Tag: fraud
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Digital Fraud at Industrial Scale: 2025 Wasn’t Great
Advanced fraud attacks surged 180% in 2025 as cyber-scammers used generative AI to churn out flawless IDs, deepfakes, and autonomous bots at levels never before seen. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/digital-fraud-industrial-scale-2025
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How to Protect from Online Fraud This Holiday Season
Peak e-commerce season hits retailers every year just as the Halloween decorations start to come down. Unsurprisingly, cyber criminals see this time as an opportunity to strike, and criminal activity online spikes alongside sales. Shockingly, 4.6% of attempted e-commerce transactions during the 2024 Black Friday period were suspected to be digital fraud. In the UK..…
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FBI Warns of $262M Losses from Account Takeover Fraud in 2025
The FBI reports over $262m in losses from account takeover schemes since January 2025, as cybercriminals impersonate financial institutions to steal data and funds First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-warns-account-takeover-fraud/
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FBI Warns of $262M Losses from Account Takeover Fraud in 2025
The FBI reports over $262m in losses from account takeover schemes since January 2025, as cybercriminals impersonate financial institutions to steal data and funds First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-warns-account-takeover-fraud/
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FBI Warns of $262M Losses from Account Takeover Fraud in 2025
The FBI reports over $262m in losses from account takeover schemes since January 2025, as cybercriminals impersonate financial institutions to steal data and funds First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-warns-account-takeover-fraud/
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Fraudulent email domain tracker: November 2025
Every month, we publish a snapshot of the email domains most actively used in fake account creation and related abuse across the websites and apps protected by Castle. The goal is to give fraud and security teams better visibility into the attacker-controlled email infrastructure that rarely appears in public blocklists First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump…
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Fraudulent email domain tracker: November 2025
Every month, we publish a snapshot of the email domains most actively used in fake account creation and related abuse across the websites and apps protected by Castle. The goal is to give fraud and security teams better visibility into the attacker-controlled email infrastructure that rarely appears in public blocklists First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump…
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Agentic AI die besten Security-Anwendungsfälle
Tags: access, ai, authentication, breach, ceo, ciso, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, defense, detection, fraud, identity, network, office, phishing, risk, scam, service, soc, strategy, threat, vulnerability, zero-trustKI-Agenten können Security-Profis den Arbeitsalltag deutlich erleichtern. Lesen Sie, wie. Agentic-AI-Systeme führen Aufgaben selbständig und ohne manuelle Eingriffe aus. Dieses Grundprinzip dürfte nicht wenige CISOs und Sicherheitsexperten erst einmal eher abschrecken. Allerdings entdecken immer mehr Security-Experten, dass Agentic AI wesentlich weniger komplex und schwierig zu implementieren ist, als angenommen und Cybersecurity-Prozesse in besonderem Maße bereichern…
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FBI Reports $262M in ATO Fraud as Researchers Cite Growing AI Phishing and Holiday Scams
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that cybercriminals are impersonating financial institutions with an aim to steal money or sensitive information to facilitate account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes.The activity targets individuals, businesses, and organizations of varied sizes and across sectors, the agency said, adding the fraudulent schemes have led to more than…
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CRIF-Studie alarmiert: 95 Prozent der Webshops von Betrug betroffen
Tags: fraudFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/crif-studie-alarm-95-prozent-webshops-betrug-betroffenheit
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FBI: bank impersonators fuel $262M surge in account takeover fraud
Cybercriminals posing as banks drove a major spike in account takeover fraud this year, stealing over $262 million, the FBI warned. The FBI warns of a surge in account takeover fraud, with criminals posing as financial institutions and stealing over $262M since January 2025. Cybercriminals breach online financial, payroll, or health-savings accounts to steal money…
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$262 million stolen in account takeover fraud schemes this year, FBI says ahead of holiday season
The law enforcement agency said they have received more than 5,100 complaints about Account Takeover (ATO) fraud since January and have tallied losses exceeding $262 million. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/millions-in-account-takeover-fbi-warns-ahead-of-holidays
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FBI: Cybercriminals stole $262M by impersonating bank support teams
The FBI warns of a surge in account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes and says that cybercriminals impersonating various financial institutions have stolen over $262 million in ATO attacks since the start of the year. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cybercriminals-stole-262-million-by-impersonating-bank-support-teams-since-january/
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AI and Deepfake-Powered Fraud Skyrockets Amid Identity Fraud Stagnation
In its latest annual identity fraud report, Sumsub observed a “sophistication shift” in global fraud trends First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-deepfake-fraud-skyrockets/
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Fire alert: the fake ‘Amazon TV stick’ that opens the door to fraudsters
Two out of five illegal streamers have fallen prey to fraud, likely via a ‘modded’ USB stick that exposes users to data theft and cybercrimeThe big fight is on TV on Saturday night but you really don’t want to shell out to watch it on pay-per-view. Luckily, you bought a cheap Amazon Fire Stick online…
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Startup firm called Factory disrupts campaign designed to hijack development platform
The AI-based firm intercepted a state-linked operation that was abusing resources as part of a criminal cyber-fraud network. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/factory-disrupts-campaign-AI-development-platform/806180/
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SEC Ends SolarWinds Suit After Major Legal Setbacks
High-Profile Case Ends After Judge Guts SEC’s Cyber Fraud Allegations. The SEC has dropped its remaining claims against SolarWinds and CISO Tim Brown, ending a controversial cyber fraud lawsuit that aimed to expand securities law to cover operational security failures tied to the 2020 Russian hacking campaign. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/sec-ends-solarwinds-suit-after-major-legal-setbacks-a-30101
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Startup firm called Factory disrupts campaign designed to hijack development platform
The AI-based firm intercepted a state-linked operation that was abusing resources as part of a criminal cyber-fraud network. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/factory-disrupts-campaign-AI-development-platform/806180/
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Research shows identity document checks are missing key signals
Most CISOs spend their time thinking about account takeover and phishing, but identity document fraud is becoming a tougher challenge. A new systematic review shows how … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/21/identity-document-fraud-detection-research/
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Black Friday 2025: Betrug bei Zahlungen nimmt an Geschwindigkeit und Umfang zu
Während sich Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher auf die umsatzstärkste Einkaufszeit des Jahres vorbereiten, nimmt der Betrug im Zahlungsverkehr rasant an Geschwindigkeit und Umfang zu. Neue Daten von Zentralbanken sowie aus der aktuellen Studie von Signicat zum Identitätsbetrug zeigen: Die starke Kundenauthentifizierung (Strong Customer Authentication, SCA) hat zwar das Kartenbetrugsrisiko innerhalb des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums (EWR) deutlich reduziert,……
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Black Friday 2025: Betrug bei Zahlungen nimmt an Geschwindigkeit und Umfang zu
Während sich Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher auf die umsatzstärkste Einkaufszeit des Jahres vorbereiten, nimmt der Betrug im Zahlungsverkehr rasant an Geschwindigkeit und Umfang zu. Neue Daten von Zentralbanken sowie aus der aktuellen Studie von Signicat zum Identitätsbetrug zeigen: Die starke Kundenauthentifizierung (Strong Customer Authentication, SCA) hat zwar das Kartenbetrugsrisiko innerhalb des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums (EWR) deutlich reduziert,……
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SEC drops civil fraud case against SolarWinds
Cybersecurity and legal experts had considered the case a potential precedent-setter for risk disclosure. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/sec-drops-civil-fraud-case-solarwinds/806126/
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Swedish welfare authorities suspend ‘discriminatory’ AI model
A machine learning model used by Sweden’s social security agency to flag benefit fraud has been discontinued following investigations by media outlets and the country’s data protection watchdog First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634703/Swedish-welfare-authorities-suspend-discriminatory-AI-model
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UNC2891 Money Mule Network Reveals Full Scope of ATM Fraud Operation
A multi-year ATM fraud campaign by UNC2891 targeted two Indonesian banks, cloning cards, recruiting money mules and coordinating cash withdrawals First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/unc2891-money-mule-network-atm/
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AI vs. AI: Why Deepfake Detection Alone Won’t Protect Your Enterprise
Deepfake-powered fraud is exploding as attackers weaponize AI to impersonate executives and bypass trust. Learn why detection alone fails and how AI-driven verification restores security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/ai-vs-ai-why-deepfake-detection-alone-wont-protect-your-enterprise/
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Black-Friday-Analyse: Digitaler Betrug im Namen von Ikea, Kaufland, Media Markt, Amazon und Temu
53 Prozent des weltweiten Black-Friday-Spams sind bösartig. Deutschland ist hinter den USA Zielland Nummer zwei der weltweiten Kampagnen. Die Saison für betrügerische Lockangebote dauert bis Januar. Eine Analyse des weltweiten Verkehrs von Spam-Nachrichten vom 1. Oktober bis 10. November 2025 durch Bitdefender hat gezeigt, dass Black-Friday-Scams schon seit geraumer Zeit Saison haben [1]. 53… First…