Tag: synthetic ID

Friend or foe? Sophisticated criminals put a great deal of effort into creating convincing, verifiable personas (AKA synthetic identities). Once the fictional customer has...

Published: July 15, 2019 by Guest Contributor

Synthetic identities come from accounts held not by actual individuals, but by fabricated identities created to perpetrate fraud. It often starts with stealing a...

Published: November 2, 2018 by Chris Ryan

Although it’s hard to imagine, some synthetic identities are being used for purposes other than fraud. Here are 3 types of common synthetic identities...

Published: June 18, 2018 by Guest Contributor

While it’s important to recognize synthetic identities when they knock on your door, it’s just as important to conduct regular portfolio checkups. Every circumstance...

Published: March 15, 2018 by Guest Contributor

Traditional verification and validation parameters alone are not enough to stop identity fraud. Fortunately, there are many emerging trends and best practices for modern...

Published: December 7, 2017 by Guest Contributor

Experian on the State of Identity podcast In today’s environment, any conversation on the identity management industry needs to include some mention of synthetic...

Published: November 21, 2017 by Keir Breitenfeld

The data to create synthetic identities is available. And the marketplace to exchange and monetize that data is expanding rapidly. The fact that hundreds...

Published: November 1, 2017 by Keir Breitenfeld

Synthetic identity fraud is on the rise across financial services, ecommerce, public sector, health and utilities markets. The long-term impact of synthetic identity remains...

Published: October 26, 2017 by Guest Contributor

Mitigating synthetic identities Synthetic identity fraud is an epidemic that does more than negatively affect portfolio performance. It can hurt your reputation as a...

Published: June 22, 2017 by Guest Contributor

The creation of synthetic identities (synthetic id) relies upon an ecosystem of institutions, data aggregators, credit reporting agencies and consumers. All of which are...

Published: June 18, 2017 by Keir Breitenfeld

Part four in our series on Insights from Vision 2016 fraud and identity track It was a true honor to present alongside Experian fraud...

Published: June 14, 2016 by Kyle Hinsz

This article first appeared in Baseline Magazine Since it is possible for cyber-criminals to create a synthetic person, businesses must be able to differentiate...

Published: May 10, 2016 by Guest Contributor

Customer Experience during the holiday shopping season During the holidays, consumers transact at a much greater rate than any other time of the year....

Published: December 7, 2015 by Roger Bouvier

By: Ken Pruett I want to touch a bit on some of the third party fraud scenarios that are often top of mind with...

Published: April 5, 2010 by Guest Contributor

By: Heather Grover In my previous blog, I covered top of mind issues that our clients are challenged with related to their risk based...

Published: August 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor