Tag: fraud
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Betrug im Supermarkt: Angreifer klauen Rewe-Kunden ihre Bonuspunkte
Tags: fraudIm Netz häufen sich Beschwerden von Nutzern der Rewe-App, deren Bonusguthaben einfach von Fremden ausgegeben wird. Rewe weist die Schuld von sich. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/betrug-im-supermarkt-angreifer-klauen-rewe-kunden-ihre-bonuspunkte-2502-193527.html
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Military Health Firm Pays $11.2M to Settle Cyber Fraud Case
DOJ Says Contractor Falsely Claimed to Meet Critical Cyber Requirements. A military health benefits administrator has agreed to pay $11.2 million to settle allegations that the company falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity requirements – including patch management – for three years in a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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The Business Case for Network Tokenization in Payment Ecosystems
Tokenization Goes Beyond Fraud Prevention, Boosting Profits and Customer Experience. Fighting fraud is a compelling reason for network tokenization. But the business case now goes well beyond security. Tokenization can also boost authorization rates and drive sales, ultimately improving merchants’ bottom lines – if card issuers can overcome the hurdles to implement it. First seen…
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KI-generierten Betrug verhindern: Eine Herausforderung unserer Zeit
Seit dem Aufkommen von generativer KI vor zwei Jahren beschäftigt sie die Fantasie der Menschen und durchdringt immer mehr Bereiche des Lebens klar, mit zahlreichen Vorteilen, aber auch neuen Risiken. Auch für 2025 sehen die Sicherheitsforscher von Trend Micro KI als wesentlichen Antrieb für kriminelle Machenschaften. KI-generierter Betrug entwickelt sich rasant weiter und ist… First…
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Customer Identity & Access Management: Die besten CIAM-Tools
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, business, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, fido, fraud, gartner, iam, ibm, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, login, marketplace, microsoft, okta, privacy, risk, saas, service, toolWir haben die besten Lösungen in Sachen Customer Identity & Access Management für Sie zusammengestellt.Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) bildet eine Unterkategorie von Identity & Access Management (IAM). CIAM wird dazu eingesetzt, die Authentifizierungs- und Autorisierungsprozesse von Applikationen zu managen, die öffentlich zugänglich sind, beziehungsweise von Kunden bedient werden.Geht es darum, die für Ihr…
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Privacy Constraints Are Keeping Banks From Tackling Scams
M&T Bank’s Karen Boyer on Need for Shared Responsibility with Telecoms, Tech Firms. Technology solutions can help banks fight fraud, but privacy constraints are preventing them from doing an effective job to ferret out scammers, said Karen Boyer, senior vice president at M&T Bank. She supports a new Australian law that also places responsibility on…
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BitConnect Scam Exposed as Indian Authorities Seize Illicit Gains
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Ahmedabad has dealt a significant blow to one of history’s largest cryptocurrency frauds, recovering Rs. 1,646 crore (approx. $219 million) in illicit crypto assets linked to the BitConnect Ponzi scheme during coordinated raids on 11 and 15 February. The operation”, part of a years-long probe into the multi-billion-rupee scam”, also seized…
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HashFlare Fraud: Two Estonians Admit to Running $577M Crypto Scam
Two Estonian nationals plead guilty to a $577M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme through HashFlare, defrauding hundreds of thousands globally…. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hashflare-fraud-two-estonians-running-crypto-scam/
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Deutsche Unternehmen: KI als Herausforderung im Kampf gegen Betrug
Eine aktuelle Studie zeigt: 61 Prozent der deutschen Unternehmen haben 2024 mehr Geld durch Betrug verloren als im Vorjahr. Hauptprobleme sind fehlende KI-gestützte Lösungen und der Mangel an ML-Modellen (Machine Learning. 43 Prozent der Befragten priorisieren daher deren Einsatz im kommenden Jahr. First seen on itsicherheit-online.com Jump to article: www.itsicherheit-online.com/news/security-management/deutsche-unternehmen-ki-als-herausforderung-im-kampf-gegen-betrug/
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The Benefits of the M&A Frenzy in Fraud Solutions
Emerging Vendors, Consolidation Drive Innovation in Fraud, AML, Scam Prevention. As cybercriminals exploit AI-generated deepfake scams and synthetic identity fraud, financial institutions are investing heavily in fraud detection, anti-money laundering solutions and identity verification to stay ahead. This demand is driving consolidation in the market. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/benefits-ma-frenzy-in-fraud-solutions-a-27533
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How Banks Can Adapt to the Rising Threat of Financial Crime
Banking fraud and financial crimes are growing more sophisticated every day. By understanding the threats and building strong collaborations, banks can protect themselves and their clients. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/how-banks-adapt-rising-threat-financial-crime
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Razzia gegen Telefonbetrüger
Über Callcenter haben Kriminelle einen Schaden in zweistelliger Millionenhöhe angerichtet.Der Polizei ist ein Schlag gegen eine international agierende Bande von Telefonbetrügern gelungen. Nach Durchsuchungen in mehreren Bundesländern sei in Hagen in Nordrhein-Westfalen eine 50 Jahre alte Griechin festgenommen worden, die als einer der führenden Köpfe der Bande gilt. Das teilten das Cybercrime-Zentrum Karlsruhe sowie weitere…
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What is anomaly detection? Behavior-based analysis for cyber threats
a priori the bad thing that you’re looking for,” Bruce Potter, CEO and founder of Turngate, tells CSO. “It’ll just show up because it doesn’t look like anything else or doesn’t look like it’s supposed to. People have been tilting at that windmill for a long time, since the 1980s, trying to figure out what…
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Cryptohack Roundup: Sentencing in a $37M Theft Case
Also: Complaint Against Trump, Melania Memecoins. This week’s stories include sentencing in a $37 million theft, $9 million zkLend theft, Tornado Cash developer’s pretrial detention release, guilty plea in SEC hack, an update on a crypto-using murderer, case against Trump memecoin, and a prisoner exchange involving a Russian Bitcoin fraud suspect. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Händler sichern SB-Kassen mit Künstlicher Intelligenz
Experten sehen ein steigendes Diebstahlrisiko für den Einzelhandel durch den Einsatz von SB-Kassen.Fast jeder kennt sie: Viele Kunden in Deutschland nutzen beim Einkaufen Selbstbedienungskassen. Um die Systeme gegen Betrug zu sichern, setzen immer mehr Unternehmen auf Künstliche Intelligenz. “Viele Händler verwenden KI-gestützte Überwachungs- und Analyse-Tools. Die Zahl der Geschäfte, die entsprechend ausgestattet sind, steigt und…
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Phishing statt Liebe
Check Point Software Technologies hat über die letzten Jahre eine stetige Zunahme von Phishing-Betrug rund um den Valentinstag beobachtet und regelmäßig gewarnt. Auch in diesem Jahr nahm die Zahl neuer Domänen zu diesem Thema im Jahresvergleich zu und ebenso die Rate der betrügerischen Websites. Ende Januar 2025 deckte Check Point Research (CPR) eine Phishing-E-Mail-Kampagne […]…
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What We Learned From Infiltrating 22 Credential Stuffing Crews
Credential stuffing is now a full-scale fraud ecosystem. See what Kasada uncovered from infiltrating 22 groups and how to stop ATO before it reaches your login page. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/what-we-learned-from-infiltrating-22-credential-stuffing-crews/
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Romance Scams Cost Americans $697.3M Last Year
Romance scams cost Americans $697.3m in 2024, with crypto fraud schemes on the rise First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/romance-scams-cost-americans/
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Bipartisan Senate bill would strengthen cybercrime penalties
The legislation from Sens. Rounds and Gillibrand would amend federal criminal code on computer fraud and stiffen punishments. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cybercrime-computer-fraud-bill-senate/
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Alabama Hacker Admits Role in SEC X Account Breach
An Alabama man has admitted hacking into the US Security and Exchange Commission’s X account using SIM swap fraud to gain access First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/alabama-hacker-admits-role-sec-x/
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Hacker bringen falsche Rechnungen in Umlauf
Hacker haben eine Handelsfirma in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern angegriffen und in deren Namen Rechnungen verschickt.Wie die Regionalzeitung Nordkurier berichtet, sind Cyberkriminelle in das System einer Handelsfirma aus dem Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte eingedrungen. Der Name des Unternehmens wird allerdings nicht genannt. Nach Angaben der Polizei haben die Täter unter dem Namen des Betriebs falsche Rechnungen in Umlauf gebracht.Dazu…
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Top 5 ways attackers use generative AI to exploit your systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, captcha, chatgpt, china, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, detection, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, fraud, group, hacker, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, resilience, service, spam, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayFacilitating malware development: Artificial intelligence can also be used to generate more sophisticated or at least less labour-intensive malware.For example, cybercriminals are using gen AI to create malicious HTML documents. The XWorm attack, initiated by HTML smuggling, which contains malicious code that downloads and runs the malware, bears the hallmarks of development via AI.”The loader’s…
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BadIIS Malware Exploits IIS Servers for SEO Fraud
Trend Micro uncovers BadIIS malware exploiting IIS servers for SEO fraud and malicious redirects First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/badiis-malware-iis-servers-seo/
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Die Bedeutung der IT-Sicherheit bei der Beantragung von Onlinekrediten
Tags: fraudOnlinekredite sind bequem aber auch riskant! Erfahre, wie IT-Sicherheit sensible Daten schützt und Betrug bei der Kreditvergabe verhindert. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/datenschutz/die-bedeutung-der-it-sicherheit-bei-der-beantragung-von-onlinekrediten-309946.html
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Could you Spot a Digital Twin at Work? Get Ready for Hyper-Personalized Attacks
The world is worried about deepfakes. Research conducted in the U.S. and Australia finds that nearly three-quarters of respondents feel negatively about them, associating the AI-generated phenomenon with fraud and misinformation. But in the workplace, we’re more likely to let our guard down. That’s bad news for businesses as the prospect of LLM-trained malicious digital..…
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DragonRank Exploits IIS Servers with BadIIS Malware for SEO Fraud and Gambling Redirects
Threat actors have been observed targeting Internet Information Services (IIS) servers in Asia as part of a search engine optimization (SEO) manipulation campaign designed to install BadIIS malware.”It is likely that the campaign is financially motivated since redirecting users to illegal gambling websites shows that attackers deploy BadIIS for profit,” Trend Micro researchers Ted Lee…
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What is DMARC: Protecting Your Domain from Email Fraud
Learn what DMARC is, how it helps protect against email spoofing, and why it’s essential for improving email security and delivering trusted messages. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/networks/what-is-dmarc/
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FINALLY! FCC Gets Tough on Robocall Fraud
Tags: fraudKYC isn’t a Thing, claims telco: Commissioner Brendan Carr (pictured) wants $4.5 million fine on Telnyx, for enabling “illegal robocall scheme.” First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/fcc-telnyx-robocall-fine-richixbw/