In addition to 56 million payment cards being compromised in the Home Depot data breach, approximately 53 million e-mail addresses also were stolen, the retailer reported in an investigation update on Nov. 6.
Part 1 - Voice Biometrics in the Call Center
See how the detailed analysis of millions of voice-based transactions has produced a "signal in the noise." From large-scale analysis, clear patterns emerge of how stolen payment card information is actually qualified, updated and adapted for monetization. This process...
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Contact centers increasingly are the key "soft" targets for fraudsters who impersonate legitimate customers to alter or obtain information. This information is then used to facilitate direct and cross-channel fraud, which can be very difficult to tie back to the call-center entry point. How do...
See how the detailed analysis of millions of voice-based transactions has produced a "signal in the noise." From large-scale analysis, clear patterns emerge of how stolen payment card information is actually qualified, updated and adapted for monetization. This process is most often carried out by social engineering...
Google says just 2 percent of the recent dump of nearly 5 million credentials to Russian cybercrime forums contained valid Gmail username and password combinations. But anyone who reused the same passwords on other sites remains at risk from hackers.
Contact centers increasingly are the key "soft" targets for fraudsters who impersonate legitimate customers to alter or obtain information. This information is then used to facilitate direct and cross-channel fraud, which can be very difficult to tie back to the call-center entry point. How do fraudsters conduct these...
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