Report: Media Industry Attacked Most by Cybercriminals
Simple login requirements make the media and entertainment industries easy targets for fraudulent account creation.
Cybercrime is one of the dark forces shaping the internet. Every year it seems that each side—security experts and cybercriminals—steps up its efforts. A report from ThreatMetrix examines the current landscape and details the expansion of cybercrime since this time last year.
ThreatMetrix analyzed 5.5 billion transactions within its network from January through March. The company identifies fraudulent transactions using many metrics, including “device identification, geolocation, previous history and behavioral analytics.” The network is able to track user identities across platforms and devices.
The company detected and stopped more than 100 million transactions during the survey period, which was almost a 52 percent increase over the previous year.
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