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4 Fraud Trends Impacting Consumers and Financial Institutions in 2020

SWBC's LenderHub

In this blog post, we'll be revisiting four fraud trends that are impacting consumers and financial institutions. As the industry and consumers are adjusting to a new normal after the global spread of COVID-19, fraudsters are changing their schemes to prey on the heightened anxieties that people are experiencing during these uncertain times.

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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

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The IRS could administer the credit, he noted, and the companies that receive this credit should also be encouraged to follow the NIST Cyber Security Framework. Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2020 that “moves the Secret Service back to its original home at the Department of Treasury.”.

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250% increase in fraud attempts although detection remains strong, IDnow reports

The Paypers

Identity Verification-as-a-Service solutions provider IDnow has published the latest figures on changes in fraud methods within the digital environment in its Cyber Security Report 2020.

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TSYS Syncs With Featurespace For Fraud Prevention Product

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With total fraud losses outside of consumer losses expected to reach $31 billion by 2020, it’s no wonder payments provider TSYS partnered up with adaptive analytics and real-time learning platform provider Fearturespace for a new venture into the fraud prevention and cybersecurity space.

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Today In Data: True Digital Security May Not Happen Because Of Cyber Crime

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Here are the numbers: 31 percent | Percentage plunge in SWIFT stock following $81 million Bangladesh cyber heist. $31 31 billion | Amount of expected cyber security fraud losses outside of the consumer circle by the year 2020. 22 | Number of people arrested in China for stealing personal data of Apple customers.

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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty

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Using the slogan, “In Fraud We Trust,” the group directed traffic and potential purchasers to sites of its members, which served as online conduits to traffic in stolen identification, financial and banking information, malware and other illicit goods, according to the complaint. In April, a joint study by the U.S. and the United Kingdom.

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How you can protect vulnerable family & friends from scams

Qudos Bank

Unfortunately, scams and financial fraud are becoming more and more common each year. In fact, during 2020, 216,084 scams were reported to Scamwatch - an increase from 167,000 in 2019 1. Common behaviours exhibited by people who have been victims of fraud to look out for include: They are suddenly short on money. 1 [link]. .