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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

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We are seeing gangs involved in drug trafficking and firearms offenses turning to fraud, targeting victims across the U.K. These criminals are exploiting new technologies to commit fraud, posting adverts on social media to try and recruit money mules,” he said. Fraud that was in turn prevented by the unit amounted to as much as $8.2

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Strategies for fighting remote authentication fraud

Independent Banker

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. These types of scams fall under the broad term of remote authentication fraud, and they’re increasingly common—and inventive. Examples of remote authentication fraud. New account fraud.

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Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach

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The Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. In a press release , the Maryland AG said Neiman Marcus agreed to pay $1.5

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

FICO

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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Some Fraudsters Go Low-Tech To Grab Credit Card, Personal Data

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As we noted in the recent Digital Banking Tracker, the CNP fraud has taken a leg down in favor of fraud that looks to snag credit card numbers. They took the details and applied for credit cards. Check Fraud, Too. Vendors even made payments to Jelfo’s credit card accounts, according to reports in patch.com.

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WEX Extends Fuel Card Contract With Sheetz

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announced a 10-year extension of its fleet fuel card contract with convenience chain retailer Sheetz, Inc., WEX supports the Private Label, Universal and Tri-Brand fleet cards available at Sheetz, which can be used to purchase gasoline at store locations. On Wednesday (Oct. 18), payment solutions company WEX, Inc.,

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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

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Darden Restaurants announced Wednesday (August 23) that the data on 567,000 payment card numbers may have been exposed. The company said payment card information — including card numbers — from visitors who went to the restaurants from Nov. 3, 2017, through Jan. 2 2018 may have been affected.

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