Identity Fraud Report for 2026

Instances of deepfaked selfies increased by 58% in 2025.

In sectors offering sign-up bonuses, onboarding fraud accounted for 67% of fraud attempts.

National ID cards accounted for 46% of all fraudulent document submissions globally.

Injection attacks surged by 40% year-over-year.

Account takeover fraud accounted for 82% of fraud attempts targeting the authentication process in the payments industry.

In 2025, deepfakes were linked to 20% of biometric fraud attempts.

In 2025, digital forgeries made up 35% of document fraud, up from an average of 29% between 2022 and 2024.

Fraud attempts peaked between 2:00 am and 4:00 am UTC.