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US Mobile Adopts Digital Identity Protocols To Protect Against SIM Swap Fraud

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Multifactor authentication (MFA) and biometric scans are quickly becoming the norm in numerous fields, including online accounts for banks and other businesses. The telecommunications industry is but one of many sectors looking to more securely verify customers and avoid fraud, which remains a growing problem. More than 6.2

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Degrees Of Fraud: Digital Identity At Online Universities

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Online universities have become common as more students seek convenient, flexible ways to earn degrees. Western Governors University (WGU), a nonprofit online university based in Salt Lake City, was founded in 1997 by 19 governors of western U.S. The university began utilizing a webcam-based system in 2015. Trust, But Verify.

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EMV’s Online Fraud Attack Push

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Though the industry knew it was coming, the sharp migration of fraud from in-store to online channels with the growing adoption of EMV is still enough to keep any online merchant up at night. The data show that since the October 2015 EMV liability shift, United States fraud attacks have jumped by 11 percent.

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Fact Check: Is EMV Pushing Fraud Online?

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According to Rurik Bradbury, VP, Identity Solutions at TransUnion, as more stores start accepting chip-enabled cards, the spike in online fraud has been remarkable – as in remarkably bad. . As our lives become more digital by the day, our digital footprints grow, as does the possibility for compromised identities and security hacks.

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Experian, BioCatch Fighting Online Fraud Via Biometrics

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Experian, the credit rating company, is getting into the biometrics market, inking a deal with technology company BioCatch to use behavioral biometrics to fight fraud. According to a report in Reuters , the partnership is aimed at enabling customers to identify fraudsters applying for credit cards and lending products online.

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Deep Dive: Fighting Fraud With AI And Machine Learning

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Perhaps more troubling, however, is digital fraud’s projected future. Recently published research noted global fraud losses could top $6 billion by 2021, more than doubling the $3 billion lost worldwide in 2015. As such, businesses are now investing in their security and fraud prevention technology and solutions.

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In Online Banking, Spreading The Message Of Secure Messaging

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If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing time and again and expecting different results, then perhaps the way we pay through, and interact with, online banking may have a hint of madness, or at least complacency. Studies abound on the impact of payments fraud, said Volmar. percent of fraud?”. It’s unlivable.

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