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Police Urge Passkey Use After Surge in Cybercrime Profits

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Feed Name: Infosecurity Magazine (News)

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2026-10-06

Date Updated: 2026-10-07

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The UK’s Report Fraud service has launched a public awareness campaign urging adoption of passkeys after reporting a sharp rise in account takeover fraud—losses reached £6.3m in 2025/26 with reports up 34%—and highlights impersonation and ticketing scams as common tactics while recommending passkeys to improve resilience against phishing.

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