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2015 Pindrop Security™. Confidential. TRANSACTIONAL INSURANCE FRAUD THREATS Matt Garland, Vice President of Research Pindrop Security August 26, 2015
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2015 Pindrop Security™. Confidential.
TRANSACTIONAL INSURANCE FRAUD THREATS
Matt Garland, Vice President of ResearchPindrop SecurityAugust 26, 2015
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NOTE
These slides are from a webinar held August 26,
2015.
You may view a recording of the webinar at
www.pindropsecurity.com/webcast-archive
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Physical
THE PHONE IS THE WEAKEST LINK
1995 2010
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Physical Online
THE PHONE IS THE WEAKEST LINK
1995 2010
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Physical PhoneOnline
THE PHONE IS THE WEAKEST LINK
1995 2010
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PHONE VULNERABILITIES
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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES
• Human Element• Social Engineering• Focused on customer
service
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KNOWLEDGE BASED AUTHENTICATION
• Social Media• Online Black Markets• Data Breaches• High Failure Rates (15-
15%)
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CALLER ID / ANI
• Easy and cheap to spoof caller ID and ANI
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VOICE BIOMETRICS
• Voice Distortion• Background Noise• Call Quality• Enrollment• Privacy Issues
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THE GROWTH OF PHONE FRAUD
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RISING PHONE FRAUD
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PHONE FRAUD RATES
Avg. C
all C
enter
Banks
Brokera
ges
Credit C
ardReta
il
Mobile
Dev
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suran
ce1 in 2200 1 in 2650 1 in 3000
1 in 900 1 in 1000
1 in 300
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FRAUD EXPOSURE
Banks Brokerages Credit Card Mobile Device Insurance
$0
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000
$14,000,000
$16,000,000
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OTHER LOSSES
Reputational Risk
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OTHER LOSSES
Customer Privacy /Data Breaches
Reputational Risk
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OTHER LOSSES
Customer Privacy /Data Breaches
Customer ExperienceReputational Risk
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PHONE FRAUD TECHNIQUES
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PHONE FRAUD STEPS
Reconnaissance Account Takeover Fraud Triggers Monetize the Attack
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PHONE FRAUD STEPS
Reconnaissance Account Takeover Fraud Triggers Monetize the Attack
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PHONE FRAUD STEPS
Reconnaissance Account Takeover Fraud Triggers Monetize the Attack
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PHONE FRAUD STEPS
Reconnaissance Account Takeover Fraud Triggers Monetize the Attack
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RECONNAISSANCE
• Identify policy holders• Determine policy value• Collect KBA answers
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ACCOUNT TAKEOVER
• Change contact information• Reset password• Setup online account
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REDUCE FRAUD TRIGGERS
• Verification intercept
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MONETIZING ATTACKS
• Loans or surrenders of policies
• Loans or liquidation of retirement accounts
• File fraudulent claims
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DETECTING PHONE FRAUD
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BEST PRACTICES
Track Phone Fraud
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BEST PRACTICES
Track Phone Fraud Detect Phone Fraud
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BEST PRACTICES
Track Phone Fraud Detect Phone Fraud Authenticate Callers
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LOSS• Packet loss • Robotization • Dropped frames
SPECTRUM• Quantization • Frequency filters• Codec artifacts
NOISE• Clarity• Correlation • Signal-to-noise ratio
147 audio features
UniquePhone
Geo-Location Risk Factors
PHONEPRINTING™
Phoneprint™
Call AudioRequires 15 seconds
of call audio
Risk Score
Call Type
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RISK BASED AUTHENTICATION
Quick verification of good calls reduces call
time and improves customer satisfaction
Bad callers are flagged and losses stopped
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CONCLUSION
• The phone channel represents the weakest link for transactional fraud attempts
• Phone channel fraud is a significant and increasing risk for insurance providers
• Best Practices• Monitor and track fraud back to phone channel• Use PhoneprintingTM to detect phone fraud• Implement risk-based authentication
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