![]() ![]() ![]() Both of these rely in large part on an attacker having some or all of the information needed to break into an account before beginning the attack. The two largest types of account takeover attacks are credential stuffing and credential cracking. But first, let’s define what these attacks look like and how they happen. ![]() Options for preventing ATO attacks include deploying multi-factor authentication (MFA), using CAPTCHAs, and improving your bot defenses. In this post, I’d like to dig into how that balancing act is reflected in the tools in place to prevent account takeover (ATO) attacks, one of the most common vectors for fraud in web applications.ĪTO attacks generally cost little to carry out, have a high success rate (due to generally poor password hygiene practices), and can be especially detrimental to both company reputation and the bottom line. In an earlier post, we explored the balancing act of reducing fraud in your applications without increasing friction for human users. ![]()
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