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

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For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021. Now that we have data from the entire year to review, we are seeing the alarming trend continue.

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Financial Crime-Fighters Turning The Tide Of COVID-Era Fraud

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a warning that fraudsters are leveraging various illicit methods, including malware, phishing schemes, extortion and business email compromise (BEC) scams, all with a COVID-19 twist. Strong consumer authentication comes in several forms, and it’s time to pick one.

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AML/KYC Fast-Tracked In Open Banking Boom

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Increasingly, that work is being performed by dynamic global identity verification platforms that use strong consumer authentication (SCA) and/or multi-factor authentication (MFA) to harden the onboarding process against an army of cyberthieves exploiting pandemic disorder. percent ‘less likely to be compromised.’

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