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Fed Study: Noncash Payments Fraud Outpacing Growth Overall

Bank Innovation

Noncash payments fraud in the U.S. outpaced growth in noncash payments overall between 2012 and 2015, according to a Federal Reserve Payments Study released this week. The study’s survey of depository institutions found noncash payments fraud increased 37%, from $6.1 billion in 2012 to $8.3 billion, in 2015.

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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

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In comments reported earlier this week, cyber insurance security responder Tom Bennett of CFC Underwriting told The Financial Times that that claims surged in June and July. Gary Robinson, who serves as head of DCPCU, said that online conduits are gaining favor from fraudsters to further their schemes. “We Corporate Wire Fraud.

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Internet Explorer Security Update

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Microsoft issued an emergency security update for Internet Explorer after hackers were able to exploit a new flaw in several versions of the browser. Unfortunately, the security issue come right before what is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year: the Saturday before Christmas.

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Even Steel Bars Can’t Keep Internet Scams In Check

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They poke and prod, looking for various weaknesses to be exploited on online platforms, in company emails (as in Business Email Compromise, or BEC), through text messages and even the old-fashioned phone call that induces a victim to hurry online and send some money. The notion of Nigeria as hotbed of fraud — well, that’s nothing new.

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Survey: When Do Fraud Controls Ruin the Customer Experience?

FICO

The last few years have thrown up many challenges for banks and card providers as everything has shifted online, one of the primary challenges being fraud scams. But the online shift has also created opportunities for financial institutions to demonstrate their strong fraud controls in the digital space.

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Why US Credit Card Fraud Complaints Are On The Rise

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Credit card fraud complaints in the U.S. ValuePenguin analyzed data collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and found that there were approximately 70,000 credit card fraud complaints submitted in 2015. At the state level, the number of credit card fraud complaints were much more pronounced. Across the U.S.,

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World Password Day Highlights (The Annoying) Endurance Of A Weak Security Tool

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After all, bad password habits can bring severe financial, security and reputational penalties (whereas failing to talk like a pirate merely confirms your status as a relatively normal adult, for better and/or worse). Among the most recent examples comes from Microsoft’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Bret Arsenault.

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