Fraudsters are ditching their desktops to do their dirty work, according to new research by Bedford, Mass.-based security solutions company RSA.

The company, which is a subsidiary of Dell, found that between January and March 31, 2018, 65% of fraudulent transactions took place using a mobile browser or mobile app. In the first quarter of 2015, that number was just 39%.

“Consumer transactions and fraud continue to grow in the mobile channel,” it said. “Over the course of 2017, fraud by mobile app increased 50%.”

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