Fraud attacks initiated by automated bots using artificially generated images, also known as deepfakes, are becoming a major problem in the payments industry, according to a report Wednesday from AU10TIX, a provider of identity-verification and risk-management technology. Overall, 32% of all Internet traffic during the second quarter was driven by …

The ever-shifting attacks from online criminals has prompted Sift to launch ThreatClusters, a tool to detect similar fraud patterns across industries to better identify risk patterns. San Francisco-based Sift says traditional fraud-detection models too narrowly focus on a single organization’s data or apply insights too broadly across diverse industries. It …

It’s early days for artificial intelligence use, but already most consumers—74%—are concerned it could be used to advance further fraud attacks. That’s the word from risk-management provider Abrigo in its latest survey. In related news, ClearSale launched a suite of tools to help retailers counter online fraud. Fraud worries are …

Mastercard Inc. outlined how it uses generative artificial intelligence to counter fraud, such as when criminals place part of a 16-digit card number on an illegal Web site. Mastercard said it is better able to predict the full card detail of these compromised cards on its network, enabling them to be …

Rising costs aren’t just happening in grocery stores. They have caught up to fraud-recovery costs when consumers work to untangle the mess caused by identity theft and scams. The average out-of-pocket expense for a consumer in that situation ballooned 70% from $119 in 2022 to $202 in 2023, according to …