So-called sophisticated attacks monitored by Mastercard Inc. subsidiary NuData Security jumped 430% in late 2019, with fraudsters deploying more human-aided online attacks rather than fully automated ones in order to fool the defenders. Those findings come from NuData’s “2019: Fraud Risk at a Glance” report released Thursday. NuData is a …
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A Tide of Online Fraud Engulfs a Group of Businesses Surveyed by American Express
Researchers and risk-control firms have been monitoring the increase in e-commerce fraud for years, and it’s hit home for a group of merchants surveyed by American Express Co. A newly released AmEx survey that included 400 business leaders says they estimate 27% of their firms’ annual online sales are fraudulent …
Read More »Fraud Control: Good News, Bad News
On the one hand, fraud losses continue a seemingly inexorable rise. On the other, there are positive steps businesses can take to mitigate those losses. Earlier this year, the AFP (the Association for Financial Professionals) published its annual “Payments Fraud and Control Survey,” which looks at trends in business-payments fraud …
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As Fraud Attempts Increase, So Do the Costs of Mitigating Them
More types of retailers and e-commerce merchants are facing more fraud attempts as the number of attacks increased for every merchant type covered in the 2019 True Cost of Fraud report issued Tuesday by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. And with the growth comes an increase in the cost to counter the …
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Visa Hopes to ‘Flip the Script’ on Fraudsters With an Expanded Suite of Security Products
As merchants, consumers, and financial institutions contend with the aftereffects of unceasing data breaches, Visa Inc. is adding new products to help prevent and disrupt payment fraud. Announced Tuesday, the roster of new products include Vital Signs, which monitors transactions and alerts financial institutions to signs of potential fraudulent activity …
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