As always, this report is comprised of real-world data breaches and security incidents—either investigated by us or provided by one of our outstanding data contributors.

This Quaterly report continues Akamai’s breakdown of the internet security events that occurred in the first Quarter of 2018.

This paper studies and explores the techniques and methods used by actors to spread fake news and manipulate public opinion to serve various motives ranging from personal and financial to political. It also discusses the three legs of the fake news triangle: the services that enable them, their appearance on social media sites, and the motivations behind these activities.