PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2017

If people can accept long lines at the TSA and the occasional sore arm at the Minute Clinic, why can’t they accept an extra layer of authentication when using their credit cards online or the need to update their passwords more frequently? They’re using weak passwords – oftentimes, the same weak password for all of their online accounts.

Account Takeovers

Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be a major risk to businesses’ finances and reputations. Let’s look at what business email compromise attacks are and explore some of the many ways you can combat them. What Is a Business Email Compromise Attack? The most damaging form of BEC is account takeover (ATO) attacks.

Email Compromise

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In the latest Omni Security And Authentication Report , PYMNTS explored the different tactics cybercriminals are deploying this holiday season, and how retailers are working to safeguard themselves. Around The Security And Authentication Space . To read the full feature story, download the latest report here. About The Report.

AI

Fi911

JULY 8, 2024

Furthermore, the growing sophistication of fraud techniques, including synthetic identity fraud and account takeovers, exacerbates the challenge. Regularly updating security protocols, such as requiring strong customer authentication methods and maintaining up-to-date encryption standards, is essential, too.

Account Takeovers

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

Cybercriminals have a new favorite weapon in their quest to allude regulators, law enforcement and corporate security departments: account takeovers. Recent research reveals account takeovers have risen by 300 percent over the past year, with losses topping $5 billion. The Rise Of Account Takeovers.

Account Takeovers

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2016

From Wi-Fi hotspots to printers, unsecured routers to digital video recorders — connected devices can be vulnerable to hacks and, when compromised, are being used by hackers to launch significant distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Going Beyond PCI. to provide additional layers of security.

Payment Security

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The passwords, user names and Social Security numbers that once helped us prove we are who we say we are now are vulnerable or have already been compromised. At the same time, banks and other firms must find new ways to verify and authenticate users and gird against theft and account takeovers.

Privacy

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

PYMNTS asked Tom Byrnes, chief marketing officer at Vesta, to weigh in on the battleground of account takeovers and what can be done to protect sales and boost customer loyalty. Fewer than half of merchants have taken additional steps for account authentication solutions beyond standard login details.

Consumer

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

The need for online retailers and brands to be vigilant in the face of fraud becomes more pressing by the day — but additional authentication measures can create friction on the consumer’s end, which has a nasty habit of reducing conversion rates.

Account Takeovers

FICO

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As I blogged last year : To protect against consumer financial fraud, there’s a lot of buzz now about using biometric information — fingerprints, iris and facial recognition, and other unique physical characteristics — to authenticate payment card transactions…. Like encryption, however, biometrics are not a silver bullet to stop hackers.

Security

Neopay

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The study, which surveyed over 1,200 financial and payment sector professionals across seven European countries, found that account takeover remains the leading type of fraud affecting customers, followed by card payment fraud and phishing.

Deepfake

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2017

XOR Data Exchange , Austin-based data and analytics startup, just recently introduced a new resource for online retailers to fight the account takeovers as the number data breaches that include account login credentials grows. number and types of data breaches associated with any individual customer. and globally.

Fraud Prevention

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

Account takeovers (ATOs) are a growing source of pain for financial institutions (FIs) and their customers, with losses from these attacks rising 164 percent in 2018. FIs can struggle to detect such attacks because fraudsters provide the authentication details necessary to access the accounts.

Credential

PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

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. Cybercriminals attempted to sell accounts and loyalty credits. So, what are the downsides? Hacks aren’t exclusive to the U.S.

Account Takeovers

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

This all comes as no surprise to Brett McDowell, who is working with a team of corporations in verticals from financial services to software to take human error out of the authentication equation, as part of the FIDO Alliance. Because once hackers get their hands on the information, it’s already too late to stop them. No Password, No Cry?

Authentication

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

The following Deep Dive examines how fraudsters’ schemes target gamers as well as how data breaches enable bad actors to commit account takeover (ATO) fraud. Other bad actors rely on phishing, in which potential victims receive links that direct them to fake login pages and ask them to input their account details.

Phishing

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Fraudsters are wily, striving to stay one step ahead of authentication protocols and other efforts to stop bad actors from compromising consumers’ accounts. 1.5M: Number of individuals who have had new accounts opened in their names in connection with account takeover attacks.

Account Takeovers

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Compromised credit card fraud increased 212 percent year over year in 2019, while customer credential leaks increased 129 percent during the same period. Fraudsters are teaming up to rip off FIs, forming elaborate rings that work cooperatively on account takeovers and phishing attempts.

Crime

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data. This is an especially popular authentication method in China, where the facial recognition market is expected to reach $9.6

Security

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Account takeover fraud is a growing concern, but Krebs noted that institutions and customers are better armed against it. Moreover, consumers tend to be aware of things like their banks accounts, and a credit card statement with a balance that’s a few thousand dollars north of where it should be tends to draw attention.

Identity Theft

FICO

DECEMBER 13, 2022

While many FIs have worked to streamline digital banking experiences, they have constantly had to add friction back into processes to prevent fraudster tactics, like SIM swaps, account takeover, and impersonation scams. However, this aversion to badly thought-out identity checks extends to use of existing accounts.

Security

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Business email compromise (BEC), B2B phishing scams, synthetic identities, fake accounts and trillions of aid dollars flooding out at a time of maximum uncertainty make this a fraudster’s paradise. COVID-19 has afforded internet villains what will certainly go down as the greatest cybertheft opportunity of their shadowy lifetimes.

Scams

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2018

According to LexisNexis , chargeback fraud accounts for 28 percent of all fraud that occurs at an eCommerce company, tied for first place with “ friendly fraud.” ” The impact of chargeback fraud and other transaction-related fraud — like account takeovers or payments fraud — on the bottom line is clear.

Security

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This opens the door to new avenues of attack by those who wish to steal data, hijack accounts and make off with ill-gotten gains, as Eric Kraus, vice president of risk, fraud and compliance at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

Fraud Prevention

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

In an interview with Doug Cranston, vice president of product management at Bottomline, the executive noted that in the age of speed, fraudsters are able to more easily exploit firms’ vulnerabilities, compromise their accounts payable process and get away with ill-gotten gains, often to vanish without a trace.

Accounts

FICO

JUNE 8, 2020

Criminals are increasingly sophisticated in how they compromise data, and are deploying new tactics across the social engineering lifecycle. Fraudsters buy compromised data (credentials, ID documents, personally identifiable information or payment details). Convergence in these areas is imperative in controlling account takeover risk.

Compromise

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

These new verticals Seidman-Becker referred to include creating biometric authentication technologies to enable seamless payments and money transfers. “We A number of industries regard biometric technologies as the future direction of identity authentication.

Account Takeovers

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

Whether it’s safeguarding sensitive personal and financial information from attacks like WannaCry or authenticating travelers at an airport, security is top of everyone’s mind these days. CLEAR, a security line-busting authentication system, recently received a $15 million investment from asset management firm T.

Authentication

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

Reports in Krebs on Security on Monday (July 23) said a spokesperson for Google described its Security Keys initiative as the standard for employees to gain access to devices and accounts. “We have had no reported or confirmed account takeovers since implementing Security Keys at Google,” the spokesperson told the publication.

Phishing

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Payments and commerce fraud has its own ecosystem, one that includes criminals, servers and other computing devices, IP addresses, compromised payment cards and stolen personal data, and even houses and other physical locations.

Fraud Prevention

PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2016

This cloud-based, real-time identity verification tool also helps validate returning customers/prospects; it also protects transactions types, including account creation, login authentication and payment authorization. It is also used to prevent account takeover, payment fraud, identity spoofing, malware and data breaches.

Account Takeovers

Seon

JUNE 24, 2024

Cybercriminals often employ sophisticated tactics, such as synthetic identities, account takeovers (ATOs) and exploiting unsuspecting individuals through socially engineered schemes. This analysis strengthens authentication processes, identifies suspicious access attempts and maintains robust security measures.

Risk Management

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, some fake accounts perform normal user activities such as logging in, updating a profile, following other users, etc., This technique of aging fake accounts can make the malicious accounts appear very similar to other users and evade detection. Another dangerous attack is account takeover (ATO).

Account Takeovers

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Byrnes said there are three primary types of fraud: stolen credit cards, account takeover and friendly fraud. Account takeover certainly isn’t new , but it is on the rise. But banks sometimes issue their own white label eWallets, and, counterintuitively, these may not be as robust in terms of security and authentication.

Crime

Seon

JUNE 21, 2023

Like any online account, virtual credit card accounts, the mobile wallets they are kept in, and even the online bank accounts they may be connected to are vulnerable to account takeover (ATO) fraud , phishing, and more sophisticated attacks, such as man-in-the-middle attacks.

Credit Cards

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2018

In an illustration, Taussig said that someone involved in an account takeover may be on a device that clearly is recognized as belonging to a fraudster. The customer – in this case, the bank – will want to know that this identity has been compromised and may represent a high-risk transaction. .

Non-Bank

Nanonets

MAY 31, 2023

Account Takeover: Criminals gain unauthorized access to customer accounts, allowing them to make fraudulent transactions or transfer funds. Compromised Business Relationships: Fraudulent activities can damage relationships with customers, suppliers, and partners. According to the Federal Trade Commission, USA, over 1.4

Fraud Detection