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.

The Invoice Lands In The Corporate Cyber Fraud Spotlight

The Invoice Lands In The Corporate Cyber Fraud Spotlight
The Invoice Lands In The Corporate Cyber Fraud Spotlight
July 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Although there are countless ways a cybercriminal can swindle funds from a company — either from the outside or within — it’s often the invoice...

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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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