fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

NEW DATA: Global Account Takeovers Spike 45 Percent
NEW DATA: Global Account Takeovers Spike 45 Percent
October 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Account takeovers have become a new favorite for fraudsters over the course of just a quarter. And, in the wake of the Equifax breach that the...

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Giving Voice Recognition A Security Boost
Giving Voice Recognition A Security Boost
October 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Biometric authentication technology like voice recognition has become a security staple, but with fraudsters designing schemes to beat them, biometrics too may benefit from backup....

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Credit Karma To Monitor IDs For Free
Credit Karma To Monitor IDs For Free
October 24, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Credit Karma, the free credit monitoring company, announced news on Monday (Oct. 23) of the launch of free ID monitoring. In a blog post, Adam Boender,...

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How To Drive The Conversations At Money 20/20
How To Drive The Conversations At Money 20/20
October 23, 2017  |  Money 20/20

If conversation is currency, what about conversations about currency? When thousands of payments professionals gather in one place, you'd better know the lingua franca. So...

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A Fraudster Speaks Out On Account Takeover Fraud
A Fraudster Speaks Out On Account Takeover Fraud
October 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

If fraud attacks are the flu, then the Equifax data breach was a raging fever: a symptom (albeit a dramatic one) of a larger illness...

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Four “Need To Knows” About Balancing Digital UX And Security
Four “Need To Knows” About Balancing Digital UX And Security
October 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

What do consumers want? Merchants think they have the answers: ease, efficiency and instant gratification. Oh, and security, too – but not at the expense...

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Transaction Monitoring: Bracing For The Aftermath Of The Equifax Breach
Transaction Monitoring: Bracing For The Aftermath Of The Equifax Breach
October 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters’ methods are always changing. That means, try as they might, banks and financial institutions will never be able to keep all of them at...

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Before You Use The Word ‘Deep,’ Show Me The Learning
Before You Use The Word ‘Deep,’ Show Me The Learning
October 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

  Winter is coming — an AI winter, that is. Artificial intelligence (AI) winter, or a period of reduced interest and investment spending in the field,...

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Half Of Americans Think Fraud Online Is A Given
Half Of Americans Think Fraud Online Is A Given
October 19, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

According to Paysafe research, nearly 60 percent of Americans feel that becoming victims of fraud is inevitable when shopping online. While 67 percent of American...

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