88% of people struggle to tell what’s real online

Malwarebytes surveyed 1,500 adults across the US, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland and found widespread concern and real-world experience with AI-enabled scams and identity harms — including deepfakes, voice cloning, fake products and websites, and nonconsensual explicit imagery — reporting that 50% experienced some form of AI fraud and 19% experienced AI-driven identity harm; the report emphasizes the erosion of trust online and urges awareness and protection measures.