PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the latest to place emphasis on the importance of safeguarding data and systems. Late last week, the FTC rolled out a series of informational resources for nonprofits and small businesses (SMBs) to heighten awareness and understanding of cybersecurity threats and how to mitigate them.

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FTC Cybersecurity Small Business Federal Trade Commission 73

PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can analyze the thousands of transactions banks process each day in real time, and employee education efforts are proving effective in preventing deception via phishing emails or other social engineering techniques. The identity theft rate in 2019 was 46.4 percent of 3.2

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Financial Crimes Crime Identity Theft Federal Trade Commission 52

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommends that companies notify law enforcement as soon as possible by contacting local FBI or U.S. 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.

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Data Breach Breach Law Enforcement Cybersecurity 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The IRS is encouraging consumers to screenshot these fraudulent texts and email them to the agency at phishing@irs.gov. As of September 2020, the FTC reported that there had been $145 million in pandemic-related scams. The FTC marked $201.26 million in coronavirus-related fraud this year and 38,792 cases of identity theft.

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Scams IRS Federal Trade Commission FTC 84

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. Known Unknowns.

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Identity Theft Account Takeovers FTC Phishing 69

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

From counterfeiting to identity theft to phishing attacks, digital fraud takes many forms — and online shopping continues to make consumers and merchants vulnerable to such attacks. According to a new LexisNexis study , overall retail fraud attempts doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017.

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Online and Mobile Banking Cross-Border Federal Trade Commission Fraud Prevention 49