USE CASE

SMS Toll Fraud Detection and Mitigation Solution

OVERVIEW

Improve ROI by detecting bogus account sign-ups at the outset.

When fake accounts run up massive charges from premium-rate SMS verifications, you’re stuck with the bill. It’s time to use Arkose Bot Manager to shut down SMS toll fraud scammers and save your business millions in fraudulent charges.

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SMS TOLL FRAUD EXPLAINED

Attackers get in and out quickly, leaving you with a massive bill.

Step 1

Vulnerable Targets

Criminal organization and attacker identify businesses with SMS touchpoints.

Step 2

Premium-Rate Numbers

Criminal organization acquires premium-rate numbers from possibly unethical carrier.

Step 3

Application Integration

Attacker integrates these numbers into applications and systems.

Step 4

Fraudulent Actions

Attacker initiates SMS flows on business sign-ups using these numbers.

Step 5

Passage Through Registration

Fraudulent SMS flows traverse the entire registration system.

Step 6

Billing Impact

Carrier charges the business for the high-risk expensive numbers.

Step 7

Profit Distribution

Attacker, criminal organization and colluding carrier share the profits.

SOLUTION BENEFITS

Prevent misuse of SMS verification processes.

Accurate Billing

Filter out the fraud to ensure that only legitimate SMS traffic is routed and billed. 

Increased Bottom Line

Stop carrying the cost of fraudulent SMS schemes and start seeing the bump to your bottom line.

Reduced Operational Costs

Minimize the need for extensive manual intervention and keep operations resource demands - and costs - in line.

FEATURED CUSTOMER STORIES

Industry tested. Industry approved.

TECH PIONEER

72%

Decrease in SMS toll fraud spend in the target country

RIDESHARE GIANT

99.5%

Of low-risk traffic passes through unchallenged

GAMING GIANT

$1M

Saved per month with Arkose Labs

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM

$3M

In fraudulent SMS charges saved per month

"Combining an improved security posture for end users with the ability to remove bad actors from the platform and demonstrate direct cost savings for the organization is a trifecta of good."

Nick Reva

Security Engineering Leadership, Snap Inc.

HOW IT WORKS

Keep SMS toll fraud on mute with Arkose Bot Manager.

Pioneering detection and mitigation — so you can continuously adapt to the most sophisticated attacks.

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Real-Time Risk Assessment

Leveraging our global portfolio network, our detection engine uses hundreds of data signals to confidently identify suspicious activities as they happen.

Comprehensive Mitigation

True/false API results and rich data payload allow for immediate action and advanced decisioning.

Adaptive Challenges

Dynamic, evolving challenges force bots to give up and go elsewhere.

WHY CHOOSE ARKOSE LABS

Helping enterprises save millions of dollars annually on fraudulent SMS charges.

Arkose Labs is uniquely positioned to help protect your business from SMS toll fraud.

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$1 Million Warranty

We’re the only company to back our promise of SMS toll fraud protection with a $1 million warranty.

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Proactive Research

The ACTIR threat research unit ensures our solution always incorporates the latest risks.

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24/7/365 SOC

Our globally distributed Security Operations Center (SOC) and customer success teams collaborate closely with you to detect threats early and tailor solutions.

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