Growing scam activity linked to social media and automation

The average number of scam resources created per brand across all regions and industries more than doubled year-on-year in 2022, up 162%, according to Group-IB. Additionally, the total number of scam pages detected by Group-IB in 2022 was more than three times higher than in 2021. The so-called scamdemic is spreading rapidly. Surge in scam activity Experts at Group-IB noted both an increase in the number of scams as well as the number of people … More

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