Canadian Business Leaders Say Fraud Cost Their Businesses 7.2% of Equivalent Revenues; Synthetic Identity Fraud Losses Surge – TransUnion Study

TransUnion’s latest study reveals 200 Canadian business leaders surveyed said their companies lost an estimated CAD$111 billion to fraud in the past year, with synthetic identity scams now accounting for over a quarter of those losses. More than a tenth of both online communities and gambling transactions coming from Canada were suspected of digital fraud in the first half (H1)1 of 2025 – with online communities experiencing a 68% year-over-year (YoY) increase in the volume of attempts. Key Study Findings: ...