Fraud Glossary

Browse 11 fraud terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

11 Fraud Terms

Anti-Bot
Designed to detect, limit, or block automated scripted activity such as scraping, credential stuffing, spam, or fake account creation. Anti-bot controls often...
Card Not Present Fraud
Payment fraud involving a card transaction where the physical card is not presented, such as online, phone, or in-app purchases. Because the merchant cannot...
Cybercrime
Criminal activity carried out through or against digital systems, including fraud, extortion, identity theft, ransomware, and unauthorized access. The term is...
Data Tampering
The unauthorized modification of data in transit, at rest, or during processing so that systems or people receive false information. It can support fraud,...
Grey Market
The unofficial but not necessarily fully illegal market for goods, software licenses, credentials, or hardware resold outside authorized channels. In security...
Identity Theft
The misuse of someone's personal information or credentials to impersonate them for fraud, access, or other unauthorized activity. In digital environments,...
Impersonation
The act of pretending to be another user, service, or trusted entity in order to gain access, trust, or influence. Impersonation can occur through stolen...
Impossible Travel
A detection scenario where the same account appears to log in from geographically distant locations within a time window too short for legitimate travel....
Phishing
Phishing is a social engineering attack where an attacker impersonates a trusted entity through email, text messages, phone calls, or fraudulent websites to...
Pump and Dump
A manipulative scheme where promoters hype an asset to inflate its price, then sell into the surge before the price collapses. The phrase is common in...
Revenue Security
The protection of systems, workflows, and data that directly affect an organization's ability to earn, collect, or preserve revenue. Revenue security often...

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