Key Findings
Individual breached records surged by more than 186%, revealing sensitive information such as passwords, emails, and credit card details.
Generic scams accounted for 51% of reports submitted to the Norton Genie scam detector.
A CryptoCore campaign in early 2025, which leveraged deepfake videos, stole close to $4 million spread through more than 2,000 transactions
There was a 36% increase in the number of data breaches faced by companies compared to the previous quarter.
Fake Browser Update Scams grew to over 17 times the previous quarter's levels. This type of scam is a form of Scam-Yourself Attack that tricks people into installing malware under the guise of browser updates.
Reports of phishing scams rose by a staggering 466% compared to the previous quarter.
Reports of phishing scams rose by a staggering 466% compared to the previous quarter.
Phishing now makes up nearly 32% of all scam submissions to the Norton Genie scam detector platform.