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.

Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi

Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
October 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. Get...

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FTC Takes Action Against Drizly, CEO Following 2020 Data Breach
FTC Takes Action Against Drizly, CEO Following 2020 Data Breach
October 24, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against both online alcohol marketplace Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, pointing to allegations that they...

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Korean Regulators to Probe Stablecoin, Money Laundering Link
Korean Regulators to Probe Stablecoin, Money Laundering Link
October 24, 2022  |  AML

In a bid to stop money launderers, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is planning a probe into the amount of stablecoins being used on...

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Report: Binance Nears Identification of Those Behind Oct. 6 Hack
Report: Binance Nears Identification of Those Behind Oct. 6 Hack
October 24, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

With help from law enforcement and using its own resources, cryptocurrency exchange Binance is reportedly closing in on identifying the person or people behind an...

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Diebold Nixdorf Teams With Featurespace on Fraud Prevention Tech Integration
Diebold Nixdorf Teams With Featurespace on Fraud Prevention Tech Integration
October 23, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Retail technology company Diebold Nixdorf has joined forces with financial crime prevention firm Featurespace to integrate Featurespace’s fraud prevention tech into Diebold Nixdorf’s Vynamic Payments...

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Mobile Check Deposit Offers Tempting Fraud Target
Mobile Check Deposit Offers Tempting Fraud Target
October 21, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

Despite rallying cries like “kill the paper check,” this form of payment survived the pandemic digital shift, remaining popular as a form of mass disbursement...

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JPMorgan: ‘Pressure Testing’ Key to Helping Treasurers Fight Payments Fraud
JPMorgan: ‘Pressure Testing’ Key to Helping Treasurers Fight Payments Fraud
October 21, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

“The move to digital has been a wonderful thing,” JPMorgan Head of Client Fraud Prevention for Commercial Banking Alec Grant told Karen Webster. Get the...

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Binance Names Ex-FBI Agent BJ Kang to Head Investigations Team
Binance Names Ex-FBI Agent BJ Kang to Head Investigations Team
October 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

BJ Kang, a retired FBI agent who had a hand in unraveling some of Wall Street’s biggest insider trading schemes, has been named head of...

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