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Visa Targets Bot-Driven Financial Fraud with New AI Feature

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Michael Jabbara “With access to advanced technology, fraudsters are monetising stolen credentials faster than ever before. The post Visa Targets Bot-Driven Financial Fraud with New AI Feature appeared first on Fintech Singapore. said Michael Jabbara, SVP Global Head of Fraud Services, at Visa.

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Deep Dive: Reducing The Security Risks Of Open Banking

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The most popular technique, credential abuse, involves fraudsters using compromised passwords and other login information to gain access to sensitive systems. Any data breach that exposes one of their accounts potentially compromises every account that shares the same password. There were 85.42

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Deep Dive: Why Leveraging Biometrics Can Ease FIs’ $4B ATO Problem

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Bad actors attempting ATOs seek to gain control of victims’ bank accounts without alerting FIs, and they therefore aim to obtain the login credentials necessary to smoothly move through FIs’ authentication measures. Some of these attacks see bots entering random words and numbers, while others involve entering common usernames and passwords.

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Why Mobile Rewards Programs Attract Fraud

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In the latest Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest developments in the world of QSR rewards programs and how credential stuffing and account takeovers are plaguing the industry. In Japan, convenience store chain 7-Eleven fell victim to a data breach last month that compromised approximately 900 customers’ accounts.

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Anatomy Of An ATO: How To Spot A Fraudster

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When someone becomes a victim of ATO, they lose more than money and login credentials — they lose confidence. First, these attacks can have a rolling effect: Once a fraudster gains access to a consumer’s credentials at one eCommerce merchant, he holds the key to a potential myriad of other digital stores at which to exploit them.

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When The Text Message From The Bank Isn’t From The Bank

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In the third quarter of 2019 alone, mass “bot” attacks on FIs and card accounts rose by 70 percent year on year, indicating that fraud is getting, well, faster. We are able to put strategies in place right now, before the attack becomes a broad compromise,” Lynch said.

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Apple Devices Can Now Use Google Two-Factor Authentication

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Compromised credentials are one of the most common causes of security breaches. Google says iPhone and iPad users can now verify sign-ins with their Android security key, according to a report by TechCrunch. Since the introduction of 2SV, Google said, 100,00 users are using their Android devices as a security key.