What can be done about the rising click interception threat?
Ad networks’ increasingly successful efforts to detect bot-based ad click fraud has forced attackers to focus more on intercepting and redirecting legitimate users’ …
Attackers use large-scale bots to launch attacks on social media platforms
Social media sites have become lucrative targets for criminals looking for quick monetization. More than half of logins (53%) on social media sites are fraudulent and 25% of …
Thefts from cryptocurrency exchanges continue despite increased security
Although exchanges, wallets and other cryptocurrency custody services are strengthening their defenses, attackers continue to innovate and outpace even the current state of …
49% of all risky online transactions come from mobile devices
About half of all risky online transactions appear to be coming from a mobile device, according to iovation. Specifically, in the first half of 2019 49% of all risky …
The probability that an EV SSL certificate is associated with a bad domain is 0.013%
In 2018, phishing attacks were attempted 482.5 million times, more than doubling the number of incidents in 2017. New research conducted by the Georgia Institute of Technology …
Every year, millions of web domains are registered to defraud businesses
The growth of fraudulent domains corresponds to the growth of the overall domain landscape, according to Proofpoint. Between Q1 and Q4 2018, registrations of fraudulent …
Consumers increasingly deploying biometrics as PINs and passwords continue to fail
The UK is ready to fight fraud with biometrics, according to new research revealed by Nuance on World Password Day. The new research carried out by OnePoll asked 1,000 adults …
Latest numbers show why BEC/EAC scams are here to stay
Extortion has become the second most often reported type of cybercrime, but BEC/EAC scams still reign supreme when it comes to monetary loss (or criminals’ earnings), …
PDF: The vehicle of choice for malware and fraud
There has been a substantial increase of fraudulent PDF files, according to a report by SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers. This fraud campaign takes advantage of …
Banks continue to prioritize risk management over customer convenience
Almost three in four banks in Asia Pacific anticipate that fraud in their country will increase in 2019, according to a recent poll by FICO. Of specific concern are …
As fraud attacks grow more sophisticated, a need for contextual detection strategies increases
Fraudsters are using a complex array of tools to build armies of fake accounts, 74% of all fraudulent accounts are created from desktops, and cloud service provider IP ranges …
45% of taxpayers do not securely store tax documents
Despite almost four in 10 (38 percent) taxpayers saying they are worried they will become a victim of tax fraud or tax identity theft during tax season, 45 percent admit to …
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