Tag: fraud
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Transnational Organized Crime Gang Steals $1 Million from Ontario Couple
Today my LinkedIn feed and Google News filter is showing me several stories that illustrate how we are failing to stop online scammers from stealing from our elderly. It starts with the headlines. CTVNews: Ontario seniors GIVE AWAY MORE THAN $1 MILLION to scammers.CTVNews: Ontario couple LOSES MORE THAN $1 MILLION DOLLARS to fraud.Toronto Only:…
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Google Launches New AI Security Features on Android to Block Mobile Scams
Google has announced enhanced artificial intelligence protections designed to combat the rising tide of mobile scams affecting billions of users worldwide. The company revealed that fraudsters stole over $400 billion globally in the past year using advanced AI-powered schemes, making mobile security more critical than ever. Android’s Advanced Defense Against Mobile Fraud Google’s Android platform…
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So schützen Sie Ihr Geld beim Onlinebanking
Sparen findet nicht nur am Bankschalter statt: Viele Menschen nutzen auch Onlinebanking und mobile Banking-Apps, um ihre Finanzen zu verwalten. Etwa jede zehnte Person, die im Vorjahr von Cyberkriminalität betroffen war, erlebte jedoch Betrug beim Onlinebanking (11 %). Wer sein Geld online verwaltet, sollte seine digitale Sicherheit daher genauso ernstnehmen wie die Wahl seiner Bank….…
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So schützen Sie Ihr Geld beim Onlinebanking
Sparen findet nicht nur am Bankschalter statt: Viele Menschen nutzen auch Onlinebanking und mobile Banking-Apps, um ihre Finanzen zu verwalten. Etwa jede zehnte Person, die im Vorjahr von Cyberkriminalität betroffen war, erlebte jedoch Betrug beim Onlinebanking (11 %). Wer sein Geld online verwaltet, sollte seine digitale Sicherheit daher genauso ernstnehmen wie die Wahl seiner Bank….…
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Spoofing-Angriffe auf Ford-Händler ermöglichte Betrug Teil 1
Ein Blog-Leser hat mich zum 16. Oktober 2025 auf eine unschöne Geschichte hingewiesen. Es gab Spoofing-Angriffe auf einen Ford-Händler, die über das T-Systems Mail-Hosting-System erfolgten. Führte zur Überweisung eines größeren Betrags an Cyberkriminelle. Hier einige Informationen, die mit der Leser … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/10/31/sicherheitsrisiko-bei-t-systems-mailhosting-spoofing-angriffe-auf-ford-haendler/
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Cryptohack Roundup: Allegations Involving Melania Memecoins
Also: LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign, Trump’s New CTFC Head Pick. Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, Meteora CEO faced fraud allegations, LastPass warned of a phishing campaign, Trump taps crypto lawyer to lead CFTC, Mt. Gox delayed creditor repayments again and an Indian court blocked…
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Cryptohack Roundup: Allegations Involving Melania Memecoins
Also: LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign, Trump’s New CTFC Head Pick. Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, Meteora CEO faced fraud allegations, LastPass warned of a phishing campaign, Trump taps crypto lawyer to lead CFTC, Mt. Gox delayed creditor repayments again and an Indian court blocked…
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Cryptohack Roundup: Allegations Involving Melania Memecoins
Also: LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign, Trump’s New CTFC Head Pick. Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, Meteora CEO faced fraud allegations, LastPass warned of a phishing campaign, Trump taps crypto lawyer to lead CFTC, Mt. Gox delayed creditor repayments again and an Indian court blocked…
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The Wild West of AI-Driven Fraud
We are in the middle of an AI gold rush. The technology is advancing, democratizing access to everything from automated content creation to algorithmic decision-making. For businesses, this means opportunity. For fraudsters, it means carte blanche. Deepfakes, synthetic identities and automated scams are no longer fringe tactics. According to Deloitte, GenAI could drive fraud losses..…
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Chromium flaw crashes Chrome, Edge, Atlas: Researcher publishes exploit after Google’s silence
Beyond desktop crashes: enterprise automation at risk: While crashed browsers disrupt individual users, the vulnerability poses greater risks to enterprise automation. Organizations running headless Chromium browsers for AI agents, trading systems, or operational monitoring face potential workflow paralysis, the document stated.Pino’s documentation outlined several enterprise attack scenarios. AI agents querying compromised websites could crash mid-analysis,…
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Chromium flaw crashes Chrome, Edge, Atlas: Researcher publishes exploit after Google’s silence
Beyond desktop crashes: enterprise automation at risk: While crashed browsers disrupt individual users, the vulnerability poses greater risks to enterprise automation. Organizations running headless Chromium browsers for AI agents, trading systems, or operational monitoring face potential workflow paralysis, the document stated.Pino’s documentation outlined several enterprise attack scenarios. AI agents querying compromised websites could crash mid-analysis,…
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Old threats, new consequences: 90% of cyber claims stem from email and remote access
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, cisco, ciso, citrix, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, encryption, finance, fraud, hacker, insurance, mail, malicious, microsoft, network, phishing, phone, ransomware, risk, sophos, tactics, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability2025 InsurSec Rankings Report, email and remote access remain the most prominent cyber threat vectors, accounting for 90% of cyber insurance claims in 2024.And, no surprise, larger companies continue to get hit hardest. But, interestingly, the virtual private networks (VPNs) many rely on are anything but secure, despite assumptions to the contrary.”We know from our…
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RISK IDENT kommentiert die EU-Verordnung zu Instant Payments – Verification of Payee (VoP)
Die Einführung von VoP ist der richtige Anlass, die eigene Anti-Betrugs-Strategie ganzheitlich zu überprüfen und zu stärken. Statt sich nur auf die Erfüllung der regulatorischen Vorgabe zu konzentrieren First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/risk-ident-kommentiert-die-eu-verordnung-zu-instant-payments/a42567/
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RISK IDENT kommentiert die EU-Verordnung zu Instant Payments – Verification of Payee (VoP)
Die Einführung von VoP ist der richtige Anlass, die eigene Anti-Betrugs-Strategie ganzheitlich zu überprüfen und zu stärken. Statt sich nur auf die Erfüllung der regulatorischen Vorgabe zu konzentrieren First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/risk-ident-kommentiert-die-eu-verordnung-zu-instant-payments/a42567/
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The Wild West of AI-Driven Fraud
We are in the middle of an AI gold rush. The technology is advancing, democratizing access to everything from automated content creation to algorithmic decision-making. For businesses, this means opportunity. For fraudsters, it means carte blanche. Deepfakes, synthetic identities and automated scams are no longer fringe tactics. According to Deloitte, GenAI could drive fraud losses..…
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Herodotus: The Android Trojan That Types Like a Human
The new Android Trojan Herodotus mimics human behavior to evade modern anti-fraud systems. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/herodotus-the-android-trojan-that-types-like-a-human/
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Top 7 agentic AI use cases for cybersecurity
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, ceo, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, fraud, identity, infrastructure, jobs, mitigation, monitoring, office, phishing, resilience, risk, scam, service, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Security operations center support: Security operations centers (SOCs) are a great use case for agentic AI because they serve as the frontline for detecting and responding to threats, says Naresh Persaud, principal, cyber risk services, at Deloitte.With thousands of incidents to triage daily, SOCs are experiencing mounting alert fatigue. “Analysts can spend an average…
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Early reporting helps credit unions stop fraudulent transfers faster
In this Help Net Security interview, Carl Scaffidi, CISO at VyStar Credit Union, discusses how credit unions are adapting to an evolving fraud landscape and strengthening … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/29/carl-scaffidi-vystar-credit-unions-payment-security/
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Top 7 agentic AI use cases for cybersecurity
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, ceo, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, fraud, identity, infrastructure, jobs, mitigation, monitoring, office, phishing, resilience, risk, scam, service, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Security operations center support: Security operations centers (SOCs) are a great use case for agentic AI because they serve as the frontline for detecting and responding to threats, says Naresh Persaud, principal, cyber risk services, at Deloitte.With thousands of incidents to triage daily, SOCs are experiencing mounting alert fatigue. “Analysts can spend an average…
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Early reporting helps credit unions stop fraudulent transfers faster
In this Help Net Security interview, Carl Scaffidi, CISO at VyStar Credit Union, discusses how credit unions are adapting to an evolving fraud landscape and strengthening … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/29/carl-scaffidi-vystar-credit-unions-payment-security/
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Agentic Commerce Is Here. Is Your Business Ready to Accept AI-Driven Transactions?
Agentic commerce is here. See how AI-driven checkout reshapes fraud, attribution, and upsell motions, and how DataDome secures MCP, APIs, and helps you monetize trusted AI traffic. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/agentic-commerce-is-here-is-your-business-ready-to-accept-ai-driven-transactions/
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Rethinking Identity Security in the Age of AI
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, captcha, ceo, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, fraud, Hardware, iam, identity, login, malware, mfa, monitoring, passkey, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, scam, threat, tool, vulnerabilityRethinking Identity Security in the Age of AI madhav Tue, 10/28/2025 – 06:35 Traditional identity protections were never designed for the age of AI. They can’t stop the lightning-fast, highly convincing identity attacks AI facilitates. There’s a reason that nearly 60% of businesses say compromised credentials are the leading cause of breaches. Data Security Marco…
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Rethinking Identity Security in the Age of AI
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, captcha, ceo, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, fraud, Hardware, iam, identity, login, malware, mfa, monitoring, passkey, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, scam, threat, tool, vulnerabilityRethinking Identity Security in the Age of AI madhav Tue, 10/28/2025 – 06:35 Traditional identity protections were never designed for the age of AI. They can’t stop the lightning-fast, highly convincing identity attacks AI facilitates. There’s a reason that nearly 60% of businesses say compromised credentials are the leading cause of breaches. Data Security Marco…
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New Android Trojan ‘Herodotus’ Outsmarts Anti-Fraud Systems by Typing Like a Human
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called Herodotus that has been observed in active campaigns targeting Italy and Brazil to conduct device takeover (DTO) attacks.”Herodotus is designed to perform device takeover while making first attempts to mimic human behaviour and bypass behaviour biometrics detection,” ThreatFabric said in a report shared…
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A Quarter of Scam Victims Have Considered Self-Harm
ITRC report charts shocking rise of identity fraud victims driven to thoughts of self-harm First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/quarter-scam-victims-considered/
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‘Jingle Thief’ Highlights Retail Cyber Threats
A Morocco-based gift card fraud campaign is a sign of what retailers can expect this holiday season. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/jingle-thief-highlights-retail-cyber-threats
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nsKnox Launches Adaptive Payment Security, Revolutionizing B2B Fraud Prevention by Solving the ‘Impossible Triangle’ of Speed, Certainty, and Effort
New York, New York, USA, 27th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/nsknox-launches-adaptive-payment-security-revolutionizing-b2b-fraud-prevention/
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nsKnox Launches Adaptive Payment Security, Revolutionizing B2B Fraud Prevention by Solving the ‘Impossible Triangle’ of Speed, Certainty, and Effort
New York, New York, USA, October 27th, 2025, CyberNewsWire nsKnox, a leader in payment security, today announced the launch of Adaptive Payment Security, a groundbreaking enhancement to its PaymentKnox platform designed to eliminate B2B payment fraud by providing the fastest possible bank account validation with the flexibility to achieve irrefutable certainty on demand. The platform…
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nsKnox Launches Adaptive Payment Security, Revolutionizing B2B Fraud Prevention by Solving the ‘Impossible Triangle’ of Speed, Certainty, and Effor
New York, New York, USA, October 27th, 2025, CyberNewsWire nsKnox, a leader in payment security, today announced the launch of Adaptive Payment Security, a groundbreaking enhancement to its PaymentKnox platform designed to eliminate B2B payment fraud by providing the fastest possible bank account validation with the flexibility to achieve irrefutable certainty on demand. The platform…