Sentences with phrase «online fraud attacks»

While rates of online fraud attacks against merchants in the travel industry were down 33 percent in 2016, compared to 2015, consumers who buy online are still vulnerable to fraudsters.

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Many in the short - term online lending industry were surprised by the announcement, which seems to be in lock - step with the current administration's Operation Choke Point, an initiative launched in 2013 by the United States Department of Justice, whose stated intent was to «attack Internet, telemarketing, mail, and other mass market fraud against consumers, by choking fraudsters» access to the banking system.»

A phishing attack is an online fraud technique which involves sending official - looking email messages with return addresses, links and branding that all appear to come from legitimate banks, retailers, credit card companies, etc..