Experian has released its Future of Fraud Forecast, which highlights five major fraud trends expected to pose the greatest risk to consumers and businesses in 2026, as fraudsters increasingly weaponize advanced technologies. The report paints a sobering picture: fraud attacks are becoming more autonomous, more scalable, and far harder to detect.
With U.S. consumers losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024 and nearly 60% of companies reporting higher fraud losses in 2025, Experian stresses that traditional defenses are no....