Phishing and Smishing - Payments Space

Credit Unions, CUSOs Fighting Fraudsters

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Fraudsters are finding increasingly sophisticated ways to beat the system to commit financial fraud, however,” including big spikes in phishing attempts. ” Phishing, Smishing and the Value of Education . “Advances in payments technologies are making consumer transactions more secure,” the report states.

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Know About Phishing Attacks & Safeguard Your Crypto Assets on Coinremitter

CoinRemitter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

What is a phishing attack? The cyber phishing attack is intended to trick individuals into submitting/giving up sensitive information (such as private keys, passwords, etc.). On the other hand, vishing (voice+phishing) consists of attacking individuals through voice calls.

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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming, non-payment/non-delivery, extortion and personal data breaches were among the favored attack patterns last year. By comparison, phishing scams usually bring in between $300 – $500, while ransomware attacks cost around $4,400.

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How Fraudsters Create New Schemes With Social Engineering

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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FICO

JULY 7, 2020

With phishing, bad actors use malicious emails that are disguised as legitimate to trick people into providing sensitive information or taking potentially dangerous action. Vishing is like phishing, but over the phone. Smishing is similar to phishing, but is executed through text messages. every month. Pretexting.

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Deep Dive: Emerging Security Threats Facing The CU Space And How Data Analytics Can Help

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

Three common forms of fraud that can threaten credit unions (CUs) are check fraud, card fraud and automated clearing house (ACH) fraud, and fraudsters often deploy phishing emails to deceive and defraud customers. Rise in Phishing Attacks and Data Breaches. Phishing attacks can also target CU employees.

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European Card Fraud 2020: UK Shrinks Fraud Losses by £46M

FICO

JUNE 21, 2021

Norway Sees Massive Rise from Phishing Attacks. The Norway attacks centre around large-scale phishing and smishing efforts , designed to introduce a scam which ultimately ends in fraudulent Card Not Present (CNP) transactions. Hungary also made significant progress.

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Fraud Scams Skyrocket, But People Worry More About Pickpockets

FICO

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A simple phish or smish can turn into a nightmare for a consumer whose guard is down and is using their preferred communication method (text or email) to respond to a legitimate-looking message.

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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

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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Despite Knowing Risks, Brits Continue to Expose Themselves to Cybercriminals Finds IDnow

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

With 54 per cent of Brits unfamiliar with social engineering, encompassing deceptive tactics such as phishing or smishing, the majority of the population remains vulnerable to potential fraud attempts. An additional 37 per cent of Brits are most concerned about fraud via social media channels.

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How Machine Learning Fights “Hypnofraud”

FICO

JUNE 4, 2018

Phishing, Smishing, Hypnofraud and More. Fraudsters use a range of tactics to commit social engineering; email (phishing) and text message (smishing) are time-tested winners. I previously blogged about FICO’s Retail Banking models and how they can be used to tackle phishing fraud.

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Fraud Scams Skyrocket, But Consumers Are More Concerned About Pickpockets

FICO

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A simple phish or smish can turn into a nightmare for a consumer whose guard is down and is using their preferred communication method (text or email) to respond to a legitimate-looking message.

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To Stop Scams, It’s Time to Add Sensible Friction to Easy Money

FICO

JUNE 15, 2023

They use sketchy providers who don’t normally work with law enforcement and then phish, smish, email, and robocall the heck out of people. In an investment scam, the scammers pose as a legitimate entity offering something lucrative or luxurious with fake websites that seem convincing.

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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Warns Public to be Vigilant as Text Hijacking on the Rise

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 21, 2024

This increases the effectiveness of the delivery of smishing attacks as they appear to be coming from a legitimate sender. Fraudsters spoof the sender ID of financial institutions and send ‘smishing’ (SMS phishing) messages containing malicious links, aiming to gain unauthorised access to the financial accounts of their victims.

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SIM Farm Fraudsters Caught and Sentenced in the UK Having Stolen £220,000

The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 22, 2024

They also found multiple computers and phones which contained phishing website templates, smishing software, and around 160,000 sets of personal and financial data from victims. The investigation Through the polices investigation, the DCPCU recovered two SIM farms from Oxford-Faparusi home.

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