Security News > 2022 > May > 57% of all digital crimes in 2021 were scams

Due to SaaS, in 2021 the number of cybercriminals in one scam gang increased 10 times compared to 2020 and now reaches 100.

In 2021, scams were the most common type of cybercrime.

"Scammers are now focused on attracting targeted traffic. In the past, their schemes were aimed at unsuitable users who were brought to a fraudulent resource, but since 2021 the strategy has changed drastically. Scammers now attract specific groups of victims to increase conversion rates. The only platform for selling"Gray" and illegal traffic earns on average $2,758 per week from one offer to sell illegal traffic," Mr Dolgalev added.

Scammers were quickly becoming more and more professional and the number of reported scams had increased from 139 to 266 million.

"With the appearance of more data and new technologies such as deepfakes, scams have become very difficult to identify."

The hype in the public space worldwide for metaverses has been growing, so analysts expect the amount of scams in metaverses to increase.

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