Targeting One-Time Password Authentication

Today, a lot more businesses are encountering a considerable rise in expenses attributed to International Revenue Share Fraud (ISRF). This type of digital fraud involves attackers exploiting multi-factor authentication (MFA) systems to gain financial advantages. Initially targeting telecom companies, ISRF has now extended its reach to various industries where organizations rely on voice and SMS one-time passwords (OTP) to safeguard their digital accounts.

IRSF happens when cybercriminals illegally infiltrate a telecom operator’s networks or use rogue carriers to redirect calls and texts to premium rate numbers. Bad actors then use automated attacks on digital touchpoints that trigger OTP, such as account sign-ups and logins, earning a per-transaction payout of $1 or more. 

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Nick Reva

Nick Reva

Engineering Manager, Security Engineering
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What Is SMS Toll Fraud?

SMS Toll Fraud, also known as SMS pumping or International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF), is a growing form of cyberattack in which scammers abuse account registration, 2FA, and similar mechanisms to send large volumes of SMS messages to premium rate numbers, resulting in fraudulent SMS charges to a business. These massively inflated charges can amount to millions of dollars a month. One study showed that SMS Toll Fraud cost businesses $10 billion in 2021, up from $1.8 billion in 2013.

What Is SMS Toll Fraud?
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Arkose Labs Prevents Costly Downstream Losses

IRSF is a lurking landmine that businesses can no longer ignore. The costs associated with IRSF often remain hidden in plain sight, and by the time it is detected, fraudsters have already inflicted significant damage. Detecting these attacks in a timely manner poses a considerable challenge for businesses, as threat actors leverage a myriad of tools to exploit consumer touchpoints and circumvent conventional anti-bot defenses. With SMS serving as their gateway to illicitly siphon off funds, these perpetrators operate right under the nose of unsuspecting businesses.

Arkose Labs helps organizations save money and achieve a better return on investment by detecting bogus account sign-ups and malicious logins—and eliminating the persistent attacks on user touchpoints that trigger OTP verifications.

Our advanced security solutions are designed to protect against fraud, reduce the costs associated with manual reviews, and provide a secure and seamless experience for legitimate users.

Sophisticated Risk Engine

Sophisticated Risk Engine

Embedded machine learning assesses real-time device & behavioral intelligence to identify and challenge suspicious traffic.

Interactive Challenges

Interactive Challenges

The custom challenges of Arkose MatchKey, generated in real time, deliver enough friction to deter bot and human attacks from continuing with impacting good users.

Anti-Automation Guarantee

Anti-Automation Guarantee

Arkose Labs provides a 100% SLA guarantee that customers are protected from large-scale automated attacks.

Reduce Reliance On MFA

Reduce Reliance On MFA

In-session secondary screening of traffic before triggering OTPs means businesses can rely less on costly MFA authentication methods.

Protection On Any User Touchpoint

Protection On Any User Touchpoint

Our flexible solution actively protects any user touchpoint accessible through both web and mobile applications.

Real Time Analytics

Real Time Analytics

Our AI-driven decision engine uses advanced analytics to confidently root out suspicious traffic, determine the appropriate attack response, and adapt to evolving threats.

Estimate your business’s cost savings associated with stopping IRSF attacks with our SMS toll fraud calculator

This innovative online tool empowers users to quickly estimate the cost savings associated with mitigating SMS toll fraud, a significant operational and financial threat to enterprises. Arkose Labs stands out among providers due to its extensive expertise in identifying and stopping this threat, resulting in substantial cost savings for customers. We encourage you to explore our numerous case studies showcasing how our solution saves businesses millions of dollars per month in SMS fraud charges. 

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Companies Winning with Arkose Labs

Arkose Labs protects the world’s leading organizations, 20% of our customers being Fortune 500 companies,

in major industries such as financial services, e-commerce, travel, technology, and telecommunications.

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Nick Reva

Nick Reva

Engineering Manager, Security Engineering
Snapchat

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