81% of Suspected Digital Fraud Attacks Target Existing Customer Relationships, TransUnion Finds
TransUnion published its global Top Fraud Trends Report, finding that 81% of suspected digital fraud worldwide in H1 2026 targeted existing customer relationships rather than new accounts. The report highlights AI-driven fraud acceleration, with business leaders estimating fraud losses near 7% of annual revenue and scam/authorized fraud cited by 35% of U.S. leaders as the largest source of losses.
Key figures
- Spoofed call share
- nearly 1 in 5 outbound B2C calls with U.S. mobile carriers spoofed in H1 2026
- Fraud loss estimate
- fraud losses equivalent to nearly 7% of annual revenue
- Existing customer fraud share
- 81% of suspected digital fraud globally in H1 2026 involved existing customers
- Synthetic id exposure us lenders
- $2.4 billion as of June 30, 2026
- Leaders expecting synthetic id increase
- 67%
- Leaders citing scam authorized fraud top loss source us
- 35%
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