% from January to December 2025, mainly tied to credit card payments or logins at gaming and gambling sites.
  • Attack rates accelerated in ecommerce, up 64% year over year, with login attack rate up 216% as account takeover attempts increased.


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