Segpay

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In a security incident, the technology can autonomously trigger predefined responses, such as isolating affected systems, blocking suspicious activities, or alerting security teams. Phishing and Social Engineering Prevention: Phishing and social engineering attacks pose significant cybersecurity threats.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The hackers sent phishing emails to the utilities’ employees in an attempt to get malware — dubbed “Lookback” — installed on computers. He added that the company now blocks emails from Hong Kong. “We We never got compromised, and never saw the phishing emails,” he said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

Other fraudsters may go directly after restaurant employees with phishing schemes, a popular method for gaining access to data. Vishing” and “smishing” are two phishing variants that have become more popular as QSR employees and consumers grow wise to the suspicious emails associated with phishing.

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Fintech News

JUNE 3, 2024

Ransomware is a type of malicious software attack designed to block access to a computer system until a ransom is paid. Moreover, AI-driven phishing and malicious LLMs like WormGPT is projected to empower less skilled attackers, the firm says.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 13, 2024

As attacks become more complex, so do the prevention measures, enabling us to monitor 2,400 transactions per second and identify and block fraud. Latin America also saw a staggering 617 per cent increase in phishing attacks in 2023, with cyber criminals using AI to craft more realistic and targeted phishing emails.

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Seon

JANUARY 29, 2024

This could be accidental, or more sophisticated, for example following a mass phishing email campaign. To target these accounts, fraudsters often rely on spear-phishing techniques (targeted phishing), or SIM-Swapping attacks. There are many paths to successful ATO fraud.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A recent study found that phishing websites and emails spiked as the event drew closer, with many fraudsters using the Amazon brand and logos to trick customers into surrendering their login data and payment card credentials,” per the Digital Fraud Tracker®.

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Fi911

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The technology’s capabilities extend across various aspects of fraud detection, including: ATM Fraud: Blending anomaly detection, behavioral analysis, and risk assessment Credit Card Fraud: Detecting abnormal transaction patterns Email Phishing: Advanced ML-based scanners to identify and block harmful emails Mobile Fraud: Prompt notification regarding (..)

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Seon

OCTOBER 2, 2023

However, some payment terminals can be accessed remotely, such as through hacking and phishing techniques, so many refund scams are carried out online. A scammer uses a phishing email to convince their target that their payment system has encountered a software fault and needs remote assistance to be fixed. How Do Refund Scams Work?

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Account takeover fraud, phishing scams and friendly fraud have all seen upticks of late. Whatever a merchant does, the basic goal is the same across the ecosystem — let the maximum number of good transactions pass through seamlessly while blocking the bad ones and making the fraudster never come back.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2019

In a statement to reporters, Microsoft said: “We addressed this scheme, which affected a limited subset of consumer accounts, by disabling the compromised credentials and blocking the perpetrators’ access.”. Hackers were able to gain entry by compromising a customer support agent’s credentials, Microsoft said in the letter.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Now, a new subscription — eero Secure — is enabling advanced security for every device connected to a home Wi-Fi network, as well as content filtering, ad blocking and insights through eero’s in-app activity center. eero Secure is available for $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year, while eero Secure+ is available for $9.99

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Also, blocking municipal services tends to affect a larger swath of the population, which is a motivator for ransom paying. It spreads by phishing and as an attachment on a financial document. While many attacks have previously targeted corporations and businesses, malware distributors are now attacking municipal organizations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

This means we’re able to block the majority of bad ad experiences, like malvertising and phishing scams, before the scams impact people,” Spencer said. “We We blocked 79 million ads in our network for attempting to send people to malware-laden sites and removed 400,000 of these unsafe sites last year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Pangretic cautioned that there will continue to be a rising tide of email scams (phishing) and synthetic fraud. On the “back end” of the business, Elan leverages state-of-the-art fraud detection tools to identify and prevent transactional fraud, account takeover and fraudulent applications.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2020

Phishing attacks are some of the most common scams. Bank employees are remotely accessing their FIs’ networks to do their jobs, but banks typically secure their systems via firewalls and blacklists that flag or block suspicious entities from doing so. Several banks in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Chris Dixon, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz , told The Block that the school will boast free tuition. “We Researchers at Prevailion found that the Trojan malware — MasterMana Botnet — sends out phishing emails with malicious code to crypto investors. Even more surprising: The botnet only costs about $160.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

While Google automatically blocks the majority of unauthorized sign-in attempts, adding 2-Step Verification (2SV) considerably improves account security. Google says iPhone and iPad users can now verify sign-ins with their Android security key, according to a report by TechCrunch.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

This means we’re able to block the majority of bad ad experiences, like malvertising and phishing scams, before the scams impact people,” wrote Spencer. “We We blocked 79 million ads in our network for attempting to send people to malware-laden sites and removed 400,000 of these unsafe sites last year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

ClearSale , for example, is updating its app integration with Shopify to ensure merchants on its platform are equipped with strong fraud protection systems as cybercriminals continue to exploit the pandemic to their advantage, such as with COVID-19-related phishing schemes.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Blocking these bots would prevent Axos from being easily found on Google — the most popular website on Earth — and cripple its ability for new customers to find it online. In the past, a lot of organizations took the stance of blocking all the bots,” Valipireddy said. Hostile bots’ threats are very real, however. “If

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

After blocking the traffic, the security team saw more of it the next day. They could also use data from the Equifax leak to engage in phishing scams to access more information, or they can hack into a victim’s email account and send requests for cash to be wire-transferred. Equifax then took it offline, reported the paper.

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FICO

JUNE 15, 2020

Since today’s elders are not digital natives, this will probably include your taking the opportunity to show them what phishing text messages look like. Block Solicitations. Play a voicemail message from a travel-award scam, if you get one.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Using the data from these reports, issuers can act immediately to address known compromised cards with tactics like block/reissue or implement strategies to increase monitoring of those cards for signs of fraudulent activity. Knowing where skimmers are most prevalent is also a powerful piece of knowledge.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Land recently spoke with PYMNTS about the growing threat eSkimming presents, and detailed how payments tokenization and phishing awareness campaigns can keep consumers safe from these and other fraud tactics targeting eCommerce. Safeguarding Card Details. FIs can also offer customer outreach that raises awareness of these kinds of ploys. .

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Seon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Identity theft: Scammers can commit identity theft by using methods like phishing and vishing to impersonate genuine users. How to Protect Your Neobank From Fraud Knowing the most common types of fraud in neobanking means you can take a targeted approach to block it.

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FICO

JANUARY 22, 2021

Phishing attacks are on the rise during the pandemic. This balanced approach avoids expensive mass block-and-reissue replacement. . As also reported in The Wall Street Journal , here’s a quick look at some trends and tactics: Fraudsters are generating random card numbers until they stumble upon legitimate accounts.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

It’s unknown how many of the phishing attacks were actually successful, what type of data was compromised or even if a ransom was actually paid. The House Information Security Office explained in the email message that it is taking many steps to address the attack, including blocking access to YahooMail on the House Network.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With today’s ability to hit thousands or even millions of users in a few hours through a phishing attack that infects laptops and smartphones, fraudsters could potentially grab a very large amount of credit card information typed in by users during their next online purchase,” Cagnoni explained. Identity Fraud On The Rise. “But

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FICO

MAY 19, 2020

Blocked cards and frozen funds that are under investigation are a major headache to consumers and nimble organizations will be doing all they can to minimize these and to look at how they might make their policies more flexible. A few weeks ago, the US Justice Department brought its first fraud case related to COVID-19 forward.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2019

According to Hard Fork , security firm East Security discovered that the hackers sent a phishing email to UpBit users asking for more information from customers regarding a fake sweepstakes payout. North Korean hackers have targeted South Korean cryptocurrency exchange UpBit.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

As phishing and ransomware become known commodities in the world of digital security, the hackers and crackers just change up their methods. Symantec reports that in the last year or so it has blocked over 3.7 Symantec said it blocked four times as many cryptojacking attacks in 2018 compared to the previous year. Formjacking.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 18, 2024

Next, analyze potential risks like malware infections, phishing scams, or disgruntled team members leaking sensitive data. Even if passwords are compromised, those extra identity checkpoints block illicit access attempts. Kick things off with phishing awareness training. Outdated software? Also, apply need-to-know restrictions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Which is why reports emerging in media that banks might be strategically blocking FinTech firms’ access to consumer data quickly caught so much attention. The first, Visa said, is a phishing attack that targets station employees though malware-packed email. Venmo and PNC’s Spat Over Zelle .

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Phishing follows close behind at 66 percent. The theme we believe in is blocking fraud isn’t good enough — you’ve got to drive sales and identify good orders because there’s a ton of money sitting on the table,” said Heron. the year before. In terms of tempting targets for fraud, eCommerce stands out.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

The new iteration of the Faketoken Android Trojan performs live tracking of apps, and when a user runs a specified app, the Trojan overlays it with a phishing window to steal the victim’s bank card details, Kaspersky Lab said in the press release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

These fraudsters have since found a variety of other ways to take advantage of credit cards, such as skimmers and hacking attempts, phishing ploys, physical theft and more. Additionally, FIs should, in some cases, hold payments when transactions appear suspicious, but not strange enough that they should be blocked. trillion ($2.25

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