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.

Data Breach Leaks 198M Car Buyers’ Personal Data
Data Breach Leaks 198M Car Buyers’ Personal Data
September 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A massive data breach has compromised the records of 198 million car buyers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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College Scandal Sentencing Highlights Old-Fashioned Payments Fraud
College Scandal Sentencing Highlights Old-Fashioned Payments Fraud
September 13, 2019  |  Legal

Payments and commerce fraud comes in a variety of rancid flavors and uses a variety of tactics, many of them increasingly sophisticated, mobile and digital....

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Factors Driving Consumer Demand For Banking App Controls
Factors Driving Consumer Demand For Banking App Controls
September 13, 2019  |  Authentication

Rampant data breaches have left consumers on edge about digital fraud. They are not only anxious that their personally identifiable information may be compromised, but...

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Libra Forces Cryptocurrency Regulators To Reexamine Procedures
Libra Forces Cryptocurrency Regulators To Reexamine Procedures
September 12, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. Get...

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MyPayrollHR Leaves Users In Limbo With Sudden Closure
MyPayrollHR Leaves Users In Limbo With Sudden Closure
September 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payroll processing company MyPayrollHR has suddenly closed, leaving some business customers in limbo and drawing accusations of fraud and leading to employees losing money. Get...

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How Merchants Can Brace For SCA’s Looming Deadline
How Merchants Can Brace For SCA’s Looming Deadline
September 12, 2019  |  Regulation

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Energy Firm Partners With Thai Oil And Gas Company; Binance Poised To Make US Debut
Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Energy Firm Partners With Thai Oil And Gas Company; Binance Poised To...
September 11, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and blockchain energy nonprofit Energy Web Foundation (EWF) have announced that they are teaming up to build a...

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Email B2B Scams Cost $26B Over Last Three Years
Email B2B Scams Cost $26B Over Last Three Years
September 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Email often gets overlooked in the 2019 digital economy, given the higher levels of excitement attached to social media, video and other, more cutting-edge tools...

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