How to Detect and Prevent Account Creation Fraud

Account creation fraud occurs when a fraudster creates an account using false, stolen, or synthesized identity information. Unlike account takeover, which targets existing legitimate accounts, account creation fraud produces what fraud teams often call “born bad accounts.” These are accounts that were never associated with a real, trusted user. “Born bad accounts” become infrastructure for […] The post How to Detect and Prevent Account Creation Fraud appeared first on Sift .