Identity & Fraud

Mastercard’s new scam merchant monitoring standards mandate proactive intervention within 72 hours. Learn how to stay compliant with Equifax [...]

Evolving fraud like synthetic identity and first-party attacks requires a layered defense. Implement proactive verification and continuous m [...]

Ghost student fraud is draining millions from higher education. Learn about 3 common fraud schemes, key red flags, and how Equifax's solutio [...]

Fight back against AI-driven auto fraud. Learn how generative AI creates hyper-realistic forgeries and discover the layered identity verific [...]

Counter sophisticated AI fraud with the dual power of supervised machine learning ("Experience") and unsupervised learning ("Intuition") to [...]

Explore the Equifax 2025 Security Annual Report, detailing how we leverage AI and innovation to block 19.8M threats daily, exceed benchmarks [...]

See how criminals leverage AI to simplify and scale fraud schemes like promo abuse, card testing, and synthetic identity creation. Learn how [...]

The AI fraud arms race is accelerating. Discover how fraudsters use sophisticated AI for synthetic identity attacks and learn new, machine l [...]

New Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) rules mean stricter compliance for acquirers and merchants starting in June 2025. Learn the new [...]

Discover how Equifax’s Explainable AI for Omniscore removes the "black box" mystery from fraud detection to build trust and improve manual r [...]

Synthetic identity fraud is a hard-to-detect threat costing businesses up to $40 billion. Learn why this fraud is rising, its true impact, a [...]

Learn about the worrisome rise of Account Takeover (ATO) fraud, its devastating impact on businesses and consumers, and three best practices [...]

Mobile fraud is on the rise. Learn why fraudsters are targeting mobile transactions and discover strategies to strengthen your digital fraud [...]

Stop ghost students in their tracks! Learn how colleges can strengthen fraud protections against the $180M ghost student fraud problem.

The growing threat of synthetic identity fraud accounts for 50-70% of credit fraud losses. Learn how to prevent it and protect your business [...]

Unlock deeper insights and revolutionize identity with Equifax Credit Identity Elements. Learn how our data solutions enhance identity verif [...]

10 fraud prevention strategies for lenders in 2025. Learn how to optimize customer onboarding and detect sophisticated digital fraud.

Protect against synthetic & true name fraud. Learn key solutions like identity verification, MFA, & predictive modeling. Stop fraud losses n [...]

The banking industry is facing a growing fraud problem, fueled by the rapid shift towards digital account opening and transactions. A [...]

The July 2024 Market Pulse webinar discussed recent trends around fraud, best practices for reducing overall fraud risk, consumer behavi [...]

With increasing fraud, consumer affordability issues and an uncertain EV market, where is the auto industry headed? In the l [...]

Editor's Note: As of May 15, 2025, this blog has been updated. For the updated information, please visit the updated version of this [...]