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Facility takeover

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Digital/TEC definition

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Facility Takeover

from

Digital Social Care (digitalsocialcare.org.uk)

Digital Social Care
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An account or facility takeover can happen when a fraudster poses as a genuine customer, gains control of an account and then makes unauthorised transactions. Any account could be taken over by fraudsters, including bank, credit card, email, and other service providers.

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https://www.digitalsocialcare.co.uk/data-security-protecting-my-information/cyber-security/

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