The Scam Machine: Phishing and Scams Hit Record Highs
Internet crime losses hit a record $20.9 billion in 2025, phishing losses tripled, and fake toll texts drove a 40% jump in government impersonation sc...
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Data and analysis on skimming, card-not-present theft, scams and breaches.
The Clone Wars: How Shimmers Copy Your Card, and Why Cloning Still Pays
Paper-thin shimmers hide inside chip readers and copy every card inserted. In Europe, card cloning has nearly vanished. In the U.S., it is still a bil...
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Card Fraud by the Numbers: Inside the $33 Billion Problem
Card fraud now costs more than $33 billion a year worldwide, credit card identity theft jumped 33% in 2025, and online card fraud cases keep climbing....
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The Skimming Surge: Why Card Skimming Keeps Coming Back
Debit card skimming has grown about sevenfold since 2021, and skimming attacks nearly doubled in 2025. Here is what the data shows, how modern skimmer...
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