account takeover

Account takeover is a fast-growing form of identity theft. An account takeover (or ATO) is the malicious access of an online account, by a fraudster or bad actor, posing as a genuine customer, gaining control of an account, an making unauthorized transactions.

Kount Control Aims To Cut Account Takeover Fraud

Kount Control Aims To Cut Account Takeover Fraud
Kount Control Aims To Cut Account Takeover Fraud
March 17, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

With a new solution announced Tuesday (March 17), identity trust and digital fraud protection firm Kount seeks to help people avoid the pitfalls and annoyances...

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How P.F. Chang’s Keeps Customer Data Under (Lettuce) Wraps
How P.F. Chang’s Keeps Customer Data Under (Lettuce) Wraps
February 24, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

The mobile order-ahead market continues to expand its footprint, growing by 23 percent over the past four years and now accounting for more than 3.1...

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Deep Dive: How Data Provides Businesses With Competitive Analytics
Deep Dive: How Data Provides Businesses With Competitive Analytics
November 11, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Businesses from a wide variety of industries must handle troves of data as they continue to crack down on fraud. Making sense of such large...

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How Handy Uses Data To Find Fraudsters Before They Strike
How Handy Uses Data To Find Fraudsters Before They Strike
November 07, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

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U.S. Bank: Machine Learning Is Banks’ Best Bet Against Fraud
U.S. Bank: Machine Learning Is Banks’ Best Bet Against Fraud
September 17, 2019  |  Digital Banking

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Fraudsters Find New Bank Stomping Grounds
Fraudsters Find New Bank Stomping Grounds
June 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The good news in the world of fighting fraud and cybercrime is that, by the numbers, the battle against the thieves has been shown to...

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Deep Dive: How Fraudsters Swindle The Mobile Order-Ahead Industry
Deep Dive: How Fraudsters Swindle The Mobile Order-Ahead Industry
April 30, 2019  |  Mobile Order Ahead

As is the case for all connected technologies, mobile order-ahead apps are constantly at risk for cyberattacks, which target credit card information and other highly...

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Faster Payments, Faster Fraudsters
Faster Payments, Faster Fraudsters
March 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The following Deep Dive takes an in-depth look at how real-time payments and P2P services are enabling faster transactions for users and opening new opportunities...

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Fiserv Rolls Out Enhanced Consumer Authentication Solutions
Fiserv Rolls Out Enhanced Consumer Authentication Solutions
August 22, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Fiserv, the global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced on Wednesday (Aug. 22) that it has rolled out two enhanced consumer authentication solutions, step-up authentication...

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