--- title: @fraudstats sources | The report behind every stat | Vertessa description: One fraud statistic every weekday from @fraudstats, by Vertessa. Find any post by its number and open the original industry report behind it. --- [![Vertessa](https://www.vertessa.com/hubfs/logo-vertessa-full.svg)](https://www.vertessa.com/?hsLang=fr) @fraudstats sources # The report behind every stat we post One fraud statistic every weekday, each taken from a published industry or government report. Find the post you saw on Instagram by its number, and open the original report. Find a post All reports DataDome Socure Veridas 1. ![@fraudstats card: 73.8% of financial services websites are unprotected, even against basic bots](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-11-03_73.8pct_financial-sites-unprotected.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-11-03_73.8pct_financial-sites-unprotected.jpeg) #10Nov 3, 2026 **73.8%** of financial services websites are unprotected, even against basic bots DataDome · State of Bot & Agent Security Report 2026 [Read the report](https://datadome.co/resources/bot-and-agent-security-report/) 2. ![@fraudstats card: 8x AI-bot requests to login pages grew more than eightfold in six months](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-11-02_8x_AI-bot-login-requests.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-11-02_8x_AI-bot-login-requests.jpeg) #9Nov 2, 2026 **8x** AI-bot requests to login pages grew more than eightfold in six months DataDome · State of Bot & Agent Security Report 2026 [Read the report](https://datadome.co/resources/bot-and-agent-security-report/) 3. ![@fraudstats card: +124% growth in bad bot traffic in 12 months, more than 9x faster than human traffic](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-10-30_124pct_bad-bot-traffic-growth.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-10-30_124pct_bad-bot-traffic-growth.jpeg) #8Oct 30, 2026 **+124%** growth in bad bot traffic in 12 months, more than 9x faster than human traffic DataDome · State of Bot & Agent Security Report 2026 [Read the report](https://datadome.co/resources/bot-and-agent-security-report/) 4. ![@fraudstats card: +52% rise in fraud attempts in Spain between 2024 and 2025](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-10-29_52pct_fraud-attempts-Spain.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-10-29_52pct_fraud-attempts-Spain.jpeg) #7Oct 29, 2026 **+52%** rise in fraud attempts in Spain between 2024 and 2025 AEECF, cited in Veridas · Digital Identity and Fraud Prevention: 2026 Trends [Read the report](https://veridas.com/en/digital-identity-fraud-prevention-2026/) 5. ![@fraudstats card: 31.7% of AI-fluent fraudsters target gaming and gambling platforms, followed by BNPL providers (26.7%) and telcos (21.7%)](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-10-28_31.7pct_gaming-gambling-targeted.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-10-28_31.7pct_gaming-gambling-targeted.jpeg) #6Oct 28, 2026 **31.7%** of AI-fluent fraudsters target gaming and gambling platforms, followed by BNPL providers (26.7%) and telcos (21.7%) Socure · Fraud’s Napster Moment (2026) [Read the report](https://content.socure.com/fraud-insights-report-frauds-napster-moment) 6. ![@fraudstats card: 41% of fraud attempts are already synthetic, AI-generated attacks](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-10-27_41pct_synthetic-AI-attacks.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-10-27_41pct_synthetic-AI-attacks.jpeg) #5Oct 27, 2026 **41%** of fraud attempts are already synthetic, AI-generated attacks Veridas · Digital Identity and Fraud Prevention: 2026 Trends [Read the report](https://veridas.com/en/digital-identity-fraud-prevention-2026/) 7. ![@fraudstats card: 81% of fraudulent payments are made by the victims themselves, after being manipulated by a scammer](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-10-26_81pct_payments-sent-by-victims.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-10-26_81pct_payments-sent-by-victims.jpeg) #4Oct 26, 2026 **81%** of fraudulent payments are made by the victims themselves, after being manipulated by a scammer ABI Lab, cited in Veridas · Digital Identity and Fraud Prevention: 2026 Trends [Read the report](https://veridas.com/en/digital-identity-fraud-prevention-2026/) 8. ![@fraudstats card: 81% of AI-fluent fraudsters committed first-party fraud, using their own identity](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-10-23_81pct_first-party-fraud.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-10-23_81pct_first-party-fraud.jpeg) #3Oct 23, 2026 **81%** of AI-fluent fraudsters committed first-party fraud, using their own identity Socure · Fraud’s Napster Moment (2026) [Read the report](https://content.socure.com/fraud-insights-report-frauds-napster-moment) 9. ![@fraudstats card: 40% more businesses were targeted by AI-fluent fraudsters](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-10-22_40pct_more-businesses-targeted.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-10-22_40pct_more-businesses-targeted.jpeg) #2Oct 22, 2026 **40%** more businesses were targeted by AI-fluent fraudsters Socure · Fraud’s Napster Moment (2026) [Read the report](https://content.socure.com/fraud-insights-report-frauds-napster-moment) 10. ![@fraudstats card: 13.4% of people surveyed admitted using AI to commit at least one type of fraud](https://www.vertessa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fraudstats/2026-10-21_13.4pct_people-used-AI-to-commit-fraud.jpeg?width=576&height=720&name=2026-10-21_13.4pct_people-used-AI-to-commit-fraud.jpeg) #1Oct 21, 2026 **13.4%** of people surveyed admitted using AI to commit at least one type of fraud Socure · Fraud’s Napster Moment (2026) [Read the report](https://content.socure.com/fraud-insights-report-frauds-napster-moment) No post matches that search. 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