Tag: fraud
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Industrial-Scale Fake Coretax Apps Drive $2m Fraud in Indonesia
Fraud campaign exploiting Indonesia’s Coretax resulted in $1.5m to $2m in losses via malicious apps First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-coretax-apps-fraud-indonesia/
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How AI Agents Are Transforming Identity Verification and Authentication Systems
Explore how AI agents enhance identity verification and authentication systems with smarter fraud detection and seamless user security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/how-ai-agents-are-transforming-identity-verification-and-authentication-systems/
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Men sentenced to 8 years in $1.3 million computer intrusion and tax fraud scheme
Matthew A. Akande, a Nigerian national, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/19/tax-refund-fraud-cybercrime-1-3-million/
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Men sentenced to 8 years in $1.3 million computer intrusion and tax fraud scheme
Matthew A. Akande, a Nigerian national, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/19/tax-refund-fraud-cybercrime-1-3-million/
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Critical Grandstream VoIP Bug Highlights SMB Security Blind Spot
CVE-2026-2329 allows unauthenticated root-level access to SMB phone infrastructure, so attackers can intercept calls, commit toll fraud, and impersonate users. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/grandstream-bug-voip-security-blind-spot
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Deepfakes, Betrug und unsichere Inhalte – 2025 gab es 346 KI-Vorfälle, ChatGPT am häufigsten beteiligt
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/steigende-vorfaelle-von-ki-missbrauch-2025-a-7188b0190068b40db2b49da6c7830a1f/
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Cryptocurrency Scams in Asia Combine Malvertising and Pig Butchering, Causing Losses Up to ¥10 Million
A rising wave of cryptocurrency scams sweeping across Asia is blending two major fraud techniques malvertising and pig butchering to create a more deceptive and scalable attack model. The scams begin with malvertising, where attackers run ads impersonating well”‘known financial experts or promoting AI”‘powered trading platforms. These ads often seen on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media sites direct users…
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Keenadu backdoor found preinstalled on Android devices, powers Ad fraud campaign
Kaspersky uncovered Keenadu, an Android backdoor used for ad fraud that can even take full control of devices. Kaspersky has identified a new Android malware called Keenadu. It can be preinstalled in device firmware, hidden inside system apps, or even distributed via official stores like Google Play. Currently used for ad fraud by turning infected…
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Banks Need Revocable AI Identities, Continuous Trust Models
Fraud Specialist David Barnhardt on Addressing Authentication Risks of Agentic AI. Financial institutions are racing to deploy AI agents that can initiate payments, approve transactions and freeze accounts. But traditional authentication frameworks assume there’s a human on the other end. As agentic AI use grows, banks are facing an authentication crisis that demands new controls.…
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Supply Chain Attack Embeds Malware in Android Devices
Keenadu downloads payloads that hijack browser searches, commit ad fraud, and execute other actions without user knowledge. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/supply-chain-attack-embeds-malware-android-devices
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Supply Chain Attack Embeds Malware in Android Devices
Keenadu downloads payloads that hijack browser searches, commit ad fraud, and execute other actions without user knowledge. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/supply-chain-attack-embeds-malware-android-devices
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With CISOs stretched thin, re-envisioning enterprise risk may be the only fix
Tags: access, ai, application-security, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, fraud, governance, grc, group, identity, infrastructure, jobs, monitoring, privacy, RedTeam, risk, soc, supply-chain, vulnerabilityStructural changes necessary: Flavio Villanustre, CISO for the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group, says many organizations have already made the structural changes necessary to address the rising importance, and specialization, of cybersecurity and risk functions.”The breadth and depth of information security and cybersecurity have increased so significantly over the past two decades that it drove a…
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New Sophisticated ‘Carding-as-a-Service’ Marketplaces Fuel Surge in Credit Card Fraud
Credit card fraud has matured into a service-based criminal economy where stolen cards, malware, and support are bundled and sold like commercial products. Underground “dump shops” such as Findsome, UltimateShop, and Brian’s Club now operate as full-fledged carding-as-a-service (CaaS) marketplaces, mirroring legitimate e”‘commerce platforms in usability, scale, and customer focus. At the core of this ecosystem is…
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Betrug auf Kleinanzeigen: Diese Maschen kosten Verkäufer und Käufer bares Geld
Tags: fraudFirst seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/kleinanzeigen-betrug-maschen-warnsignale-1724757/
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Phishing Evolves Into Multi-Platform Fraud Systems
Bolster AI finds phishing has evolved into scalable, multi-platform fraud that hides in search, ads, and SaaS workflows. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/phishing-evolves-into-multi-platform-fraud-systems/
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Safe and Inclusive E”‘Society: How Lithuania Is Bracing for AI”‘Driven Cyber Fraud
Presentation of the KTU Consortium Mission ‘A Safe and Inclusive Digital Society’ at the Innovation Agency event ‘Innovation Breakfast: How Mission-Oriented Science and Innovation Programmes Will Address Societal Challenges’.Technologies are evolving fast, reshaping economies, governance, and daily life. Yet, as innovation accelerates, so do digital risks. Technological change is no longer First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Crypto Payments to Human Traffickers Surges 85%
Chainalysis warns that online fraud is fuelling sophisticated human trafficking operations First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/crypto-payments-human-traffickers/
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Deepfake-Betrug wird 2026 zur Reputationsgefahr – So wappnen sich Unternehmen gegen KI-gestützte Cyberbedrohungen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-cyberbedrohungen-2026-deepfakes-ransomware-a-7c5b4b6f271f2bd0ca7e029222cfe0ec/
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Identity Risk Scoring Only Works If Attribution Is Defensible
Identity risk scoring has become a critical input for fraud prevention, security operations, and trust decisions. Organizations increasingly rely on risk scores to decide when to step up authentication, block access, or flag activity for investigation. But despite widespread adoption, many identity risk programs struggle with the same problem: Risk scores are generated, but teams……
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41 Prozent der Spam-Mails zum Valentinstag sind digitaler Betrug
Wie jedes Jahr ist auch der diesjährige Valentinstag eine Hochphase für betrügerische Mails. In der Analyse erkannten Experten der Bitdefender Labs 41 Prozent der Spam-Mails mit Bezug zum Valentinstag im Januar und Anfang Februar als betrügerisch. 55 Prozent der bösartigen Nachrichten zielten auf Absender in den USA. Deutschland liegt als Zielland mit 13 Prozent auf…
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Bitcoin trading firm CEO gets 20 years for operating $200 million Ponzi scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice sentenced the CEO of a multi level marketing and bitcoin trading firm to 20 years in prison after a conviction for wire fraud and money … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/13/bitcoin-prison-200-million-ponzi-scheme/
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Cryptohack Roundup: 20 Years for $73 Million Scam
Also: SafeMoon CEO Gets 8 Years for Fraud, SBF Seeks New Trial. This week, a 20-year sentence in a $73 million scam, SafeMoon CEO got eight years for fraud, Sam Bankman-Fried sought a new trial, Epstein’s early crypto investments, a U.K. lawsuit against HTX, a probe of a Trump-linked crypto deal, a crypto-linked home invasion…
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AI is Supercharging Romance Scams with Deepfakes and Bots
AI is giving online romance scammers even more ways to hide and accelerate their schemes while making it more difficult for people to detect fraud operations that are resulting in billions of dollars being stolen every year from millions of victims. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/ai-is-supercharging-romance-scams-with-deepfakes-and-bots/
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Krypto-Betrug auf Rekordniveau: Sicherheitsrisiken im digitalen Finanzmarkt
Cyberkriminelle agieren höchst professionell und nutzen Automatisierung sowie KI, um Angriffe effizienter und glaubwürdiger zu machen. Sie konnten im Jahr 2025 digitale Vermögenswerte im Wert von geschätzt 17 Milliarden US-Dollar erbeuten First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/krypto-betrug-auf-rekordniveau-sicherheitsrisiken-im-digitalen-finanzmarkt/a43653/