2025 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report

Marking the beginning of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital, and the Global Cyber Alliance have released the fourth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report. The report examines American consumer attitudes on digital privacy and security and steps they are taking to protect themselves from potential threats.

Key findings from the 2025 report include:

• 37 percent of Black Americans who encountered a scam lost money, compared to only 15 percent of white Americans. These figures were similar to those reported last year. This echoes similar findings that have been made by other organizations in the recent past, including the Federal Trade Commission.
• Over the past year, consumers have seen a significant increase in text messaging-based scams, especially for younger American consumers aged between 18 and 29 years old. 
• While the percentage of Americans who reported losing money from a digital scam remains the same as last year, at 1 in 10, among those who had encountered a scam attempt, people with the lowest household incomes were three times as likely to report financial losses due to scams as people in the highest income households (29 percent compared to 10 percent).