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Combating ATOs With Multifactor Authentication, Behaviors Analysis And Customer Education

PYMNTS

Financial institutions (FIs) thus need to ensure they can successfully block ATOs as well as quickly detect and mitigate any that slip through. Customers cannot afford to let fraudsters compromise their bank accounts under any circumstances, but the current economic climate makes attacks all the more painful.

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Deploying A Multilayered Fraud Prevention System During The COVID-19 Pandemic

PYMNTS

These financial crimes are perpetrated using various techniques, and no one-size-fits-all defense can block them all. People are one click away from a malware download or credential phishing [website]. “Whenever there’s a societal disruption, there are bad guys out there trying to take advantage of people.”.

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Adversary-in-the-middle fraud: A growing concern for payments providers in 2025

The Payments Association

When the victim enters their credentials, the attacker captures these details and may steal session cookies to bypass multifactor authentication (MFA). Using stolen session cookies, the attacker can authenticate themselves into the victim’s account, gaining unauthorised access to emails or other resources.