PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Mobile banking is under constant attack from fraudsters, however, who are targeting both customers’ funds and personal data, such as account numbers, Social Security numbers, payment card data and login credentials. For more on these and other digital-first banking news items, download this month’s Tracker.

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Blocks Identity Theft ATM Online and Mobile Banking 106

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The platform is designed to help retailers combat an uptick in online retail fraud, caused largely by ineffective or stolen password credentials. Who’s winning the account takeover battle? To download the February edition of the Digital Identity Tracker, click the button below… .

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Account Takeovers Online and Mobile Banking Authentication Credential 43

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Compromised credit card fraud increased 212 percent year over year in 2019, while customer credential leaks increased 129 percent during the same period. The FBI advises smartphone users to download apps only from official app stores and bank websites, as these are pre-screened for malware.

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Crime Financial Crimes FBI Cybersecurity 66

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

In the August Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest developments in the world of QSR rewards programs, including program debuts from Chipotle and Costa Coffee, revamped ordering solutions from Jersey Mike’s and Shake Shack and how credential stuffing and account takeovers are plaguing the industry.

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Data Breach Breach Account Takeovers Credential 76

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Many of these data breaches are the result of phishing, which dupes victims into giving up login credentials or other sensitive information that is either used for account takeovers or sold on dark-web marketplaces. For more on these and other digital fraud news items, download this month’s Tracker.

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Phishing Data Breach Breach Scams 64

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

For this month’s Tracker feature story, PYMNTS caught up with McDowell, who said that the best way to protect against global attacks like WannaCry — or even small-scale breaches — is to stop them before they happen, by replacing authentication details that can be stolen or compromised by human error with credentials that are safe from prying eyes.

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Authentication Ransomware Credential Law Enforcement 44

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

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. Other bad actors rely on phishing, in which potential victims receive links that direct them to fake login pages and ask them to input their account details.

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Phishing Data Breach Account Takeovers Verification 89

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 24, 2017

In a recent interview with PYMNTS, McDowell said that the best way to protect against global attacks like WannaCry — or even small-scale breaches — is to stop them before they happen, by replacing authentication details that can be stolen or compromised by human error with credentials that cannot. No Password, No Cry? . McDowell explained.

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Authentication Credential Ransomware Phishing 40

FICO

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Authenticating a customer with credentials or even biometrics at the point of entry is great, if the risk we are protecting against is Account Takeover fraud (ATO). However, if the customer themselves is being scammed, we can’t rely on that alone. and “Guess Why?”.

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Assessments Scams Authentication Authorization 52