PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

Banks have been facing a concerning rise in account takeover (ATO) attacks targeting their customers, with financial institutions (FIs) losses due to such schemes rising 72 percent from 2018 to 2019. A recent report highlighted this problem and advised FIs to adopt harder-to-trick methods like biometric authentication.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 18, 2023

They predict that social engineering attacks will surpass ransomware in 2024 due to increased sophistication, AI tools and emerging techniques, leading organisations to bolster cybersecurity defences with AI, scenario testing and multi-factor authentication. Take company-wide training to identify phishing attacks for example.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

During this hectic time of year, merchants are particularly vulnerable to promotion abuse, account takeover and transaction fraud. This spike was the largest increase in Amazon-related phishing attempts since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced Americans indoors and made them rely on the marketplace more than ever before.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

High-tech schemes like credential stuffing and account takeover (ATOs) have become commonplace, but many fraudsters still rely on a technique that requires comparatively little technical know-how. Other fraudsters may go directly after restaurant employees with phishing schemes, a popular method for gaining access to data.

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Phishing Smishing Fraud Prevention Point-of-Sale (POS) 70

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Account Takeovers Plague the QSR Industry. Cybercriminals can obtain stolen identities for as little as $4, meaning it’s easier than ever for them to launch account takeover (ATO) attacks. Such details can also be acquired via phishing schemes. CNP schemes hurt businesses as much as they hurt consumers.

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Account Takeovers Online and Mobile Banking Data Breach Credit Cards 66

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

According to recent research , 71 percent of breaches occur using passwords that were either weak enough to be cracked by bad actors or stolen from an usually unwitting human via a phishing scam. They will come in, do a fake phishing scam, a fake malware download, a fake password request and see how many people follow through with it.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Many are turning to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and other advanced learning solutions to prevent and detect breaches before they can cause large-scale problems, but bad actors are using the same set of tools to sidestep authentication processes or impersonate legitimate customers.

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Fraud Prevention AI Account Takeovers Phishing 90

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The Wall Street Journal recently reported a 35 percent jump in year-over-year credit card fraud in April, with fraudsters harnessing phishing schemes and brute-force hacking attacks, among others, to swindle data and funds. The increase in credit card fraud is part of a larger trend over the past several years, with such losses totaling $16.9

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Today we hear insights from payments experts, including the adoption of tap-to-pay technology, the role of blockchain and AI in payments, flexible payment terms, security in authentication methods, PSD3 implementation, vertical-specific solutions, and the rise of digital wallets.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Online and Mobile Banking Payments 115

Seon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As neobanks evolve, the one downside of their innovation is that it opens up many new methods of attack for fraudsters, such as identity theft, fraud rings, and account takeover attacks. Identity theft: Scammers can commit identity theft by using methods like phishing and vishing to impersonate genuine users.

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Identity Theft Money Laundering Account Takeovers Fraud Prevention 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Business email compromise (BEC), B2B phishing scams, synthetic identities, fake accounts and trillions of aid dollars flooding out at a time of maximum uncertainty make this a fraudster’s paradise.

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Scams Automation Phishing Email Compromise 63

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

One of the most insidious forms of fraud is account takeovers (ATOs). As consumers are justifiably apprehensive about handing businesses their personal information, providers are implementing technologies, such as biometrics and two-factor authentication (2FA), to counter the threat of ATOs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Hacking, cybercrime and various forms of digital fraud are a never-ending worry for digital-first banks, with fraudsters leveraging techniques as diverse as phishing schemes, identity theft, account takeovers and botnets to target both banks themselves and their customers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Fraudsters utilizing these schemes rely on tactics such as phishing and impersonation scams to trick customers and businesses into sending payments or payment details, and their use of real-time rails can enable them to make off with the funds before customers catch on.

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Scams Account Takeovers Federal Trade Commission Real Time Payments 89

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Mitch Pangretic, senior vice president of strategic partnerships at Elan , said that in-person card fraud may have decreased thanks to EMV chips and multi-factor authentication, but card-not-present (CNP) scams are increasingly gaining traction.

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Fraud Detection Online and Mobile Banking Scams Issuers 78

FICO

MAY 19, 2020

Phishing emails for airfare refunds, charitable contributions, fake cures and vaccines, financial relief, federal emergency funds, and more will proliferate. This will result in more cases of account takeover during this time and for months ahead. There will also be an increase in the potential account takeover risks.

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Account Takeovers Identity Theft Scams Financial Crimes 52

The Fintech Times

JANUARY 22, 2024

per cent of total global airline revenue – and accounting for 46 per cent of all online fraudulent transactions. Airlines are susceptible to many of the same fraud tactics that plague all ecommerce enterprises: hacked customer accounts, employee misuse, phishing attacks, and customer service scams. per cent.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Retail fraud attempts have doubled year over year, for example, while account takeover (ATO) fraud losses recently hit $14.7 billion , and phishing attacks now comprise 30 percent of all fraud attempts. Fraud continues to increase in many areas, despite extensive attempts to bring it to heel. One recent incident occurred at U.K.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The need for newer, stringent authentication comes as call centers — especially those for banks and other financial services — are getting hit with increasingly sophisticated fraud. The healthcare industry is also busy fending off fraudsters in its contact centers, especially as seniors face an increase in phishing attempts and robocalls.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As a result of AI and other emerging technologies, the need for accurate and secure authentication is at an all-time high. Tending to this need, Zally , the continuous authentication platform, is building up for its launch in 2024. This is instead of traditional authentication which takes place solely at the point of login.

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Authentication Continuity Security Account Takeovers 64

FICO

JUNE 4, 2018

Phishing, Smishing, Hypnofraud and More. Fraudsters use a range of tactics to commit social engineering; email (phishing) and text message (smishing) are time-tested winners. Authorized push payment scams manipulate the account holder into making the payment to an account controlled by fraudster—hence the term ‘’.

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Demand Deposit Account (DDA) Smishing Payer IRS 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

There are those high-profile credit card data breaches that create massive headaches for merchants, while the Federal Bureau of Investigation has continually warned the nation about corporate phishing attacks that specifically target the B2B and supplier payment process, convincing businesses to pay a fake supplier.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Online games store and centralize users’ payment information, making them prime targets for hackers who acquire data via account takeovers (ATOs). Account takeovers: the ultimate boss fight. Scammers who gain access to accounts message other players, offering them links to free character skins or in-game currency.

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Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

A BEC attack is when a fraudster gains unauthorized access to a business’s account. The most damaging form of BEC is account takeover (ATO) attacks. Ask an Expert CEO Fraud CEO fraud is a catch-all term for the exploitation of the account of a high-ranking organizational official, such as a CEO or an investor.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

Google has claimed a success in its fight against employee phishing scams , telling reporters that none of its more than 85,000 employees have fallen victim to such a scam since the company deployed its Security Keys program. “Users might be asked to authenticate using their Security Key for many different apps/reasons.

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Phishing Security Scams Email Compromise 40

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

I was reminded yesterday in my digital discussion with the CEO of Forter, Michael Reitblat, that 83 percent of the fraud attacks last year were the result of botnets, besting some of the more “tried and true” tactics like account takeovers and phishing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Phishing is another favored tactic for cybercriminals, who continued to make use of this tried-and-true method in 2019 with the illegal use of some of the most popular eCommerce logos to draw in unsuspecting consumers. Orchestrating Complex Authentication And Fraud Decisioning. This would have led to $2.1 About the Playbook.

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Online and Mobile Banking Fraud Prevention Authentication Account Takeovers 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

The research also noted a 40 percent increase compared to February in the number of blocked attempts to guide users to phishing websites for one of the most-visited gaming platforms. . The following Deep Dive examines how fraudsters’ schemes target gamers as well as how data breaches enable bad actors to commit account takeover (ATO) fraud.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Account takeover fraud is a growing concern, but Krebs noted that institutions and customers are better armed against it. Moreover, consumers tend to be aware of things like their banks accounts, and a credit card statement with a balance that’s a few thousand dollars north of where it should be tends to draw attention.

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Nanonets

MAY 31, 2023

Account Takeover: Criminals gain unauthorized access to customer accounts, allowing them to make fraudulent transactions or transfer funds. Phishing Attacks: Fraudsters send deceptive emails or messages, often mimicking reputable organizations, to trick employees or customers into revealing their payment details.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

This month’s Deep Dive examines the ways that bad actors try to exploit P2P payment app users via scams and account takeovers (ATOs). Criminals that successfully convince users to hand over login information can take control of the accounts and block out the original owners. Fraudulent Sellers.

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FICO

AUGUST 26, 2021

As a result, banks can confidently support all digital banking interactions across authentication, payments, and account maintenance while exceeding customer expectations. The solution gives users the freedom to design, simulate, and implement new fraud and financial crime strategies without technical constraints.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Byrnes said there are three primary types of fraud: stolen credit cards, account takeover and friendly fraud. Account takeover certainly isn’t new , but it is on the rise. But banks sometimes issue their own white label eWallets, and, counterintuitively, these may not be as robust in terms of security and authentication.

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Crime Account Takeovers eWallet Online and Mobile Banking 44

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Geolocation services are proving to be a powerful weapon against phishing attempts, account takeovers and other schemes. They can put additional safeguards in place – such as stepped-up authentication protocols – that help cement trust between end corporate or consumer users and their chosen FIs.

Online and Mobile Banking 90

Online and Mobile Banking Addressing Scams Compliance 90

Seon

MAY 8, 2024

Multi-Accounting Detection Through meticulous tracking of device and browser IDs associated with each user account, device intelligence facilitates the detection of multiple users accessing your platform from the same device, enabling proactive measures to preserve the integrity of your user base.

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Online and Mobile Banking Fraud Prevention Account Takeovers Bots 52

Seon

JUNE 21, 2023

Like any online account, virtual credit card accounts, the mobile wallets they are kept in, and even the online bank accounts they may be connected to are vulnerable to account takeover (ATO) fraud , phishing, and more sophisticated attacks, such as man-in-the-middle attacks.

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Credit Cards Risk Online and Mobile Banking Phishing 52