Security News > 2020 > February > The rise of human-driven fraud attacks

In Q4 of 2019, advanced, multi-step attacks attempting to evade fraud defenses using a blend of automated and human-driven attacks have been detected.

While automated attacks are still prevalent across most industries, the notable rise in human-driven attacks is attributed to fraudsters leveraging what Arkose Labs define as "Sweatshop-like workers" to enhance attacks.

"Fraudsters are increasingly augmenting their attacks by outsourcing activity to human sweatshop resources, causing a surge in fraud within certain industries such as online gaming and social media."

The human versus automated attack mix also rose, with more than 50% of social media login attacks being human-driven.

As long as there is money to be made in fraud and businesses continue to tolerate attacks, fraudsters will continue to identify the most effective attack methods to achieve optimal ROI. "Ultimately, the only sustainable approach to combating cybercrime is adopting a zero tolerance approach that undermines the economic incentives behind fraud. Tolerating fraud as 'the cost of doing business' exacerbates the problem long-term," said Gosschalk.

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