Online Account Takeover Detection

2017 Crime Trends & Technology

Originally 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... 

The Cyber Crime Wave: What Bankers Need to Know

November 2016 In his insightful white paper The Cyber Crime Wave: What Bankers Need To Know, Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI discusses... 

ACAMS Webinar
Cybercrime: A Prominent and Growing Financial Crime Threat

Originally Presented: December 8, 2016

“Great overview of cybercrimes currently effecting financial institutions.  Also, good example of real case; this was extremely insightful.” Compliance Officer, JP Morgan “Each webinar from... 

U.S. Court Case: 5 Cyber-Enabled Financial Crimes

December 4, 2016 by Denise Hutchings

Last week, U.S. authorities in conjunction with international law enforcement issued a press release on the dismantling of a cyber criminal infrastructure known as Avalanche. A joint statement by U.S. agencies noted that “this network hosted more than two dozen... 

Cyber Crime: A Growing Threat

The 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... 

U.S. Wire Fraud Case: Multiple Companies and Multiple Banks Exploited

October 10, 2016 by Denise Hutchings

Wire fraud that emanates from the combination of identity theft and email compromise has skyrocketed to an escalated threat level in the class of evolving cybercrimes which exploit both financial institutions and their customers. To help shine a spotlight on... 

Tricks of the Cyber-Trade: Email Compromise Fraud Schemes

Originally Presented: October 5, 2016

Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) are among the growing trends of cyber-enabled crime adversely affecting financial institutions — with $3.1 billion worldwide... 

E-mail Compromise Fraud Schemes

E-mail compromise fraud schemes such as Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) are a growing problem for financial institutions. As criminals use e-mail compromise to exploit the... 

U.S. Bank Account Information Sold on Dark Web Marketplace

August 25, 2016 by Denise Hutchings

See our new blogs on this topic: Identity Exploitation Is Your Information for Sale on the Dark Web? Dark Web: Inside the Internet’s Underworld A recent online post under the “Fraud” category of a Dark Web marketplace read as follows:...