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

MAY 5, 2020

On the “back end” of the business, Elan leverages state-of-the-art fraud detection tools to identify and prevent transactional fraud, account takeover and fraudulent applications. Pangretic cautioned that there will continue to be a rising tide of email scams (phishing) and synthetic fraud.

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Fraud Detection Online and Mobile Banking Scams Issuers 78

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. . Online gambling compliance experts are also predicting that cybercrime will sharply rise in the coming months.

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Phishing Data Breach Account Takeovers Verification 89

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With today’s ability to hit thousands or even millions of users in a few hours through a phishing attack that infects laptops and smartphones, fraudsters could potentially grab a very large amount of credit card information typed in by users during their next online purchase,” Cagnoni explained. Identity Fraud On The Rise.

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Account Takeovers CHIPS Chip Cards Fraud Detection 56

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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Email Compromise Compromise Business Email Compromise Risk 52

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. The report looked at data from 31 mobile payment operators across 20 countries and found that fraudsters attempted to make 1.6

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Online and Mobile Banking Fraud Prevention Authentication Account Takeovers 60

FICO

MAY 19, 2020

Blocked cards and frozen funds that are under investigation are a major headache to consumers and nimble organizations will be doing all they can to minimize these and to look at how they might make their policies more flexible. This will result in more cases of account takeover during this time and for months ahead.

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Account Takeovers Identity Theft Scams Financial Crimes 52

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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P2P Scams Security Account Takeovers 60

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

The Fintech Times

AUGUST 13, 2024

As attacks become more complex, so do the prevention measures, enabling us to monitor 2,400 transactions per second and identify and block fraud. Latin America also saw a staggering 617 per cent increase in phishing attacks in 2023, with cyber criminals using AI to craft more realistic and targeted phishing emails.

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AI Fraud Detection Fraud Prevention Deepfake 59

Seon

MAY 8, 2024

By using thousands of real-time device signals, from geolocation and IP information to behavioral data such as battery life, phone orientation and font count, suspicious setups and settings across desktop and mobile devices can be flagged and blocked.

Online and Mobile Banking 52

Online and Mobile Banking Fraud Prevention Account Takeovers Bots 52