---
title: What the dark web can teach us about account takeover
date: 2020-07-01T15:09:00+01:00
author: Gerry Carr
canonical_url: "https://www.ravelin.com/podcast/what-the-dark-web-can-teach-us-about-account-takeover"
section: Podcast
---
Podcast / Account takeover

Episode 28

01 July 2020

# What the dark web can teach us about account takeover

Account Takeover has emerged as a substantial risk for all merchants who maintain customer accounts. Ravelin has looked at the tactics shared on the dark web and more importantly devised ways to combat the tactics. To learn more about how account takeover works, [check out our insights page here](https://www.ravelin.com/insights/account-takeover-fraud).

![What the dark web can teach us about account takeover](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_2853xAUTO_fit_center-center_none_ns/3555/Kat-Jono-on-ATO-podcast.webp)Account Takeover has emerged as a substantial risk for all merchants who maintain customer accounts. Ravelin has looked at the tactics shared on the dark web and more importantly devised ways to combat the tactics.

![Screen Shot 2018 11 30 At 16 25 38](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_122x122_crop_center-center_none_ns/2005/Screen-Shot-2018-11-30-at-16.25.38.webp)Gerry CarrCMO (Ravelin alumnus)

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- [Charting the journey of the 3DS protocol](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/charting-the-journey-of-the-3ds-protocol)
- [Ravelin releases its first fully-certified 3DS2 authentication service](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/ravelin-releases-its-first-fully-certified-3ds2-authentication-service)

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