Online insurance fraud: types, techniques, prevention

Cyber-criminals engage in online insurance fraud by submitting applications with fabricated data or creating multiple accounts to "double dip" on fraudulent claims. Learn more about online insurance fraud and what you can do to prevent it.

March 9, 2023

Online Travel Fraud – Types, Detection, and Prevention

Learn about the different types of online travel fraud including payment fraud, chargeback fraud, account takeover, and identity theft, and how to detect and prevent them in this comprehensive blog post.

December 7, 2022

When Love Is Too Blind: How Romance Scams Can Lead to Credit Card Fraud on Your Site

In the last five years, people have reported losing 1.3 billion dollars to romance scams. Romance scams occur when someone pretends to be in a relationship with someone else to extract money or personal information. Learn how you and your business can prevent becoming a victim of romance and dating app scams.

October 13, 2022

Why Social Engineering Attacks Are Successful with Technical Staff

No one is safe from social engineering - even the most tech-savvy professionals. Learn how cyber attackers are using new methods to trick users into giving personal or confidential information.

September 28, 2022

How Compromised Credentials and Identity Theft Contribute to Government Benefits Fraud

In this article, we’ll explain how identity theft works, how valuable it is to bad actors, how government benefit fraud is affected by identity theft, and what protection measures can be put in place to help prevent identity theft.

August 18, 2022

The Basics of KYC (Know Your Customer) & KYC Fraud

In this article, we’ll discuss the basics of what KYC is, how laws are applied, why KYC is important, what are some of the core requirements of Know Your Customer, and what technology exists to help affected businesses stay compliant.

July 12, 2022

The Ultimate Account Sharing Prevention Guide: How Netflix and Others Fight Fraud

This guide will go through some of the most publicized examples of account sharing causing issues for companies and their customers in recent years. We will also cover some methods these businesses use to catch and prevent account sharing without negatively impacting their customers' experience.

Illustration of a letter being opened by a fishing hook depicting a phishing email

March 29, 2022

8 Common Signs of an Email Phishing Attempt

Email phishing is exceedingly common, and while they have low success rates, those who fall victim can lose significant amounts of money and valuable data. Learn common signs of email phishing attempts to protect yourself and your business.

January 4, 2022

Steps to prevent account takeover in banks and fintech

Account takeover is a huge risk to online banks and fintechs. Learn how fraudsters gain access to customer accounts, and how to protect your website and mobile apps.

November 12, 2021

6 Cybersecurity Trends for 2022 and Beyond

Cybercrime shot up by 600% during the COVID-19 pandemic, but what can we expect going forward? We look into 6 of the top cybersecurity trends expected in the coming years.

October 26, 2021

Prevent 100% of Account Takeover Attacks from Bots with 2FA

Find out why Microsoft and Apple recommend 2FA for stopping automated bots and malicious humans from stealing your online accounts.

October 12, 2021

A Guide to Ecommerce Merchant Fraud Protection in 2023

Ecommerce fraud is a type of cybercrime in which criminals use stolen credit card information or fake identities to make unauthorized purchases online. It can also involve identity theft, where criminals use stolen personal information such as names, addresses and Social Security numbers to open new accounts or take out loans in someone else’s name.

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