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Account Takeover & Attack Types

Type
Description
What is account takeover (ATO)?
Account takeover (ATO) is when an attacker gains unauthorized control of a legitimate user's account.
What is phishing?
Phishing is a social-engineering attack that tricks victims into revealing credentials or sensitive data via fake messages and sites.
What is social engineering?
Social engineering is the manipulation of people into revealing information or taking harmful actions.
What is a data breach?
A data breach is the unauthorized access or exposure of sensitive data. Learn how breaches happen, what they expose, and how they fuel downstream fraud.
What is SIM swapping?
SIM swapping is an attack that transfers a victim's phone number to the attacker's SIM to intercept SMS codes.
What is session hijacking?
Session hijacking is stealing a user's authenticated session to bypass login and MFA entirely.
What is a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack?
A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack intercepts communication between two parties to eavesdrop or manipulate it.
What is a device takeover attack?
A device takeover attack gives a fraudster control of a victim's device to commit fraud from within the trusted environment. Learn how on-device fraud works.
What is a remote access (RAT) attack?
A remote access (RAT) attack uses remote-access tools or trojans to control a victim's device and commit fraud from within their session. Learn how it works.
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