--- title: Latest fraud trends in the Digital Goods sector date: 2025-12-11T14:00:00+00:00 author: Nikoleta Dimitriou canonical_url: "https://www.ravelin.com/blog/digital-goods-fraud-trends-report" section: Blog --- Blog /[Fraud trends](/resources?search=&category%5B0%5D=201169#resourceContainer "Go to Fraud trends") # Latest fraud trends in the Digital Goods sector Account takeover, payment fraud and other fraudulent schemes threaten the success of the Digital Goods sector. Get the latest trends here. 11 December 2025 ![Latest fraud trends in the Digital Goods sector](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_blogSmall/272479/459-Digital-Goods-Sector-Report-885x505.webp) Digital Goods are unquestionably a huge part of the economy. And due to their digital nature, they're endemic to an ecosystem that includes online fraud. **Revenue loss and customer PII theft are the top consequences of fraud in this sector, where **[CNP payment fraud](https://www.ravelin.com/insights/online-payment-fraud) and [account takeovers (ATO)](https://www.ravelin.com/insights/account-takeover-fraud) are the types of fraud that cost merchants the most.**** Ravelin conducted a [survey of merchants in 10 countries](https://pages.ravelin.com/global-fraud-2025-trends-survey) centered around their fraud and payments landscape in recent months as well as their predictions. Today, we're releasing new data for the Digital Goods sector, including three of its subsectors: - **Digital Goods: Entertainment** – companies whose digital goods focus on entertainment, including streaming platforms such as [Spotify](https://pages.ravelin.com/ravcon-2024-spotify-uses-machine-learning-prevent-fraud) and Disney+ - **Digital Goods: Event Ticketing** – companies who sell tickets which are then shown by consumers to gain entry to events such as concerts and sports competitions - **Other Digital Goods & Subscriptions** – digital goods are a diverse sector, so this category includes everything else, including subscriptions **[Click here or on the image below to grab the report and better understand the Digital Goods fraudscape.](https://2322855.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2322855/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Digital%20Goods%20Fraud%20Trends%20by%20Ravelin.pdf)** [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/Copy-of-Explore-the-3DS-SCA-interactive-map_2025-12-11-184730_rbqx.png)](https://2322855.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2322855/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Digital%20Goods%20Fraud%20Trends%20by%20Ravelin.pdf) **[Download the Global Fraud Trends in Digital Goods report here. ](https://2322855.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2322855/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Digital%20Goods%20Fraud%20Trends%20by%20Ravelin.pdf)** ![Ravelin Logo](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/ravelin-symbol-logo-transparent.webp) ## Discover what matters Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to speed with key developments in fraud and payments, with tips, trends and news sent directly to your inbox. Sign up ## Related resources - [Agentic commerce fraud: How to protect your online shop](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/agentic-commerce-fraud-ai-agent-fraud) - [Video case study: How Spotify uses machine learning to prevent fraud](https://pages.ravelin.com/ravcon-2024-spotify-uses-machine-learning-prevent-fraud) - [Article: The impact of fraud in digital goods](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/the-impact-of-fraud-in-digital-goods) - [Why 2FA isn't a silver bullet for account takeover](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/mfa-2fa-account-takeover) - [How to limit the impact of account takeover](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/how-to-limit-the-impact-of-account-takeover) - [Video case study: Tackling CNP fraud during hypergrowth](https://pages.ravelin.com/ravcon-2024-tackling-cnp-fraud-during-hypergrowth-flixbus) - [Ravelin's Fraud & Payments Survey Report 2025](https://pages.ravelin.com/global-fraud-2025-trends-survey) ## Author ![Nikoleta Dimitriou](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_avatarSmall/196785/1669287463716_2023-12-07-164059_ybjd.webp) Nikoleta DimitriouSenior Content Manager With a marketing career focused on technology, Nikoleta has worked for the data science, e-learning, and fraud industries, among others. 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