Global Scans · Emerging Fraud Trends · Weekly Summary

• [New] The threat landscape of 2026 looks markedly different from that of even two years ago - AI-powered attack tools, deepfake-enabled fraud, and agentic malware represent threats that simply did not exist at scale until recently. Mark Hayward Cyber Security eBooks
• [New] More online fraud, 75% saw more AI-enabled attacks, and 78% expected the threat to grow during the year. Memeburn
• [New] The SEC enforcement staff will treat the gap between AI claims and reality as fraud. Magazine
• [New] By 2026, AI-powered triage, fraud detection, and decision support will be standard across end-to-end claims processing. BLK Assistance
• [New] AI-enabled tools are already expanding from R&D into day-to-day decision-making and execution across organizations, including risk, fraud, marketing, documentation, customer service, hedging, prospecting and AML/BSA compliance. J.P. MORGAN
• [New] AI now assists more than 60% of core insurance processes - the figure projected by the Swiss Re Institute - including everything from intelligent document intake to automated adjudication and fraud detection. CallMissed
• [New] AI reduces the time and effort needed to deceive victims and also corrects errors that, in traditional scams, could serve as warning signs to identify fraud. CPG Click Oil and Gas
• According to the Deloitte Center for Financial Services' Deepfake Banking Fraud Risk on the Rise 2024, generative AI-enabled fraud losses in the United States will reach $40 billion by 2027, growing from $12.3 billion in 2023 at a 32% compound annual growth rate. Adaptive Security
• Generative AI-enabled fraud losses in the United States are projected to reach $40 billion by 2027 at a compound annual growth rate of 32%. Adaptive Security
• Even if Medtronic states there is no impact to products or patient safety, the theft of millions of records, if confirmed, still represents a significant risk, particularly for identity theft, targeted phishing, and supply chain exploitation. The HIPAA Journal
• Cybercriminals are targeting the 2026 FIFA World Cup with phishing, fraud, DDoS attacks, ticket scams, and other cyber threats across host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• By the end of 2026, a surge in M&A activity will likewise see increased exposure to fraud and cyberattacks, with phishing, social engineering, and payment diversion spiking during deal transitions. Annual Conference
• Bank account governance is often fragmented across Treasury, Accounting, Legal, and HR, creating unclear ownership, inconsistent controls, and increased exposure to fraud, audit findings, and operational disruption. Annual Conference
• Visa will deliver the underlying global network, payment tokenization, authorization, agent identification, and fraud monitoring infrastructure to support AI-initiated transactions. Practical Ecommerce
• Announcing a series of data findings live from the showroom floor at Money20 / 20 Europe in Amsterdam, AI-powered transaction risk platform Fraudio revealed that average payment fraud rates have jumped by approximately 25%. The Fintech Times
• AI driven fraud analytics could help insurers save up to 160 billion US dollars by 2032. Seven Insurance
• Key deepfake statistics for 2026: deepfake files grew from roughly 500,000 in 2023 to a projected 8 million in 2025, a deepfake fraud attempt occurred every five minutes in 2024, and only 0.1% of people can reliably tell AI-generated media from real. Deepfake Detector
• The networks that compound their fraud-model and customer-comms capability are the ones that hold consumer trust into 2027 and beyond. TechBullion
• Generative AI could drive annual bank fraud losses to as much as $40 billion by 2027 - more than triple 2023 levels. The Ohio Society of CPAs
• Generative AI could drive US fraud losses to $40 billion by 2027 (conservative scenario: $22 billion). Deepfake Detector
• $40 billion: projected US fraud losses enabled by generative AI by 2027, up from $12.3 billion in 2023, a 32% compound annual growth rate. Deepfake Detector
• As conversations at 2026's summit will likely highlight, treating fraud and money laundering threats in isolation limits institutions' ability to disrupt them effectively. AML Intelligence

Last updated: 15 July 2026