Cybercrime Escalation Spurs Security Investments

News confirms cybercrime and scam losses continue rising globally (articles 1-7), matching the 'rising losses' half of the prediction, but there is little direct evidence of corresponding surges in AI fraud-detection spending or product launches beyond general dark-web AI tool proliferation. Without clear reporting on security investment growth, the falsification criteria are partially but not fully met, leaving the trend unconfirmed either way.