Security News > 2019 > August > Attackers use large-scale bots to launch attacks on social media platforms

Social media sites have become lucrative targets for criminals looking for quick monetization. More than half of logins (53%) on social media sites are fraudulent and 25% of all new account applications on social media are fraud, according to the Q3 Fraud and Abuse Report today released by Arkose Labs. While the digital economy has led to a globally connected ecosystem, one unintended consequence of this digital growth has been the rapid increase in fraud … More → The post Attackers use large-scale bots to launch attacks on social media platforms appeared first on Help Net Security.

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