Summer Phishing Surge: Why Scammers Love Holidays

Here we look at how phishing scams spike in summer, including fake travel bookings, delivery text traps and urgent invoice fraud, and why UK businesses and individuals are especially vulnerable during the summer holiday season.

Phishing Peaks in Summer as Risk Awareness Drops

The summer season is increasingly being exploited by cyber criminals as a prime window to launch targeted phishing campaigns. For example, according to Action Fraud, UK consumers lost over £11.6 million to holiday-related scams in 2024 alone, with July and August seeing the highest volume of reports.