Mitek and Datos Insights Report Finds Synthetic Identity Fraud Is Emerging as the Defining Fraud Threat of 2026
Mitek Systems released a joint research report with Datos Insights identifying synthetic identity fraud as the defining fraud threat of 2026. The report cites U.S. unsecured credit losses from synthetic fraud rising to $2.94 billion in 2025, up from $1.8 billion in 2020, with a baseline annual growth rate of roughly 16%.
Key figures
- Survey respondents
- 114
- Executives flagging risk
- 84%
- Synthetic fraud growth rate
- 16%
- Us unsecured credit losses 2020
- 1800000000
- Us unsecured credit losses 2025
- 2940000000
- Institutions observing ai attacks
- 40%
- Executives reporting check fraud increase
- 55%
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