fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

Lumen: Chinese Hacking Group Breached 4 US Companies
Lumen: Chinese Hacking Group Breached 4 US Companies
August 27, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers tied to China breached four U.S. companies, according to cybersecurity researchers. Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs said in a Tuesday (Aug. 27) blog post that...

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Nigeria Targets Online Scams Following Meta Crackdown
Nigeria Targets Online Scams Following Meta Crackdown
August 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Nigeria is reportedly eager to combat online extortion scams following a crackdown by Meta. The country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is willing to work...

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Galileo: Banks Need to Predict Customer Experience to Combat Fraud
Galileo: Banks Need to Predict Customer Experience to Combat Fraud
August 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Forget everything you knew about fraud and fraudsters. Financial institutions must grapple with the dual challenge of countering increasingly sophisticated fraud attacks as fraudsters harness...

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Visa Reportedly Weighing $925 Million Featurespace Acquisition
Visa Reportedly Weighing $925 Million Featurespace Acquisition
August 25, 2024  |  Acquisitions

 Visa is reportedly considering a multimillion-dollar bid for fraud-prevention firm Featurespace. The payments giant is in advanced talks about a possible sale, Sky News reported...

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Businesses Can Navigate Returns Fraud Without Alienating Consumers, Loop CEO Says
Businesses Can Navigate Returns Fraud Without Alienating Consumers, Loop CEO Says
August 23, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Returns fraud and policy abuse have surged to unprecedented levels, with U.S. merchants losing an estimated $101 billion in 2023 due to these issues. In...

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Cyber Hygiene: The Constant Defense Against Evolving B2B Threats
Cyber Hygiene: The Constant Defense Against Evolving B2B Threats
August 23, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Today’s cybersecurity and fraud landscape is increasingly becoming an arms race. For every 12-foot-tall wall that businesses build, fraudsters start to shape an ever-more sophisticated...

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Game Day Every Day: How AWS Prepares for the Unexpected
Game Day Every Day: How AWS Prepares for the Unexpected
August 23, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Practice makes perfect, as the adage goes, even when you’re practicing failure. That’s a rough approximation of how Amazon Web Services practices operational resilience. Other...

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Former FTX Exec Salame Says Feds Not Honoring Plea Deal
Former FTX Exec Salame Says Feds Not Honoring Plea Deal
August 22, 2024  |  Legal

Last year former FTX executive Ryan Salame cut a deal with federal prosecutors. Now, Salame says the government is not holding up its end of the bargain,...

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5 Emerging Security Imperatives for Digital Wallets
5 Emerging Security Imperatives for Digital Wallets
August 21, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

There are two dueling trends defining 21st century payments: digitization and cybercrime. And while the two trends are unrelated — particularly given that paper-based payments...

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