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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. MFA and ML systems can effectively stop current threats, but future hazards will need even more advanced systems. There were 85.42 million were aimed at the financial industry.

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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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What Is Account Takeover Fraud (ATO)? Detection & Prevention

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In layman’s terms, users may refer to account takeover fraud as account hacking – when they realize someone stole their online credentials. Educate your users: Remind users to prioritize password security, encourage the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA), and suggest the use of VPNs on public Wi-Fi networks.