Account Takeover
Fraud Blog posts tagged “Account Takeover”.
Over 24.6 Billion Usernames and Passwords Have Been Compromised Since 2016
According to a study by Digital Shadows, over 24.6 billion username and password combinations have been exposed due to data breaches. While…
Jan 23, 2023 · 2 min read fraudNearly Two-Thirds of ATO Attacks Use Advanced Bots to Mimic Human Behavior
Over 22 percent of all login attempts on retail websites were malicious, which is nearly twice the rate of malicious login attempts across…
Nov 15, 2022 · 2 min read fraudFraud Losses Attributed to the Login Event are Catching Up to Fraud Losses from Transactions
Although fraud attacks occur more frequently at the account creation and transaction events, the dollar losses attributed to fraud at the…
Sep 7, 2022 · 2 min read fraudAccount Takeover and Alternative Payments: Understanding the Impact of the Fraud Economy
May 24, 2022 | By: Justin McDonald, Sr. Risk Management Consultant, The Fraud Practice Does your organization have a 360° view on the many…
May 24, 2022 · 5 min read Fraud PreventionGoogle Encourages Increased Consumer Security with Free Phishing Quiz
In partnership with another Alphabet group company, Google recently released a way for consumers to test their skills in detecting phishing…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Case StudiesGovernment Agencies in Puerto Rico Fall Prey to Pair of Spear Phishing Attacks
After compromising the email account of a government official at one agency, targeted phishing attacks were sent from this trusted contact…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionInfoSec Professionals Report Increase in Phishing and Incidences Leading to Compromised Accounts
According to a recent survey from ProofPoint, more than 80 percent of information security (infosec) professionals saw an increase in…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionMany Merchants Fail to Protect Against or Notify Users About Account Takeover
According to a recent survey, more than one-third of merchants have seen at least 10 percent of their user accounts taken over in the past…
Nov 5, 2021 · 3 min read Data BreachNearly Four Thousand Data Breaches, Four Billion Records Compromised in First Half of 2019
More than 3,800 data breaches occurred in the first half of this year, a 54 percent increase from the first half of 2018. The number of…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Fraud PreventionOne-in-Five Phishing Emails are Sent from Compromised Email Accounts
Fraudsters find more success with getting phishing campaigns delivered as well as with open and click rates when sending from an existing,…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Industry NewsBlack Market Prices for Variety of Login Credentials Show that Fraud Goes Well Beyond the Payment Ca
A recent study cataloging prices across English- and Russian-language fraudster forums examined 320 purchases for stolen payment, identity…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachData Breach Trends to Watch in 2015 Influenced by EMV and the Internet of Things
Credit bureau Experian recently released their second annual Data Breach Industry Forecast report highlighting six trends expected for…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read