Tag: fraud
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Legal impact on cybersecurity in 2025: new developments and challenges in the EU
Tags: 5G, authentication, compliance, corporate, cybersecurity, dora, finance, framework, fraud, identity, law, network, regulation, resilience, risk, service, strategy, technology, theftDORA Regulation: digital operational resilience in the financial sector: Regulation 2022/2554 (DORA) focuses on increasing the “Digital Operational Resilience” of financial institutions. Approved on 14 December 2022, DORA seeks to strengthen the security and robustness of financial sector entities’ information systems, with the aim of reducing technological risks and cyberthreats.As mentioned, DORA is applicable to…
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Understanding RDAP: The Future of Domain Registration Data Access
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, china, compliance, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, framework, fraud, GDPR, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, law, malicious, malware, phishing, privacy, regulation, service, threat, tool, vulnerability -
Europol Warns Criminal Networks Are Embracing AI, Making Fraud Smarter and Harder to Detect
“The same qualities that make AI revolutionary accessibility, adaptability and sophistication also make it a powerful tool for criminal networks,” Europol says. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-ai-crime-europol/
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Digital Deception: Kubient CEO Sentenced for $1.3 Million Fraud Scheme
In a case underscoring the dangers of deceptive corporate practices in the tech world, Paul Roberts, the founder First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/digital-deception-kubient-ceo-sentenced-for-1-3-million-fraud-scheme/
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CISOs are taking on ever more responsibilities and functional roles has it gone too far?
Tags: ai, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, framework, fraud, governance, healthcare, infosec, intelligence, international, Internet, jobs, law, mitigation, nist, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, supply-chain, technology, threatth century alongside technology and internet-enabled threats, morphing to meet the demands of the moment. But the position hasn’t just matured; in many cases it has expanded, taking on additional domains.”The CISO role has expanded significantly over the years as companies realize that information security has a unique picture of what is going on across…
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Europol Cracks Down on Euro6.7M Hearing Aid Fraud Scheme Exploiting French Healthcare
In a high-impact cross-border operation, Europol has dismantled a criminal network responsible for a massive Euro6.7 million healthcare First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/europol-cracks-down-on-e6-7m-hearing-aid-fraud-scheme-exploiting-french-healthcare/
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How to Protect Your Business from E-commerce Fraud in 2025
Protect your online business with proven e-commerce fraud prevention strategies. Learn key security measures and tools to protect your revenue in 2025. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/how-to-protect-your-business-from-e-commerce-fraud-in-2025/
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How AI Is Used in Fraud Detection [2025]
Learn how AI fraud detection reduces losses, boosts security, and protects your business with real-time threat prevention. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/how-ai-is-used-in-fraud-detection-2025/
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CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud
Prosecutors: Firm offering “300% more” fraud detection oversold revenue by 700%. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/ceo-of-ai-ad-tech-firm-pledging-world-free-of-fraud-sentenced-for-fraud/
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AdTech CEO whose products detected fraud jailed for financial fraud
Made up revenue and pretended to use non-existent data First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/21/kubient_ceo_jailed/
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Fighting Financial Fraud With Adversarial AI Defenses
Experts Weigh the Advantages and Risks of Generative Adversarial Networks. With traditional rule-based fraud detection systems and even conventional machine learning models struggling to identify these highly deceptive fraud patterns, financial institutions are exploring generative adversarial networks to enhance fraud detection. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fighting-financial-fraud-adversarial-ai-defenses-a-27792
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Effective Bot Management and E-Commerce Security: Protecting Retailers from Online Fraud
E-commerce thrives on real customer engagement, yet malicious bots regularly threaten to disrupt this digital ecosystem. To combat these ever-evolving attacks, retail businesses must implement modern bot management. Bot management refers to the deployment of security measures to detect, mitigate, and prevent malicious bot activity. Without robust bot defense, businesses suffer revenue loss, compromised security,……
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UK Police Arrest 422 in Major Fraud Crackdown
Tags: fraudFebruary’s Operation Henhouse resulted in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of £7.5m First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-police-arrest-422-major-fraud/
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Scammers Sneak 300+ Ad Fraud Apps onto Google Play with 60M Downloads
Google Play Store hit by 300+ fake Android apps, downloaded more than 60 million times pushing ad fraud and data theft. Learn how to spot and remove these threats. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-ad-fraud-apps-google-play-60m-downloads/
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New Ad Fraud Campaign Exploits 331 Apps with 60M+ Downloads for Phishing and Intrusive Ads
Cybersecurity researchers have warned about a large-scale ad fraud campaign that has leveraged hundreds of malicious apps published on the Google Play Store to serve full-screen ads and conduct phishing attacks.”The apps display out-of-context ads and even try to persuade victims to give away credentials and credit card information in phishing attacks,” Bitdefender said in…
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BADBOX 2.0 Botnet Infects 1 Million Android Devices for Ad Fraud and Proxy Abuse
At least four different threat actors have been identified as involved in an updated version of a massive ad fraud and residential proxy scheme called BADBOX, painting a picture of an interconnected cybercrime ecosystem.This includes SalesTracker Group, MoYu Group, Lemon Group, and LongTV, according to new findings from the HUMAN Satori Threat Intelligence and Research…
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âš¡ THN Weekly Recap: Router Hacks, PyPI Attacks, New Ransomware Decryptor, and More
Tags: attack, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, fraud, group, Hardware, malware, open-source, pypi, ransomware, router, supply-chain, threat, toolFrom sophisticated nation-state campaigns to stealthy malware lurking in unexpected places, this week’s cybersecurity landscape is a reminder that attackers are always evolving. Advanced threat groups are exploiting outdated hardware, abusing legitimate tools for financial fraud, and finding new ways to bypass security defenses. Meanwhile, supply chain threats are on the rise, with open-source First…
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£1M Lost as UK Social Media and Email Account Hacks Skyrocket
Action Fraud reported a spike in social media and email account hacks in 2024, resulting in losses of nearly £1m First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-social-media-email-account-hacks/
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FBI warnt vor komplexen ‘No Click”Angriffen
Komplexe E-Mail-Angriffe umgehen immer häufiger traditionelle Sicherheitsmaßnahmen und befördern die betreffende Nachricht direkt in den Posteingang. Besonders gefährlich sind dabei “No Click”-Attacken, bei denen Nutzer keine verdächtigen Links anklicken müssen, um Opfer eines Betrugs zu werden. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/fbi-warnt-vor-komplexen-no-click-phishing-angriffen
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Cybersecurity in Crypto: Best Practices to Prevent Theft and Fraud
Cybersecurity tips to protect your cryptocurrency from hackers, scams, and fraud. Learn best practices for securing digital assets… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cybersecurity-crypto-practices-to-prevent-theft-fraud/
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Stadtverwaltung in Deutschland mit falschen Identitäten um 400.000 Euro betrogen
Stadt wurde Opfer von Cyber-Betrug First seen on duelmen.de Jump to article: www.duelmen.de/news-detail/statement-zum-fall-von-cyber-betrug
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Curbing Fraud With Stronger Digital Identity Proofing
Reuben Stewart of PNC Discusses Ways to Move Away from Using Static Data. Digital identity proofing is a major challenge for banks and financial services firms. Many organizations rely on static data, such as Social Security numbers, which fraudsters can easily steal and misuse, said Reuben Stewart, digital identity lead at PNC Bank. First seen…
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FTC: Fraud losses reached a record $12.5B in 2024
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ftc-fraud-losses-reached-a-record-12-5b-in-2024
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UK Abolishes Payment Systems Regulator to Streamline Regs
Move to Fold PSR Into Financial Conduct Authority Could Affect Fraud Victims. The U.K. government late Tuesday abolished its Payment Systems Regulator, a move aimed at reducing business complexity and supporting the Labour government’s economic growth agenda. Payment system firms had complained that they had to deal with three different regulators. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…