phishing

Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

Instacart Denies Reported Data Breach Affecting 280K Users
Instacart Denies Reported Data Breach Affecting 280K Users
July 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Hundreds of thousands of Instacart customers are having their personal data sold on the dark web, including the last four digits of their credit cards,...

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Radius Bank’s Approach To Collective Intelligence In Fraud Prevention
Radius Bank’s Approach To Collective Intelligence In Fraud Prevention
July 22, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Call it the great tug-of-war. Fraudsters are teaming up to form elaborate rings that work in sync to launch account takeovers. But to beat highly...

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Ransomware Attack On Orange Accessed 20 Enterprise Customers’ Data
Ransomware Attack On Orange Accessed 20 Enterprise Customers’ Data
July 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

France-based telecom company Orange reported that a ransomware attack had compromised the data of 20 enterprise customers on one of its servers, according to news...

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Why The Best Fraud Defenses Need Artificial And Human Intelligence
Why The Best Fraud Defenses Need Artificial And Human Intelligence
July 15, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

There’s an old saying that sunlight is the best disinfectant. Shedding some light on just what the bad guys want — and why and how...

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Why Fighting Fraud Means Looking Beyond The Transaction
Why Fighting Fraud Means Looking Beyond The Transaction
July 02, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Consumers’ commerce patterns have been very much upended in the past few months and shifted heavily to digital. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Deep Dive: The Importance Of Fighting Fake Restaurant Reviews And Social Media Fraud
Deep Dive: The Importance Of Fighting Fake Restaurant Reviews And Social Media Fraud
June 16, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

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Deep Dive: How FIs Can Upgrade Authentication Measures To Foil Fraudsters’ Open Banking Attacks
Deep Dive: How FIs Can Upgrade Authentication Measures To Foil Fraudsters’ Open Banking Attacks
June 08, 2020  |  AML

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EU Launches Financial Crime Team To Police Pandemic Economy
EU Launches Financial Crime Team To Police Pandemic Economy
June 08, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The European Union (EU) has established a new unit to wage war against financial crime amid an economy struck by the coronavirus pandemic. Get the...

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India’s BHIM Payments Site May Have Exposed 7 Million Users’ Data
India’s BHIM Payments Site May Have Exposed 7 Million Users’ Data
June 02, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

India’s BHIM payment app has reportedly accidentally exposed the personal data of 7 million users, including addresses, scans of Aadhar IDs and caste certificates, according...

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