PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Digital identities are growing more important and omnipresent in everyday life, and the need to keep them secure grows more pressing by the day. Financial information, Social Security numbers and a host of other private data is wrapped up in each person’s digital identity, making a potential data breach catastrophic.

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EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Sensitive or confidential data can include customer data records, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, healthcare information, intellectual property, etc. Phishing attacks trick individuals into disclosing their login credentials or other sensitive information through deceptive emails or websites.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

We at PYMNTS come here not to bury biometrics, but to explore another way of bringing identification and age verification to the masses — a method that, in the view of Alain Meier, CEO of Cognito , could help eCommerce operators stay ahead of regulators and otherwise offer relatively friction-free authentication to consumers around the world.

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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. One hacker even posed as a company’s HR department and made off with more than 20,000 company records. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

In case you’ve not noticed – and being PYMNTS readers, you no doubt have – ID verification and authentication is gaining attention, focus, investment and use in digital payments and retail. ID verification and authentication will keep advancing, with new experiments and deployments coming at a quick pace. Verification Trends.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

With a wealth of stolen credentials to pick from in the wake of several data breaches that comprised the identities of millions, fraudsters have more resources than ever. Fraud is rampant and thriving.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The options aren’t much better, and hinge on a significant quandary: How do they know that the person for whom they are opening a new account, authorizing a transaction on a credit card or extending a line of credit is the rightful owner of the credentials they’ve produced? . Equifax hack as game changer?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

If anything has become clear within the last few years, it’s that electronic ID verification — using digital methods and data to confirm and authenticate identities — is increasingly taking on crucial importance. However, if data is vital to the digital economy, so is identity (ID) verification.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

Entersekt , which is focused on push-based authentication and mobile app security, last week announced a technology partnership with Equifax. When access to a digital identity or account is required, a request for authentication is sent to the phone or another mobile device – such as a tablet – in real time.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

It’s been said that fraudsters are always evolving, and always looking for the path of least resistance in their efforts to steal identities and credentials to remain anonymous and … keep stealing. In an interview with Karen Webster, Zac Cohen, general manager of Trulioo , said kids’ Social Security numbers represent a relatively easy target.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

The more individuals leave a trail of information across websites, the more tempting the targets are for hackers to make off with everything from Social Security numbers to health care information. Your security question with your dog’s name? The more business is done online, the more fraud makes inroads. They ain’t cutting it.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Remote onboarding is as great for crooks as it is for consumers – all they need is total anonymity and bogus credentials to make trouble. And while consumers don’t mind sharing email addresses, phone numbers and even Social Security numbers, they’re still getting used to the idea of biometric scans as the ultimate form of ID.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In today’s mobile-first and digital-first environment, the authenticity of who the end consumer is has become the amalgamation of their digital footprint, Najarian noted. If you only look at each one of these three by themselves, they have value, but the greatest value is when you stitch them all together,” Faulkner explained.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

In addition, fraudsters are banding together to share details across the dark web , ranging from static data like Social Security numbers and login details to “best practices” with which they can get around companies’ defenses. So, multi-factor questions are a better option.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

We currently verify credentials issued by over 200 countries, including the government IDs issued outside the U.S. Our platform recorded breakthrough acceptance with the authentication of over 50 million identities. A large number of banks and online sites still rely on knowledge-based authentication. You know the ones.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

Fraudsters can also carefully hoard a cache of stolen bank account data, credit and debit card information, Social Security numbers and other details to impersonate legitimate customers, using these details outright or cobbling them together to perpetrate identity theft, new account fraud and gain entry to other platforms.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Online authentication is only as good as its weakest link. Against a backdrop where transactions are on the rise, but have a weak foundation, it makes sense that authentication should be done separately — indeed, wholly disconnected — from the internet, said Kilb. Flash texts requesting authentication ask for PINs.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

But truly, says Pappano, fraud really isn’t much of an issue in gaming due to the heavy identity verification process at signup as well as stricter authentication whenever money is moved in or out of the gaming or wagering account. When was the last time a customer ever had to share their Social Security number to buy a new pair of shoes?

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

The right data can create a profile so precise that algorithms can immediately tell the difference between a legitimate customer and a fraudster who is holding all the right credentials to pose as the person, just by detecting behavioral attributes like cursor movements and clicking habits. Cutting Out the Internet.

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FICO

MARCH 22, 2022

The data available for purchase on the dark web can be very rich; personal information such as date of birth, email address, Social Security number / national ID and phone number are sold alongside account specific information such as usernames and passwords. Strong customer authentication.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

In your wallet is a driver’s license and possibly a Social Security card. There are issuing authorities stretching from the Social Security Administration to the DMV, who, as Webster noted, may offer an analogue for the issuance of such attributes. Maybe a credit card or two. Perhaps you keep a passport in a side pocket.

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Clearly Payments

JANUARY 8, 2024

The first step is implementing robust authentication processes, including multi-factor authentication, biometric verification , and tokenization , to enhance user access security. The breach included sensitive data such as names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and, in some cases, driver’s license numbers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

People are one click away from a malware download or credential phishing [website]. I got an email just recently that said that my Social Security number had been frozen and to click ‘this link’ to unfreeze it.”. No single defense mechanism can protect bank customers from such a diverse array of criminal tactics, though.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

These identities rely on three things: An identifier, such as a phone number or Social Security number; a password or phrase to initiate the transaction; and a certificate that takes the place of the signature by sending a push notification to the consumer’s phone for authentication.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

These identities rely on three things: An identifier such as a phone number or Social Security number, a password or phrase to initiate the transaction, and a certificate that takes the place of the signature by sending a push notification to the consumer’s phone for authentication.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

The problems of security, data breaches, identity verification and user authentication just keep getting bigger. When a consumer signs up for a service, they must enter their name, email address, phone number, Social Security number and more. If Uber has a token, then it must only work with Uber.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Challenger banks have been solving at least part of the application problem by asking for, what he termed, “more minimalistic information, but they are also using more modern technology” that allows individuals to verify their credentials with speed. The lower the assessed risk, the shorter the application time.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Criminals often use these credentials to buy purely digital goods, such as concert tickets, so they can receive and resell the goods as quickly as possible, said Byrnes. Byrnes noted that the eWallet strategy doesn’t work with the major mobile wallets — Apple and Android both have very secure digital wallets, he said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

Individuals rushing to escape danger may not have the time or presence of mind to grab birth certificates, Social Security cards and driver’s licenses, yet they may face serious problems restarting their lives without identification. The World Bank estimated that one billion people lacked formal identity documents as of 2018.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

Other potential applications include using blockchain to provide massive scale data authentication: for example, using its blockchain-enabled KSI (Keyless Signature Infrastructure), cybersecurity startup Guardtime tags and verifies data transactions for cryptographic assurance of their integrity and authenticity.

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