Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Jumio Intros No-Code Orchestration Layer for KYX Platform
October 25, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) identity verification startup Jumio has launched an intuitive, no-code orchestration layer for its KYX Platform that pulls together a full suite of risk and fraud detection tools, the company said in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete...

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FTC: Scammers Stole $27M From Amazon Customers
October 22, 2021

Scammers stole about $27 million from Amazon customers between July 2020 and June 2021 through about 96,000 incidents reported to the Federal Trade Commission, according to a blog post on the FTC’s website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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73% of UK Businesses Suffered Phishing-Related Data Breaches in Last 12 Months
October 22, 2021

Merchants across the globe are expected to lose more than $20 billion to fraud in 2021 alone, a staggering amount indicating the rising menace digital fraud poses to businesses and individuals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Deep Dive: How Organizations Can Fight Back Against the Ravages of Phishing
October 21, 2021

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Deepfakes Challenge Existing Identity Verification Tech
October 21, 2021

Hollywood-style image manipulation that used to require a huge investment and a team of talented people with above-average expertise can now be attained by anyone with a smartphone. Developments like these, which have gained attention following a spate of high-profile deepfake videos being posted on...

Fraud Prevention
How Employee Training and Automated Defenses Can Protect Companies Against Phishing
October 20, 2021

Social media scraping and automated fraud attacks have deemed old-school single-layer defense systems ineffective. In this month’s Digital Fraud Tracker, Georgetown cybersecurity Prof. Chuck Brooks tells PYMNTS how a mix of drills, training and separated siloes are the best way to send phishermen home empty-handed.

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FinCEN Logs $5.2B in Bitcoin Ransomware Transactions Paid in First Half of ’21
October 19, 2021

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has revealed that more than $5 billion in bitcoin transactions were linked to ransomware payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Retailers Need to Combat Fraud and False Declines to Win Lifetime Customers
October 19, 2021

“Forty percent of shoppers who are declined on their first visit won’t return, and one-third will end up seeking out the competition,” says Liron Damri, president and co-founder of Forter. In “The Way Payments Are Now Done,” Damri and 32 other industry executives share their...

Fraud Prevention
No Phishing: Multilayered Defense Best Way to Keep Fraudsters Empty-Handed
October 19, 2021

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