The company found a 23% increase in global ecommerce transactions in the week following the World Health Organisation declaring the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on 11 March, compared to the average weekly volume in 2020. Moreover, in a survey of 1068 Americans, TransUnion found 22% said they have been targeted by digital fraud related to COVID-19.
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