英国社交媒体账户被盗诈骗损失飙升400%

英国官方数据显示，通过黑客入侵邮箱和社交媒体账户实施的诈骗犯罪造成的盗窃金额急剧上升。1根据伦敦市警察局Report Fraud部门的统计，2025-26财年这类犯罪的盗窃总额达到630万英镑，较上一财年的120万英镑增长超过400%。1

犯罪分子采用多种手段实施欺诈。1他们常常冒充被盗账户的所有者向其朋友和家人出售虚假演唱会门票，或通过WhatsApp和短信冒充受害人的亲属制造紧急情况来骗取现金。1一名音乐迷的Instagram账户就曾被黑客用来冒充其身份出售Oasis演唱会门票，从其朋友处骗取了1400英镑。1根据圣坦德银行的数据，冒充儿子的欺诈最为成功，其次是冒充女儿。1

Report Fraud首席警官Amanda Wolf表示，账户被盗不仅是网络问题，还会对受害人的家人、朋友和同事造成影响。1为此，Report Fraud部门正启动宣传活动，敦促公众使用生物识别通行密钥（passkey）来保护在线账户安全。1

Theft through compromised email and social media accounts has skyrocketed across the United Kingdom, with losses reaching £6.3 million in the 2025-26 financial year compared to £1.2 million the previous year—a rise exceeding 400 percent 1. The figures, compiled by the Report Fraud service operated by the City of London Police, reveal the scale of a growing crime wave in which scammers impersonate account holders to defraud their contacts.

The methods employed by criminals are varied but increasingly sophisticated. One music fan fell victim when hackers took control of their Instagram account and used it to sell counterfeit Oasis concert tickets to the victim's friends, stealing £1,400 in the process 1. Beyond ticket fraud, perpetrators also exploit messaging platforms, impersonating family members—particularly posing as sons or daughters—to fabricate emergencies and solicit urgent cash transfers via WhatsApp and text message 1. Data from Santander Bank indicates that impersonating sons proves most effective for scammers, followed by impersonating daughters 1.

Report Fraud's chief officer Amanda Wolf emphasized that account compromise extends beyond individual victims, warning that the issue affects not just the victim but also "your family, friends and colleagues" 1. In response to the surge, the police-led initiative is launching a campaign urging the public to adopt biometric passkeys as a protective measure for their online accounts 1.