Nearly Half of Canadians Report Being Targeted by Digital Fraud, TransUnion Says

• TransUnion found suspected digital fraud rates in financial transaction attempts among Canadian clients rose 226% from H1 2022 to H1 2026.
• Account logins represented 42.4% of suspected Canadian digital fraud; the suspected fraud rate for login attempts increased 108% over that period.
• Scams and authorized fraud caused the largest losses for 34% of Canadian businesses surveyed; 42% reported increases over the past year.
• Among Canadian business leaders, 47% were highly concerned that fraud risks were evolving faster than their organizations' detection and prevention capabilities.
• Nearly half of Canadians surveyed, 49%, reported fraud targeting during a recent three-month period, including 6% who became victims.

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