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Human-driven online fraud on dating websites and social media jumped 82% in the second half of 2019, according to Arkose Labs research, with at least 2 in 5 login attempts and roughly 20% of new account registrations found to be fraudulent — among the highest attack rates of any industry. Arkose Labs described the trend as part of a broader assault on people's online identity information, with social media and dating platforms becoming especially lucrative targets due to the volume of personal data they hold. The findings were released ahead of Valentine's Day as fraud on dating platforms spiked seasonally.
