Akamai report: online scam detections doubled to 6.4M, overtaking phishing
rickasaurus · x · 2026-10-30
Akamai's State of the Internet report (Oct 29, with Bolster AI data) finds:
- Online scam detections roughly doubled from 3.2M to 6.4M, overtaking traditional phishing for the first time in Q1 2026; phishing still grew 61% by Q2.
- Average phishing campaign lifespan shrank from 48.3 days (Q4 2025) to 22 days — attackers replace fake sites within about three weeks.
- 26.6% of logins were rated high or critical risk; 40% of risky logins were account-checking (credential testing).
AI makes lures hyperpersonalized by mining public information, and voice AI lowers the fraud barrier further.
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