PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

Fraudsters have only upped their efforts during the pandemic, with phishing attacks alone increasing 667 percent between late February and late March. Relying on static usernames and passwords to authenticate customers is no longer sufficient, and many FIs are therefore examining how tools like biometrics can offer greater security.

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Fi911

JANUARY 18, 2024

They demonstrate the diverse methods and strategies employed by fraudsters to exploit individuals and financial institutions for their own gain: Identity Theft A criminal steals an individual’s personal information, such as Social Security number, bank account details, or credit card information, and uses it to impersonate the victim.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

These machines can be vulnerable to fraud, however, ranging from physical techniques like card skimmers to digital methods like identity theft. Interactive teller machines (ITMs) offer a variety of services that are normally only available inside a physical branch, like loan applications and cash deposits.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

These bad actors are tapping everything from tried and true phishing schemes to tailored identity theft to scrape data from these digital sites, and not properly protecting against these efforts can lead to significant strain. Around The Digital Onboarding Worl d.

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Fintech News

MARCH 25, 2024

This growth suggests that threat actors continued to invest in new methods to target mobile banking apps, developing new tools and techniques to execute fraudulent transactions, steal funds and commit identity theft , the report says. Hook is a type of malicious software specifically designed to target mobile banking apps.

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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. Identity theft: Scammers can commit identity theft by using methods like phishing and vishing to impersonate genuine users.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

What’s more, fraudsters are getting smarter, building out identities and initiating money transactions that are made to appear as legitimate as possible before making their move. Yet, how can banks protect against identity theft and application fraud with so many details compromised? Inverting the Fraud Approach.

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Center for Payments

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

National Preparedness Month serves as an opportunity to reinforce cybersecurity practices, such as implementing strong authentication protocols, regularly updating software and systems, and conducting security audits. By fortifying defenses, individuals and businesses can better protect their payment processes and maintain customer trust.

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Seon

JANUARY 29, 2024

It is also considered a form of identity theft, because it happens when someone logs into an account that isn’t theirs to exploit it. This could be accidental, or more sophisticated, for example following a mass phishing email campaign. There are many paths to successful ATO fraud.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

This could include setting up a fraud alert for credit files, changing passwords, setting up two-factor authentication (2FA), keeping a close eye out for phishing emails or unusual activity in bank accounts. You can also include links to up-to-date information on identity theft if appropriate.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

state employment programs to phishing scams with bad actors claiming to represent retailers — such as luxury brand Vince Camuto in one recent email scam — to good old-fashioned identity theft. One study on six countries, including Canada, the U.K. These schemes range from tailored attacks against U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Banks, businesses and others still have numerous fraud problems to address, from text-based scams and phishing to synthetic identity theft. Businesses need to properly determine which consumers are legitimate, but some authentication measures fall short.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Looking at research from the Identity Theft Resource Center, QuickBridge pointed to small businesses in the healthcare, banking and finance, and retail sectors as particularly popular targets for cyberattackers. Yet, the data suggests that small businesses may not be aware of the risk they face from cybercriminals. .”

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FICO

MAY 19, 2020

Phishing emails for airfare refunds, charitable contributions, fake cures and vaccines, financial relief, federal emergency funds, and more will proliferate. Link our authentication, non-monetary and high-risk transactional decisioning to guard against application and takeover fraud.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

While skimming events can impact hundreds of unknowing individuals, criminals will also continue to target consumers through phishing, smishing, scams, and other tactics to obtain cardholder data that can be used for card-not-present fraud. Banks should deploy fraud checks prior to authorizing any purchase or payment transaction.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

In a press release, David Marsyla, founder and CEO of Chip Shield, explained: “We’ve all been getting these new chip cards from our banks to help with fraud in stores, but when we go online, we type in the same old 16-digit card number or use logins and passwords that can be easily stolen by viruses and phishing attacks.

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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

JANUARY 27, 2017

According to a report released jointly by CyberScout and the Identity Theft Resource Center, within the United States, the sheer number of data breaches is on the upswing , to the tune of about 40 percent, as the total number of breaches found across the duo’s research came in at 1,093.

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Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

Fraudsters use manipulation tactics such as email-based phishing or take advantage of leaked company data to gain access to – and take over – one or more of the business’s accounts. 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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2017

According to John Krebs, manager of the identity theft program at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the situation between the good guys who are trying to protect the systems and the bad guys who are trying to break into and exploit them will always be very asymmetrical. That is harder to unwind,” said Krebs.

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Nanonets

MAY 31, 2023

million individuals in the United States fell victim to identity theft in 2021. Phishing Attacks: Fraudsters send deceptive emails or messages, often mimicking reputable organizations, to trick employees or customers into revealing their payment details. million, with an average of $136 being stolen per phishing attack.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Such identities are also not susceptible to any blacklists or fraud filters, which only contain known fraudulent information. Clean fraudsters can acquire their stolen identities through a variety of means.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

online customers have been targeted by COVID-19-related fraud, with phishing scams emerging as the top way these bad actors are attempting to gain access to their victims’ personal data. are still debating how these rules should be designed to authenticate both customers and digital payments. and the U.S. —

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Seon

JUNE 21, 2023

Like any online account, virtual credit card accounts, the mobile wallets they are kept in, and even the online bank accounts they may be connected to are vulnerable to account takeover (ATO) fraud , phishing, and more sophisticated attacks, such as man-in-the-middle attacks. How Can Virtual Credit Card Fraud Affect Your Business?

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