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....
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Justin McDonald
Nov 15, 20222 min read
Nearly 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...
Justin McDonald
Sep 7, 20222 min read
Fraud 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...
Justin McDonald
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Are Your Customers’ Loyalty Points Safe From Fraud?
Nearly 90 percent of US consumers are enrolled in at least one loyalty program while the total value of US rewards accounts exceeds $60...
Justin McDonald
May 24, 20225 min read
Account 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...
Justin McDonald
May 24, 20222 min read
The Large and Growing Threat of Account Takeover
Account Takeover (ATO) represented one-in-four identity fraud losses in 2021 growing 90 percent year-over-year to an $11.4 billion dollar...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Many 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...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20213 min read
eProtect your Domain to Protect Your Consumers and Brand
There’s a good reason why web administrator credentials sell for over $3,000 on fraudsters forums: because they are highly valuable to...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Methods Fraudsters Use to Beat Two-Factor Authentication
While it is commonly accepted that passwords and the consumers who set them are inherently insecure, organizations put a lot of trust...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Government 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...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Nearly 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...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20211 min read
One-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...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Google 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...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20212 min read
InfoSec 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...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20212 min read
124 Data Breaches Were Announced in the First Two Months of 2018 Following a Record-Setting 2017
There were nearly 17 million identity fraud victims in the United States in 2017, more than ever before. This increase is likely...
Fraud Practice
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Number of Records Compromised in U.S...
...Data Breaches Nears All-Time High While Nearly 90 percent Included Victims’ SSNs Nearly 1,600 data breaches occurred in the United...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20213 min read
Loyalty Fraud: Over 3 Billion Accounts and $48 Billion at Stake
Whether making fraudulent purchases to accrue loyalty points and rewards, or taking over legitimate customer accounts to steal and spend...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Black 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,...
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Nov 4, 20213 min read
Number of Data Breaches in 2015 Stayed Flat, Number of Compromised Records Doubled
While the number of data breaches that occurred in 2015 stayed nearly the same as from the year before, the number of personal records...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Data 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...
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