Tag: fraud
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Deepfake Fraud: Trust No Voice, Doubt Every Face
In Today’s Reality, Zero Trust Principles Matter, Verification Is an Imperative This month, a judge made history by throwing out an $8.7 million lawsuit after discovering something that had never before appeared in her courtroom: deepfake testimony. But these new legal lessons are already a reality in business: the need for trust, verification and authentic…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: AI Security Skills Drive Up Cyber Salaries, as Cyber Teams Grow Arsenal of AI Tools, Reports Find
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, breach, business, ciso, cloud, computing, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, framework, fraud, google, governance, guide, hacker, hacking, identity, incident response, Internet, iot, jobs, login, microsoft, monitoring, network, nist, oracle, organized, password, privacy, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, scam, skills, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayWant recruiters to show you the money? A new report says AI skills are your golden ticket. Plus, cyber teams are all in on AI, including agentic AI tools. Oh, and please patch a nasty Oracle zero-day bug ASAP. And get the latest on vulnerability management, IoT security and cyber fraud. Key takeaways Eager to…
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Cyber Fraud: Types, Risks, and How to Prevent It
Learn what cyber fraud is, the most common types, and practical steps to prevent online fraud. Protect yourself and your business today. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/cyber-fraud-types-risks-and-how-to-prevent-it/
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The CIA triad is dead, stop using a Cold War relic to fight 21st century threats
Tags: ai, backup, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, csf, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, firewall, framework, fraud, GDPR, governance, infrastructure, ISO-27001, nist, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, sbom, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, zero-trustRansomware is not just an availability problem. Treating ransomware as a simple “availability” failure misses the point. Being “up” or “down” is irrelevant when your systems are locked and business halted. What matters is resilience: the engineered ability to absorb damage, fail gracefully, and restore from immutable backups. Availability is binary; resilience is survival. Without…
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New research from VerifyLabs.AI highlights the nation’s fears when it comes to deepfakes
As concerns regarding AI-driven fraud, impersonation, and digital deception continue to grow, new research from VerifyLabs.AI has revealed that over a third (35%) of Brits said deepfake nudes (non-consensual intimate imagery) or videos of themselves or their child were what they feared most when it came to deepfakes. This fear was even more pronounced among…
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India’s Expanding Digital Frontier and the Battle Against Cyber Frauds
With over 86% of Indian households now connected to the internet, India has made impressive strides under the Digital India initiative. However, the same connectivity that drives innovation and access has also opened the floodgates for increasing cybersecurity incidents in India. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/curbing-cyber-frauds-in-india/
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Behind the screens: Building security customers appreciate
In this Help Net Security interview, Jess Vachon, CISO at PRA Group, discusses the company’s multi-layered defense against fraud and its commitment to protecting customer … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/09/jess-vachon-pra-group-defense-against-fraud/
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Behind the screens: Building security customers appreciate
In this Help Net Security interview, Jess Vachon, CISO at PRA Group, discusses the company’s multi-layered defense against fraud and its commitment to protecting customer … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/09/jess-vachon-pra-group-defense-against-fraud/
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Top 10 Best Supply Chain Intelligence Security Companies in 2025
In 2025, securing global supply chains is one of the top priorities for enterprises seeking business continuity, data integrity, and resilience against threats. As cyber risks, fraud, and disruption increase across physical and digital networks, leaders must adopt robust intelligence and end-to-end security solutions. This definitive ranking evaluates the best supply chain intelligence security companies,…
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Digital Fraud Costs Companies Worldwide 7.7% of Annual Revenue
According to TransUnion, digital fraud has cost companies $534bn in losses globally with US business hit hardest First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/digital-fraud-costs-companies/
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Cybertrading Fraud – Millionenschäden bei Anlagebetrug im Internet
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/vorsicht-cybertrading-fraud-internetbetrug-kostet-millionen-a-090c81351843aadefec6659ce45e8ad1/
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Nearly a year after attack, US medical scanning biz gets clear image of stolen patient data
No fraud monitoring and no apology after miscreants make off with medical, financial data First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/10_months_later_us_medical/
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Rainwalk Pet Insurance Exposes 158 GB of US Customer and Pet Data
A misconfigured database belonging to a pet insurance company, “Rainwalk Pet Insurance,” exposed sensitive PII and veterinary claim data. The data exposure reveals new fraud tactics, including microchip and reimbursement scams. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/rainwalk-pet-insurance-158-gb-customer-pet-data/
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Chinese Cybercrime Group Runs Global SEO Fraud Ring Using Compromised IIS Servers
Tags: attack, china, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, fraud, group, india, infection, Internet, microsoft, service, theftCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed UAT-8099 that has been attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. The attacks are designed to target Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers, with most of the infections reported in India, Thailand First seen…
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Chinese Cybercrime Group Runs Global SEO Fraud Ring Using Compromised IIS Servers
Tags: attack, china, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, fraud, group, india, infection, Internet, microsoft, service, theftCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed UAT-8099 that has been attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. The attacks are designed to target Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers, with most of the infections reported in India, Thailand First seen…
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KI-Betrug mit Deepfakes um 500 % gestiegen
KI-Betrug mit Deepfakes hat 2025 um 500 % zugenommen. Das geht aus dem neuesten Bericht der Forex-Broker-Experten von BrokerChooser hervor [1]. Die Experten analysierten Betrugsprotokolle, um zu berechnen, wie oft das Abbild verschiedener Prominenter verwendet wurde, um gefälschte Nachrichten über Deepfakes und andere KI-Medien zu erstellen. Sie sammelten auch Daten über den Anstieg von Vorfällen……
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KI-Betrug mit Deepfakes um 500 % gestiegen
KI-Betrug mit Deepfakes hat 2025 um 500 % zugenommen. Das geht aus dem neuesten Bericht der Forex-Broker-Experten von BrokerChooser hervor [1]. Die Experten analysierten Betrugsprotokolle, um zu berechnen, wie oft das Abbild verschiedener Prominenter verwendet wurde, um gefälschte Nachrichten über Deepfakes und andere KI-Medien zu erstellen. Sie sammelten auch Daten über den Anstieg von Vorfällen……
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GhostSocks Malware-as-a-Service Turns Compromised Devices into Proxies for Threat Actors
On October 15, 2023, a threat actor using the handle GhostSocks published a sales post on the Russian cybercrime forum xss[.]is advertising a novel Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) offering. The post introduced GhostSocks, a service designed to turn compromised Windows machines into residential SOCKS5 proxies, enabling cybercriminals to bypass anti-fraud defenses and monetize infected hosts. The initial…
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IIS Servers Compromised by Chinese Hackers for SEO Manipulation
Cisco Talos has revealed that UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, has been exploiting vulnerable Internet Information Services (IIS) servers across multiple countries to conduct search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and steal high-value data. Identified in April 2025, this group targets reputable IIS servers in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada, and Brazil, focusing on organizations such as…
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IIS Servers Compromised by Chinese Hackers for SEO Manipulation
Cisco Talos has revealed that UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, has been exploiting vulnerable Internet Information Services (IIS) servers across multiple countries to conduct search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and steal high-value data. Identified in April 2025, this group targets reputable IIS servers in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada, and Brazil, focusing on organizations such as…
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Renault UK Customer Records Stolen in Third-Party Breach
Renault UK warns customers of a third-party data breach exposing personal details, stressing vigilance against fraud and confirming no bank data lost. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/renault-uk-customers-third-party-data-breach/
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UAT-8099: Chinese-speaking cybercrime group targets high-value IIS for SEO fraud
Cisco Talos is disclosing details on UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group mainly involved in SEO fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-8099-chinese-speaking-cybercrime-group-seo-fraud/
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Underwriting is shifting to AI-driven, real-time decisions by 2030
Underwriting is undergoing a major transformation as financial institutions push for faster decisions, better fraud detection, and greater personalization, according to a new … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/02/experian-ai-in-underwriting/
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UK convicts Chinese national in £5.5B crypto fraud, marks world’s largest Bitcoin seizure
A Chinese national was convicted in the UK for crypto fraud as police seized £5.5B (61,000 Bitcoin), the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure. UK authorities raided the London home of Chinese national Zhimin Qian (47), also known as Yadi Zhang, and confiscated £5.5 billion (about $7.39 billion) in cryptocurrency, totaling 61,000 Bitcoin. Police described it as…
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Fraudulent email domain tracker: September 2025
This is the sixth edition of our monthly tracker highlighting email domains linked to fraudulent activity. Just like in August’s report, our goal is to equip security and anti-fraud teams with greater visibility into the email infrastructure commonly exploited by bots and fraudsters. What this list includes: The First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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Fraudulent email domain tracker: September 2025
This is the sixth edition of our monthly tracker highlighting email domains linked to fraudulent activity. Just like in August’s report, our goal is to equip security and anti-fraud teams with greater visibility into the email infrastructure commonly exploited by bots and fraudsters. What this list includes: The First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…