Brazil is at the epicenter of a global cybercrime wave. The country ranks second worldwide in online banking fraud and financial malware, and the problem is only getting worse. According to official sources, the number of cyberattacks within the country grew by 197 percent in 2014, and online banking fraud spiked by 40 percent this past year. Infographic credit to www.foreignaffairs.com
Short News by Victor Björgan .- Brazilian cybercriminals mostly operate on the surface web via public forums and apps, largely due to the cybercriminals’ disregard for law enforcement and law enforcers’ inability to handle this challenge. Unlike other underground scenes, they don’t have a significant use of the deep web but this could change in the future to conceal money transfers. READ PAPER HERE
