Financial Services Cybersecurity Statistics

65% of internal audit leaders identify fabricated invoices or financial documents as a leading AI-enabled fraud threat.

Detected sensitive-data events are led by secrets and credentials (47.9%), followed by financial information (36.3%) and health-related data (15.8%).

71% of financial services enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools for AI agent orchestration.

88% of consumers are most concerned about their financial information.

38% of consumers worry most about financial fraud.

AI fraud surged 1210% in 2025.

A U.S. healthcare provider faced over $40 million in account exposure related to fraudulent AI bot calls in 2025.

Fifty percent of affected consumers cite immediate financial fraud as their primary fear, and 54 percent of consumers report an increase in targeted phishing attempts after a breach (2025)

In 2025, Financial Services had 739 compromises; Healthcare had 534 compromises; Professional Services had 478 compromises; Manufacturing had 299 compromises; Education had 188 compromises (2025)

67% of banks are implementing AI.

82% of credit unions are implementing AI.

77% of credit unions experienced at least one unauthorized network access incident in the past year.

81% of banks experienced at least one unauthorized network access incident in the past year.

16% of banks have an enterprise-wide AI roadmap.

89% of headless bot traffic (which mimic human behavior at machine speed) in Q3 targeted transaction-heavy industries like Financial Services and Commerce.

In Q3 2025, SMS toll fraud targeting the fintech sector grew by 97%, alongside a major spike in human fraud farm activity.

23% of UK consumers cite fraud detection and prevention as the most positive impact of AI in banking in 2025.

13% of UK consumers are classified as early adopters of AI, with 62% highly aware of AI and 66% reporting it has improved their banking experience in 2025.

38% of UK consumers believe banks are innovating too quickly, while only 7% want banks to speed up innovation in 2025.

48% of UK consumers express concern about the risk of fraud or identity theft related to AI in banking.

50% of UK consumers lack understanding of how AI technologies could improve their financial experience, with only 16% reporting full understanding in 2025.

92% of decision-makers in the financial services industry reported that their organization's fraud prevention efforts have helped them grow the business.

63% of senior-level fraud decision-makers in the financial services industry indicated that fraud losses are underreported.

27% of organizations in the financial services industry spend greater than 15% of their annual budget on fraud prevention.

82% of organizations in the financial services industry stated they have increased their investment in AI-driven fraud prevention technologies.

84% of decision-makers in the financial services industry reported that fraud prevention has resulted in higher rates of customer satisfaction.

22% of financial services industry organizations reported losing over $5 million in direct fraud losses in the past year.

36% of fraud events in the financial services industry were attributed to organized fraud rings, while 29% were attributed to customers intentionally stealing money.

Fraud in mobile banking rose by 7% year over year, while fraud in online banking dropped by 16%.

67% of senior-level fraud decision-makers in the financial services industry in the U.S. reported that fraud events continue to rise.