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Statistics
Voice Fraud & Deepfake Statistics 2026
Vishing & Voice Fraud · By VerifyTheCall Research · Updated August 1, 2026
62%
of organizations experienced a deepfake attack in the past year.
Source: Gartner.
43%
of those attacks involved audio/voice calls; 37% involved video calls.
Source: Gartner.
1 in 4
candidate profiles worldwide predicted to be fake by 2028.
Source: Gartner.
$40 billion
projected US generative-AI-enabled fraud losses by 2027.
Source: Deloitte.
$25 million
wired by an Arup employee in 2024 after a video call in which every other participant was a deepfake.
Source: widely reported; see our case study.
~72 hours
the practical window after which recovery odds for a fraudulent wire collapse.
Source: law-enforcement guidance on wire recalls.
$20.8 billion
total cybercrime losses reported to the FBI in 2025, the first year over $20 billion.
Source: FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report.
$679 million
frozen by the FBI's Recovery Asset Team in 2025 across ~3,900 Financial Fraud Kill Chain actions — a 58% success rate on cases reported in time.
Source: FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report.
$3.04 billion
business email compromise losses reported in 2025.
Source: FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report.
$359.7 million
account takeover losses in 2025, the first year IC3 broke out ATO as its own category (4,700 complaints).
Source: FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report.
How to read fraud statistics
Prefer primary sources over round numbers passed between blog posts. Check whether "deepfake attack" means attempted or successful — the difference changes the meaning of every headline figure. And remember that survey populations differ wildly: a sample of enterprise CISOs and a sample of small businesses do not describe the same world.
Have a primary-source statistic we should include? Send it via the contact page — we cite originals only, no vendor surveys without methodology.
Frequently asked questions
Where do these voice fraud statistics come from?
Each figure is attributed to its original source — Gartner, Deloitte, reporting on the Arup case, and law-enforcement guidance on wire recalls. We cite originals only.
How often is this page updated?
We update it as new primary research is published; the current version reflects August 1, 2026.
Can I cite these statistics?
Yes — citation is welcome with a link, and we ask that you attribute each figure to the original source listed here.
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