Fraud Prevention

Preventing fraud can include keeping your personal items and information safe, and safely navigating the internet. Keeping personal information secure is one of our most important responsibilities, and is the act of stopping various types of internet fraud. Due to the many different ways of committing fraud over the Internet, such as stolen.
Fraud Prevention
How AI Helps Marketplaces Fight Off-Platform Fraud
January 16, 2020

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Fraud Decisioning Pulls Ahead In A Tight Race
December 26, 2019

The cat-and-mouse game between law enforcement and code-abusing felons is entering a new year, and a new phase. The world’s biggest social media platforms are cracking down like never before. The latest iterations of third-party solutions are potent hybrids of machine learning and artificial intelligence...

Fraud Prevention
Deep Dive: The Importance Of Taking Fraud Decisioning Strategies Omnichannel
December 26, 2019

Online firms and their banking partners have both the means and motives to stop fraudsters from accessing personal information, but today’s connected economy encompasses markets and customer service channels around the world. Thwarting fraud in one area is not enough to prevent it from cropping...

Fraud Prevention
How TripAdvisor Put The Kibosh On 1M Fake Reviews With Machine Learning
December 23, 2019

Reviews are a critical part of the online travel economy, with online shoppers poring over feedback to decide which companies to patronize. But false reviews can devastate a business's reputation and bottom line if left unchecked. In the latest Fraud Decisioning Playbook, James Kay, TripAdvisor’s...

Fraud Prevention
Digital Fraud And AI Battle To The Death
December 20, 2019

All in all, cybercriminals had a pretty good year. In Q3 2019 alone they made off with cryptocurrency valued at almost $4.5 billion. More than one-third of Americans surveyed report being victims of cybercrime in 2019, and 41 percent of those incidents involved the theft...

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Deep Dive: Clean And Friendly Fraud Play Dirty
December 20, 2019

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How TripAdvisor Sends Review Fraudsters Packing
December 20, 2019

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Priceline Uses AI To Stop Fraudsters In Their Tracks
December 19, 2019

The $755 billion online travel industry is a honeypot for bad actors looking to use stolen payment credentials to purchase vacation packages and resell them for profit. But combating fraud often comes at a cost, as onerous security protocols may alienate legitimate customers. In this...

Fraud Prevention
How AI Helps Priceline Ground Fraudsters, Lets Customers Take Off
December 18, 2019

Fraud continues to plague the digital world, despite the fortunes spent to curb it. Industries that operate solely online are some of the most vulnerable to fraud, including that of online travel. Many of these schemes take the form of clean fraud or friendly fraud...