Fraud
In the world of fraud, time is money – no matter what type of fraud you’re dealing with.
In the world of fraud, time is money – no matter what type of fraud you’re dealing with. The faster you can identify indicators of fraudulent activity, the more money you will save your company. In the underground marketplace, there are many types of fraud perpetrated, ranging from payment card fraud to stolen identity fraud. To get ahead of the threat, analysts must understand the various components of each fraud scheme and the threat actors behind the activity.
For example, credit card fraud involves skimming efforts, large-scale data breaches, point-of-sale (POS) malware, JavaScript skimmers (Magecart), monetization through dump shops, vulnerabilities/exploits, online card checker services and much more. Let’s look at a large-scale account takeover fraud for our next example. This involves actors who sell combos (username/password lists), malware logs, stealer malware, bulk accounts and custom tools that target specific online services and brands, as well as actors buying accounts and much more. The concept is the same for other various types of fraud, such as account takeover, identity theft, travel/hotel fraud and call center fraud.
Intel 471’s Cybercrime Intelligence offers comprehensive coverage over the underground marketplace where these actors are actively taking part in this multifaceted ecosystem. Our intelligence collection and analysis allows analysts to build a deep understanding of the various fraud schemes and an intimate familiarity with the marketplace and actors within it. Armed with this knowledge about what, how and who, analysts can drive impactful action by delivering intelligence that can counter the threat of fraud before it becomes a major issue.