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2017 "a record setting year" for cyber crime, claims ThreatMetrix

Nicholas Fearn

17 January 2018 • 2 min read

Hackers are becoming craftier and focusing on identity theft

2017 turned out to be "a record-setting year" for cyber crime, according to new research from digital identity firm ThreatMetrix. In its latest Cybercrime Report, the company claimed that there...

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