Sleeper cell accounts which appear normal and hide among normal users, waiting for long periods of time to age the account before striking, are the latest technique being used by cyber attackers. These accounts are often used for testing or carrying out the attack in stages, according to fraud and financial crime detection service DataVisor. According to the DataVisor Online Fraud Report, 44 percent of fraudulent accounts sleep for at least seven days before an attack. In addition 37 percent of malicious accounts have still to attack even after three months. Fraudsters are using cloud hosting providers to create armies…
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