Dark Web Data Exposure Enables Unauthorized Financial Account Creation at Neobanks
Personal data exposed on the dark web is used to open fraudulent accounts at fintech institutions like Netspend. Victims learn of the breach through third-party dark web monitoring rather than from the institution directly. Financial institutions do not proactively prevent new account fraud by cross-referencing account applications against known breach datasets.
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