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Account Takeover Protection: Effective Strategies & Best Practices

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Modern account takeover protection requires implementing machine learning, geolocation, and anomaly detection to spot and prevent ATO fraud.

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Walgreens Fights Promotion Abuse With Digital Tracking

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Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. About The Tracker.

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What Is Account Takeover Fraud?

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Account takeover fraud (ATO) occurs when an unauthorized person takes control of an account. The fraudster takes steps to actively control the account, for example by applying for a new card or changing the account contact information or password. What Do Fraudsters Do with Accounts They Have Taken Over?

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What is eCommerce Fraud?

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Furthermore, the growing sophistication of fraud techniques, including synthetic identity fraud and account takeovers, exacerbates the challenge. This makes it imperative for businesses to stay ahead with robust fraud detection and prevention strategies.

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Keeping Cybercrooks Out Of Digital-First Banking

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The latest Digital-First Banking Tracker® done in collaboration with NCR , notes that “FIs are devoting more money than ever to fraud prevention as more consumers go digital. For FIs that want to acquire new customers digitally, first and foremost they need to have an account opening/onboarding process that is quick and seamless.

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KeyBank On Fighting APP Fraud During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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The pandemic is exacerbating the problem, with a study finding that 22 percent of Americans were the targets of pandemic-related fraud attempts as of March. First-time users are often unused to security best practices surrounding such apps and are thus more vulnerable to fraud. “It

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How Dropbox Fights Fraud

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Fraud continues to increase in many areas, despite extensive attempts to bring it to heel. Retail fraud attempts have doubled year over year, for example, while account takeover (ATO) fraud losses recently hit $14.7 billion , and phishing attacks now comprise 30 percent of all fraud attempts.