Social Media & Crime
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This document discusses how criminals are increasingly using social media to target and victimize people. It notes that 81% of internet-initiated crimes involve social networking sites. Approximately 1 in 5 adults and 39% of social media users have reportedly been victims of crimes like hacking, scams, or fake links on social media. More than 1 million people fall victim to cybercrime every day, with financial losses exceeding illegal drug markets. The document promotes the website www.instantcheckmate.com as a way for people to check on the safety and backgrounds of their social media friends and followers.
Social Media & Crime
- 1. SOCIAL MEDIA & CRIME
- 2. Did you know that 81% of Internet- initiated crimes involve a social networking site? Pretty scary, right? In this presentation we’ll reveal how criminals are using social media sites to target victims!
- 3. 1 IN 5 ADULTS REPORT BEING A VICTIM OF CYBER CRIME
- 4. 39% OF SOCIAL NETWORKING USERS HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF PROFILE HACKING, SCAMS, OR FAKE LINKS
- 5. MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE BECOME VICTIMS OF CYBER CRIME EVERY SINGLE DAY
- 6. THE FINANCIAL COST OF CYBERCRIME IS LARGER THAN THE BLACK MARKET FOR COCAINE, HEROIN, AND MARIJUANA COMBINED
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- 19. ARE YOU SAFE ON SOCIAL MEDIA? FIND OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS AT WWW. INSTANTCHECKMATE.COM
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