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.

CFPB Monitoring Video Games, Virtual Worlds for Consumer Protection Compliance
CFPB Monitoring Video Games, Virtual Worlds for Consumer Protection Compliance
April 04, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is monitoring video games and virtual worlds to ensure their compliance with federal consumer financial protection laws. This monitoring...

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US: Microsoft Deprioritized Enterprise Cybersecurity, Culture Needs an Overhaul
US: Microsoft Deprioritized Enterprise Cybersecurity, Culture Needs an Overhaul
April 04, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Digital transformation is no longer just a business strategy — it’s an operating model that nearly the entire global business world is running on. And...

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Amazon Merchants Battle Wave of Bogus Returns
Amazon Merchants Battle Wave of Bogus Returns
April 04, 2024  |  Amazon

The battle against the $101 billion returns fraud problem has reportedly taken a new turn. It involves sellers on Amazon sending off their wares, only to get “returns” that...

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‘Swarm’ Attacks Challenge Traditional Fraud Defenses  
‘Swarm’ Attacks Challenge Traditional Fraud Defenses  
April 04, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

For as long as hard-earned money has existed, criminals have been trying to take it. And as money itself has evolved across an increasingly digital...

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Online Merchants Say Outsourcing Fraud Prevention Impacts Payments Success
Online Merchants Say Outsourcing Fraud Prevention Impacts Payments Success
April 04, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

For online merchants, winning the high-stakes battle against fraud and cybersecurity breaches is critical to survival. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 82% of U.S. eCommerce players...

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AT&T Breach Demands Vigilance as Fraudsters Leverage ID Data, Says Intellicheck’s Lewis
AT&T Breach Demands Vigilance as Fraudsters Leverage ID Data, Says Intellicheck’s Lewis
April 02, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The fallout from the massive data breach at AT&T — where information tied to 73 million current and former account holders was leaked — has...

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Bankman-Fried Says He’s ‘Haunted’ by FTX Collapse
Bankman-Fried Says He’s ‘Haunted’ by FTX Collapse
April 01, 2024  |  Legal

“I never thought that what I was doing was illegal.” So said Sam Bankman-Fried, giving his first jailhouse interview to ABC in a report published Monday (April...

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FTC Can Now Sue Scammers Impersonating Government Agencies, Businesses
FTC Can Now Sue Scammers Impersonating Government Agencies, Businesses
April 01, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday (April 1) that it now has stronger tools to combat scammers who impersonate government agencies and businesses. A new rule...

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Platforms Enhance Security Teams’ Data Visibility, Threat Detection Capabilities
Platforms Enhance Security Teams’ Data Visibility, Threat Detection Capabilities
March 29, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

The widespread integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) has sparked a surge in data, driving notable shifts in information management...

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