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What Are the Risks of Business Email Compromise & How Can You Prevent Them?

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Business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be a major risk to businesses’ finances and reputations. Let’s look at what business email compromise attacks are and explore some of the many ways you can combat them. What Is a Business Email Compromise Attack? The most damaging form of BEC is account takeover (ATO) attacks.

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What is eCommerce Fraud?

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Furthermore, the growing sophistication of fraud techniques, including synthetic identity fraud and account takeovers, exacerbates the challenge. Once they have control, fraudsters can make unauthorized transactions, change account details, and steal sensitive information.

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FinCEN Director Talks Digital Identity And Fraud Protection

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One of the biggest problems, Blanco said, is account takeover. . Account takeover, which involves the targeting of financial institution customer accounts to gain unauthorized access to funds, is an extremely common cybercrime affecting U.S. financial institutions,” he said.

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SpyCloud On Making Payments Smarter And Safer

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Cybercriminals have a new favorite weapon in their quest to allude regulators, law enforcement and corporate security departments: account takeovers. Recent research reveals account takeovers have risen by 300 percent over the past year, with losses topping $5 billion. The Rise Of Account Takeovers.

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Banks Reinforce Protections As Cybercriminals’ Tactics Evolve

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Cybercriminals have sought to exploit philanthropic giving, consumer and small business stimulus payments, unemployment benefits and even the acquisition of personal protective equipment (PPE) as ways to leverage compromised data, steal money and make fraudulent purchases.

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Deep Dive: Why Leveraging Biometrics Can Ease FIs’ $4B ATO Problem

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Account takeovers (ATOs) are a growing source of pain for financial institutions (FIs) and their customers, with losses from these attacks rising 164 percent in 2018. Such tools enable users to log in using few steps, and bots are unlikely to be able to fake credentials that depend on unique physical traits.

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Why Mobile Rewards Programs Attract Fraud

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In the latest Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest developments in the world of QSR rewards programs and how credential stuffing and account takeovers are plaguing the industry. Cybercriminals attempted to sell accounts and loyalty credits. So, what are the downsides? Hacks aren’t exclusive to the U.S.