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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

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As for the areas where scammers managed the biggest hits, business email compromise (BEC), confidence/romance fraud and spoofing were the top three types of crime in terms of monetary losses. By comparison, phishing scams usually bring in between $300 – $500, while ransomware attacks cost around $4,400.

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Biometrics Changes Tempt eCommerce Companies As Fraud Defense

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As the digital shift continues to keep pace with post-coronavirus shopping behaviors, eCommerce fraud is growing with it. In fact, 22 percent of respondents in a recent TransUnion survey claimed they had “been targeted by digital fraud related to COVID-19.” It is a low-cost security check for website managers as well as consumers.”.

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Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019

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In 2017 and 2018, by comparison, the various schemes and fraudulent activity was $3 billion combined. Perpetrators of fraud and Ponzi schemes use that naivete against them, according to experts like Christopher Janczewski, a special agent at the Internal Revenue Service, who has worked with crypto-fraud cases.

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NEW DATA: Why Bank Customers Prefer Convenience Over Security

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Consumers prefer speed, convenience and ease of use over security — even when it comes to accessing financial services online. In comparison, only 45 percent said they would prefer an authentication method due to its tight data security. At the same time, though, the risk of identity theft and fraud is at an all-time high.

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When Fraud Risk Is Credit Risk In Disguise

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Here’s a test: What’s fraud? Those questions also speak to the seemingly impossible tension in the world of payments and new card accounts: how to onboard and authenticate consumers as quickly and seamlessly as possible, while also protecting them and the institution from fraud. Fraud Getting Worse. Bad Timing.

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Sharing Platforms Fight Fraud, Make Friends

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Platforms are doubling down on security in the wake of embarrassing data breaches and steady consumer fraud complaints, but it’s a fluid situation. The happier story, by comparison, is payments. Security will be commoditized in the platform world, expected to be running invisibly, always protecting.

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 Netspend On How Increased Security Demands Spur Virtual Card Adoption

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Fraudsters have redoubled their attacks on eCommerce channels, however, making consumers more concerned about data security. Knutson explained how the virtual debit card space is evolving to support eCommerce and detailed what goes into a secure yet speedy virtual card application process. Streamlining Onboarding Security.

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