Preventing Online Account Origination Fraud
SWBC's LenderHub
APRIL 30, 2020
As consumer demand for more online banking services grows, fraudsters are finding more and more ways to exploit these services.
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EMV’s Online Fraud Attack Push
PYMNTS
MAY 9, 2016
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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Proposed new cyber security regulations will be a huge undertaking for financial institutions
Celent Banking
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDSF) is one step closer to releasing cyber security regulations aided by the largest security hacking breach in history, against JP Morgan Chase. Mandated training of security will be required. Information security. Data governance and classification.
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Q3 Global Fraud Attack Index Data Deep-Dive
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Fraudsters have been causing problems for retailers over the past four quarters, leading to a 137 percent jump in fraud attacks and affecting $7 out of every $100 made in retail sales, according to the latest PYMNTS.com Global Fraud Attack Index. The collaborative study with Forter measures the rate of fraud attempts made on U.S.
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DataVisor Launches Partner Program To Help Fraud-Proof Larger Businesses
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Cybersecurity and fraud protection company DataVisor , which uses artificial intelligence to help with fraud solutions, has launched a program called ExtenD, with the intention of helping medium to larger businesses with their cybersecurity and fraud needs, the company said in a press release.
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100 Data: The newest holiday fraud threats
Payments Source
DECEMBER 5, 2018
The first wave of data from this year's holiday shopping season is in, providing insights into where the biggest fraud threats are likely to originate in the final weeks of the year.
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FBI Charges Russian National With Running Online Hacker Marketplace
PYMNTS
MARCH 10, 2020
and verified that it was legitimate hacked user data, not fake information. was first exposed as a nest of cybercrime activity in a now removed Digital Shadows report from 2016, according to ZDNet , and those in-tune with cyber-security issues were not shocked to hear of Firsov’s arrest. regularly, the FBI said.
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Synthetic Identities: From Data Breaches to Auto Loan Fraud
FICO
MAY 2, 2019
Fraud and data breaches have always had a close, if destructive, relationship. As the US transitioned to hard-to-counterfeit EMV payment card technology several years ago, criminals flocked to card not present (CNP) fraud , often combining identity fragments and card numbers stolen in breaches to make illicit purchases online.
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4 considerations for banking leaders concerned about cyber security
NCR
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
With that comes the need to protect the data associated with all types of banking transactions. While the ISO reports to the board on all cybersecurity, the degree to which this person is engaged across all banking functions can make a significant difference preventing digital fraud.
Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty
PYMNTS
JUNE 29, 2020
Infraud was created in 2010 by Svyatoslav Bondarenko, 34, of Ukraine, to promote and grow interest in the Infraud Organization as the premier destination for purchasing retail items with counterfeit or stolen credit card information online, the Justice Department alleged in the indictment. In April, a joint study by the U.S.
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Cybersecurity Company DataVisor Targets Larger Businesses With ExtenD
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Cybersecurity and fraud protection company DataVisor , which uses artificial intelligence to help with fraud solutions, has launched a program called ExtenD, with the intention of helping medium to larger businesses with their cybersecurity and fraud needs, the company said in a press release.
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Cyberattack Closes Web Access To Canadian Government Agencies
PYMNTS
AUGUST 17, 2020
A cyberattack directed at two dozen Canadian government platforms forced the shutdown of most of its online portals over the weekend. As a result of the breach, the CRA said more than 11,000 of 12 million personal accounts were compromised, including online portals accessing tax payer data and COVID-19 relief programs.
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Top Fraud Issues for Telecommunications: Survey Results
FICO
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA) recently released the findings from its Global Telecom Fraud Survey. Fraud teams operate with lean structures. The majority are still using primarily rules-based fraud management systems, with just 6% using AI and machine learning. of respondents.
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Is keeping your money in a bank the safest option?
Qudos Bank
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
With online scams leading to millions of dollars in financial losses [2] annually it may be worth paying attention to how well a bank invests in their security and fraud protection, including security practices, privacy measures, and their process for treating fraudulent and unauthorised banking activity.
UK Police Investigate Travelex Ransomware Attack, Ransom Demand
PYMNTS
JANUARY 7, 2020
s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and regulators with the Financial Conduct Authority were already looking into the cyberattack, with the NCSC saying it would work closely with law enforcement. Discovered on New Year’s Eve, the cyberattack is now the focus of a criminal investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police.
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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Mobile means one can do just about anything by using their device: order food, bank online, read the news … even commit payments fraud, sometimes from the unlikeliest of places. As many as 70 percent of attacks set their sights on small businesses, said the data. ” The Larger Trends.
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Two Cyber Security Investments With a Silver Lining
Banking 2020
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
Or worse, hackers have stolen customer data and are threatening to release it. MarketWatch reported that in April 2015, cyber attackers threatened more than 100 financial firms with DDoS extortion. 63 percent of all reported data breaches in the last 12 months originated with a keylogger. Talk about a bad Monday.
Shazam! Experts Fell For a Fake Product From A Nonexistent Company In A Fraud Test
Tech and Finance
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Cyber security pros and risk analysts should be better than the average person at detecting fraud, but a little over three percent submitted their personal identification information to sign up for an app described as “Shazam for voice identification.”. million fraud complaints in the United States last year.
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Australia’s Toll Suffers Ransomware Attack
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
The company said that no personal data was compromised in the cyberattack. . “We We’ll continue to provide updates as we securely bring our systems back online.”. There continues to be no indication that any personal data has been lost as a result of the ransomware attack on our It systems.
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131 Behavioral Analytics Attack Fraud, Cyber and Financial Crime
FICO
APRIL 12, 2017
IDC predicts that in 2017, behavioral analytics across compliance, fraud, and cyber detection and prevention will be in place at 15% of banks, helping them to avoid losses, regulatory fines and sanctions. Banks have already made a big start in the fraud space. Behavioral analytics are a mature technology in fraud prevention.
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Is keeping your money in a bank the safest option?
Qudos Bank
MAY 11, 2023
With online scams leading to millions of dollars in financial losses [2] annually it may be worth paying attention to how well a bank invests in their security and fraud protection, including security practices, privacy measures, and their process for treating fraudulent and unauthorised banking activity.
Data: The new face of phishing
Payments Source
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Today phishing scams have become so elaborate that they can take a variety of forms, including a phony job interview.
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FICO Named Category Leader for Cyber Risk Quantification
FICO
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Secondly, ‘statistically driven CRQ’, solutions that make use of available data and advanced analytics techniques, including artificial intelligence, to make more informed assessments of relative cyber risk. FICO is currently offering a free trial of the FICO® Cyber Risk Score - Landscape edition in EMEA. by Manish Karir.
Online Fraud Victims Need More Help from Banks to Recover
American Banker
AUGUST 11, 2016
Banks have gotten better at detecting digital banking fraud, but the process of closing and reopening accounts is still a mess — and that is what could send more customers packing.
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Banks battling a barrage of cyber attacks
NCR
JUNE 23, 2017
According to an Accenture survey , senior bank staff who participated believe their cyber security defenses are secure even though one-third of attempts by cybercriminals to breach banks are successful. Online fraud is one of the biggest challenges for the financial community. billion by 2020.
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Hacker Tracker: Breach Hits Canadian Agency, Cyber Ransoms Surge
PYMNTS
MARCH 17, 2017
In the case of Statistics Canada, the good news is that the agency was able to thwart the intrusion before any data went out the door. Cyber Ransoms (Still) On The Rise. This threat to the exposure or theft of personal data drives many victims to pay up the ransoms demanded by cybercriminals.
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Online Lenders Band Together to Strike Back at Scammers, Stackers
American Banker
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Online lenders' struggle with fraud is driving them to join new networks designed to find links between fraudulent loan applications and signs of borrowers trying to obtain multiple loans simultaneously.
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28 What Does Your Wearable Tech Tell a Cybercriminal?
FICO
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Your fitness wearable times your run, tracks your progress, and calculates your distance based on location, which is great—until that information, stolen during a data breach, ends up in the hands of a cyber stalker. We are most familiar with the risks associated with stolen financial data.
Mastercard’s ‘selfie payments’ mark new era for biometrics and security
NCR
DECEMBER 2, 2016
The rising importance of one of the most exciting technologies in financial services – biometric authentication – has been marked by Mastercard’s European rollout of Identity Check Mobile , a payment application that allows users to authorize online purchases using fingerprints or facial recognition.
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The Importance Of Cyber War Games For Digital Businesses
PYMNTS
JUNE 8, 2018
based Immersive Labs for its cyber security war games demonstrates the enduring appeal of that adage. However, what Goldman Sachs is doing represents a different level of preparedness for hacking attacks, data breaches and similar digital threats — though one that carries its own risks.
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Don’t Bite The Phish Hook
PYMNTS
AUGUST 23, 2017
Recent research by San Francisco-based cyber security company RiskIQ , aggregated in the company’s 2017 State of Enterprise Digital Defense Report , shows 68 percent of corporate decision-makers have little to no confidence in this area. A hacker could create an identical page and use it to harvest the sensitive data.
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The Selfie as Mobile Banking's Fraud Fighter
American Banker
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Banks continue to manually gather ID documents from would-be customers, even ones who sought to open accounts online. Bringing the manual process into the digital age is the goal of several startups.
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Frictionless Payments Take Center Stage at Money 20/20
Gonzobanker
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
While consumers and payment providers may hope for frictionless payments, the execution path will require new capabilities and deployments in fraud mitigation, cyber security, open APIs, and enhanced interoperability. Megatrend #2 – Secure and Compliant is a Non-Negotiable. Keep your eyes on this innovator.
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Are you onboard with AI?
NCR
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Royal Bank of Scotland will start using it for online communication from December 2016. ” Fighting fraud with machine learning. It is concerned with the development of programs that can teach themselves to grow and respond to new data.
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Next-Gen Biometrics: Using the Force of Habit
American Banker
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Behavioral biometrics has already stopped several million dollars worth of online banking fraud at National Westminster Bank in London.
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28 Tesco Bank Attack Said to Drain 40,000 Accounts
American Banker
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Tesco Bank has confirmed that over the weekend, some of its customers' accounts were subject to online criminal activity, in some cases resulting in money being withdrawn fraudulently.
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65 Cyber Threats Prompt Run on Tech Experts for Bank Boards
American Banker
MAY 16, 2016
Huntington Bancshares is the latest institution to add a cybersecurity expert to its board, highlighting the growing importance of guarding against hackers and other online dangers.
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34 NTechLab’s FindFace Facial Recognition Technology Has Applications In Retail, Public Safety
PYMNTS
JUNE 20, 2017
Two years later, the facial recognition technology is the best in the world (yep, even better than Google’s) and is being used for public safety, law enforcement and fraud prevention through cybersecurity. People also worry that their personal biometric data could be stolen and used for nefarious purposes. Retail needs some help.
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173 RBC Takes An Intelligence-Driven Approach To Bank Security
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
According to recent research , fraudsters stole more than $7 billion from consumers and companies in 2016 alone, and did so on the backs of new technology and high-profile data breaches. Fraud rates are expected to skyrocket, too, with researchers projecting a nearly 200 percent increase within the next five years. Smarter Security.
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Putting FIs Through Cybersecurity Drills To Prepare For The Next Big One
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Since 2004, October has been observed as National Cyber Security Awareness Month by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In September, the consumer credit agency Equifax reported that the personal information of roughly 143 million Americans was compromised in a data breach of epic proportions.
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119 Trulioo Expands Into 60 Countries Via Its GlobalGateway Platform
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Today’s increasingly digital world is reshaping the preferences and expectations of how consumers move money online, said Trulioo. As with any online transaction, anonymity is the biggest roadblock to trust, making identity verification key to creating a framework of trust online.
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Ensuring a Complete Cyber Risk Platform Partnering with Third-Party Security Vendors
FICO
AUGUST 4, 2020
That is where online vendor risk assessment platforms can meet this demand by providing a single, and easily accessible, source of trust for both buyers and sellers. For buyers needing to assess vendors, online systems allow the flexibility to utilize industry standard security questionnaires, or even create their own customized versions.
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