TransUnion published its 2025 State of Omnichannel Fraud Report, which identifies a shift in identity thieves’ strategies to focus on “high-success, short-term payoffs” schemes, according to its executive summary. The report found a 34% increase in U.S. data breach severity from 2023 to 2024, but a 45% decrease in breach volume. The report also found 53% of adults in 18 countries and regions stated they were targeted by email, online, call and text messaging fraud schemes between August and December of last year.
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