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Credit Card Fraud in Canada: Latest 2024 Statistics, Trends & Prevention Tips

Clearly Payments

Majority of Canadian card fraud losses Phishing, Smishing & Vishing Email, text, or phone scams trick victims into revealing card data. It bypasses physical card security and is often executed using stolen data purchased on the dark web. Use multi-layered fraud detection, 3D Secure, and regularly update security protocols.

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Credit Unions, CUSOs Fighting Fraudsters

PYMNTS

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

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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

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Phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming, non-payment/non-delivery, extortion and personal data breaches were among the favored attack patterns last year. It is an inexpensive attack to launch, since it doesn’t require much in the way of heavy-duty technology, nor does it require what Lucy Security’s CEO Colin Bastable calls “super-hackers.”

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How Fraudsters Create New Schemes With Social Engineering

PYMNTS

Fraudsters request that these documents be emailed to an official-sounding address, enabling them to harvest a trove of valuable data including Social Security numbers and addresses. These schemes rely on other means of communication: telephone calls for vishing and text messages for smishing.

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6 Types of COVID-19 Scams to Watch Out For

FICO

Smishing is similar to phishing, but is executed through text messages. Beware of people claiming to be part of reputable organizations, like research firms or government agencies, asking you for personal information like bank card numbers or your Social Security number. every month. Fake Profiles.

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

PYMNTS

Advances in technology are making consumer transactions seemingly more secure, but cybercriminals are still finding sophisticated ways to beat systems and commit financial fraud. Cybercriminals are also developing a variety of threats including clone phishing, spear phishing, smishing and other specialized types of phishing.

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

FICO

This success is testament to the tenacity of the UK banks, which have always favoured customer service over fraud prevention and focused on enabling new, secured channels. Phishing and smishing attacks come almost exclusively from data compromise and result in several point attacks.