Security News > 2019 > February > Social media-enabled cybercrime is generating $3.25 billion a year
2019-02-27 06:45
Social media-enabled cybercrime is generating at least $3.25B in global revenue annually, according to an extensive six-month academic study undertaken by Dr. Mike McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey. Key insights One in five organizations have been infected with malware distributed via social media Reports of cybercrime involving social media grew by more than 300-fold between 2015 and 2017 in the US, and social media-enabled crime quadrupled between 2013 and 2018 … More → The post Social media-enabled cybercrime is generating $3.25 billion a year appeared first on Help Net Security.
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