Online scam detections doubled and overtook phishing, Akamai says
Original title: Online Scam Volumes Double to Overtake Phishing
Akamai and Bolster AI counted about 6.4 million scams in April–June 2026, while phishing detections rose 61%.
Akamai’s State of the Internet report, using Bolster AI data, says online scam detections doubled between July 2025 and June 2026 and surpassed phishing for the first time. The category covers fake stores, investment and tech-support scams, and payment fraud. Phishing also rose, which Akamai attributes to reusable kits, industrialized infrastructure, and AI that shortened average campaign life from 48 days to 22. Separately, the Identity Theft Resource Center said more than 80% of US scam victims it surveyed reported suicidal thoughts.
Unconfirmed: Scam and phishing volumes are Akamai and Bolster AI detections, and the victim-impact figures are ITRC survey claims.
- About 6.4 million scams were recorded in April–June 2026 versus 3.2 million in July–September 2025.
- Phishing lifespan fell from 48 days in Q4 2025 to 22 days in Q2 2026, the report claimed.
- ITRC said 78.9% of general consumer scam victims paid a third party promising recovery.
- Nearly nine in 10 victims who asked an organization for help were never contacted, ITRC said.
- ATT&CK
- T1566 Phishing
- Vendors
- Akamai
- Organizations
- Bolster AIIdentity Theft Resource Center
- Countries
- United States
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Akamai research reveals that scam detections topped six million in Q2 2026
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