Financial Services Phishing Statistics

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)

Nearly a third of leaders at financial services firms admit they are not fully confident employees could recognize an AI-driven phishing or social engineering threat.

33% of leaders at financial services firms say they are unprepared to recover effectively from a Phishing or smishing campaign.

Comprehensive security awareness training can reduce phishing susceptibility to below 5%.

Initially, large financial institutions show 44.7% Phish-prone™ Percentage (PPP) rates, meaning nearly 45% of employees were susceptible to phishing attacks or likely to click on a malicious link or download an infected file.

59% of financial professionals cite SMS and phishing scams powered by AI to deceive victims.

89% of financial organisations expressed concern about AI-powered phishing attacks.