Synthetic identities and agentic bots posing as humans contribute to 8% rise in fraud

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 03:27 PM UTC·Source: Finextra

Updated: Friday, April 24, 2026 at 06:06 PM UTC

Executive Summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions' latest Cybercrime Report reveals key global fraud trends emerging over the past year. Derived from analysis of more than 116 billion online transactions detected through our LexisNexis Digital Identity Network in 2025, the report shows a significant 8% rise in global fraud rates driven by attacks targeting the gaming and gambling and ecommerce sectors, cost of living pre

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Originally published by Finextra on Apr 9, 2026.

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