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
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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