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Phishing Attacks Hit New Record in 2016
February 28, 2017

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) released a new report this week which found that 2016 was the worst year in history for phishing scams. The total number of phishing attacks last year was 1,220,523 — a 65 percent increase over the number of attacks recorded in...

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Fraud’s Frightening Surge
October 26, 2016

Forget ghosts and goblins, fraudsters are real-life monsters haunting merchants this Halloween. Data in the hot-off-the-presses October 2016 Global Fraud Attack Index™ reports that the fraud attack rate grew 15 percent since the start of 2016 and a whopping 62 percent between Q3 2015 and...

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The Ever-Rising Cost Of Fraud
August 31, 2016

Fraudsters seem to have embraced the Puritan work ethic: Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. And they’ve been anything but idle. The hot-off-the-presses Global Fraud Attack Index™ shows that fraud attacks have jumped 137 percent over the four quarters ending March 2016. The index reveals...

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Fraud Attacks Jump 137 Percent Over The Last Four Quarters
August 30, 2016

Fraudsters seem to have embraced the Puritan work ethic: Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. And they’ve been anything but idle. The hot-off-the-presses Global Fraud Attack Index™ shows that fraud attacks have jumped 137 percent over the four quarters ending March 2016. The index reveals...

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What Are Fraudsters Up To Now?
July 07, 2016

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Researchers Hack Mitsubishi Outlander
June 07, 2016

Security experts have uncovered a security vulnerability in the Mitsubishi Outlander that fraudsters could exploit to potentially steal the car. The vulnerability was discovered in Outlander’s Wi-Fi module, which can be manipulated to turn off the SUV’s alarm system, compromise car settings and drain its battery, according to the...

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EMV’s Online Fraud Attack Push
May 09, 2016

To attend this live digital discussion, please complete the registration form shown below. ABOUT THE DISCUSSION  Though the industry knew it was coming, the sharp migration of fraud from in-store to online channels with the growing adoption of EMV is still enough to keep any...