Seon

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this guide, we’ll see why accounts are targeted, how fraudsters acquire them, and, of course, which steps you should take to secure them. This is your complete guide to understanding and detecting account takeover (ATO) fraud in your business. What Is Account Takeover Fraud?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps like CashApp , PayPal , Venmo and Zelle are especially popular targets for financial crime, with fraud attacks against these apps increasing by 733 percent since 2016. Fraudsters wage schemes like ATOs or social engineering fraud against their users to harvest either stored funds or personal data.

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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. We know neobank risk teams must stay aware of evolving threats and take an active approach to closing those routes to fraud.

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Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

Thankfully, as BEC attacks are often a product of human error, many can be avoided with due diligence and training – both of which can be enhanced with the right fraud prevention tools. A BEC attack is when a fraudster gains unauthorized access to a business’s account. What Is a Business Email Compromise Attack?

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

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. This approach can make it more difficult for bots to rely on random guesses to crack into accounts by simply plugging in common password and username combinations.

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