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24% of victims of AI-driven scams had their personal information stolen.

Gen Z and Millennials account for two in three victims of extortion scams.

65% of extortion scam victims are male.

21% of victims of AI-driven scams had financial accounts opened in their name.

29% of victims of AI-driven scams suffered work or school consequences.

Nearly 9 in 10 extortion victims reported emotional harm because of the scam they experienced.

Nearly one in five mobile users has fallen victim to an extortion scam.

58% of Gen Z have been targets of an extortion scam.

One in six mobile users reported they've been a target of sextortion.

64% of extortion scam targets are Gen Z or Millennial.

28% of Gen Z have been victims of an extortion scam.

Among AI scam victims and targets, 62% are iPhone users (vs. 51% overall).

38% of Gen Z have been a target of sextortion.

69% of extortion scam victims are Gen Z or Millennial.

52% of extortion victims agree 'I’m more likely to click a link on my phone than on my laptop'.

46% of extortion targets agree 'I’m more likely to click a link on my phone than on my laptop'.

35% of extortion victims experienced blackmail or harassment.

21% of extortion victims experienced damage to their reputation.

19% of extortion victims experienced consequences at work or school.

One in five mobile users has been the target of a deepfake scam.

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