BlogUnreal Identities Leading to Real CrimesFebruary 4, 2019 by Verafin Synthetic identity fraud has become a vehicle for fraudsters to commit a host of financial crimes, such as account fraud, loan fraud or online banking fraud. Criminals combine real... |
BlogBusiness Email Compromise (BEC) FraudDecember 10, 2018 by Verafin This blog was originally published in July 2017 and has been updated to reflect up-to-date statistics and references. Business Email Compromise (BEC) has become a big earner in the criminal... |
BlogUnmasking online account takeoverDecember 19, 2017 by Verafin The intersection of fraud and online banking accounts continues to be big business. With our dependence on smart phones and as the Internet continues to seemingly expand into every aspect... |
Feature SheetOnline Account Takeover DetectionOnline customer accounts are a serious target for sophisticated cyber-criminals looking to commit unauthorized transfers and harvest data to perform numerous types of fraud. Verafin uncovers unusual online activity that... |
Archived Webinar2017 Crime Trends & TechnologyOriginally Presented: July 12, 2017 Verafin industry experts: Brendan Brothers, Anti-Financial Crimes Specialist; and Mauriceo Castanheiro, Director of Fraud Analytics; discuss the challenges financial institutions faced to date in 2017, the trends to watch... |
White PaperThe Cyber Crime Wave: What Bankers Need to KnowNovember 2016 In his insightful white paper The Cyber Crime Wave: What Bankers Need To Know, Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI discusses the pervasive risk presented by... |
InfographicCyber Crime: A Growing ThreatThe threat to the U.S. financial system from cybercriminals is always evolving. This infographic highlights the growing threat of cybercrime with data from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), and... |
VideoUnusual Access – Reconnaissance AgentA cybercriminal’s end goal is to siphon funds out of a victim’s online bank account. Once they gain access to the online account they will often make demographic changes to... |
VideoRisky Online Banking Setup AgentConfidence scams, like romance or job scams, are a growing ploy by fraudsters to establish trust with a victim with the end goal of obtaining personally identifiable information (PII) and... |
VideoUnusual Access – ACH AgentOnline customer accounts are a serious target for sophisticated cybercriminals looking to commit unauthorized transfers. Once an online account has been breached, money can be moved very quickly. This short... |
