Researchers at ThreatMetrix observed that online financial services and lending companies were the most targeted by crooks in 2016. Nearly 122 million attacks were detected and stopped in real-time, an increase of more than 35% over the previous year. Identity theft was the most common crime in the UK last year, the availability of data resulting from the numerous data breaches allowed crooks to launch an impressive number of attacks. Mobile devices are increasingly becoming the primary conduit for transacting online, with businesses moving from digital-first strategies to mobile-first ones.”]
Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/56906/cyber-crime/financial-services-impact-cybercrime.html

