Banks generally see sharp increases in fraud during large one-off events such as the World Cup and Olympics, says the security firm, struggling to identify suspect transactions because of the statistical "noise" generated.
Jackie Barwell, manager, financial crime products, Actimize, says: "Because of the increased volume of amateurish 'noise' created by opportunists, many of the phishing emails created by organised criminals look incredibly professional. These more professional schemes will direct unsuspecting victims to convincing Web pages asking for credit card details or online banking log-ins."
Banks, already alert to the fact that customers' cards are at risk, should amend their transactional risk scoring and anti-fraud processes so as to distinguish genuine suspicious activity across all customer channels - ATM, debit and credit card transactions as well as online transactions, says Actimize.
The firm calls on banks to tap behavioral profiling to keep ahead of the scammers, using multiple scoring tiers and sophisticated analytics to identify high-risk transactions in real-time.