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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

We’ll also explore an array of cybercrime services aimed at phishers who target hotels that rely on the world’s most visited travel website. Booking.com did not respond to questions about that, and its current account security advice urges customers to enable 2FA. A full, defanged list of domains is available here.

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Darwinium upgrades its payment fraud protection platform

CSO Magazine

The company claims that the update ensures customers remain in control of users’ data while also preventing Darwinian from becoming a target of cybercrime. Use cases for the Darwinium platform include account security, scam detection, account takeover, fraudulent new accounts, synthetic identities, and bot intelligence.

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Account Takeover: What is it and How to Prevent It?

Identity IQ

A compromised business account, especially at a management or executive level, opens up a range of fraud opportunities for criminals. Once they have access to an account with sufficient authority, cybercriminals can use that trusted email address to scam other companies into making fraudulent payments or just distribute malware en mass.

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AI-Powered Identity Protection: How Machine Learning Safeguards Your Data

Identity IQ

For example, financial institutions may use AI and machine learning to identify unusual transactions on a customer’s account. Businesses may also strengthen account security beyond user login credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) by analyzing locations, devices, and user behavior whenever someone tries to access an account.

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What is Two-Factor Authentication?

Identity IQ

Key takeaways: 2FA can provide additional security to any account or system that requires user verification. 2FA conveys many security benefits for users and organizations but does have a few limitations. These scams can use highly sophisticated methods to impersonate legitimate people or organizations.