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.

FIS and Stratyfy Team to Combat Card Fraud
FIS and Stratyfy Team to Combat Card Fraud
March 18, 2024  |  Partnerships

FIS joined forces with software firm Stratyfy to combat fraudulent card transactions. The collaboration employs the FIS SecurLOCK card fraud management solution to spot and prevent fraudulent transactions, according to...

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SEC: Investment Advisers Made Phony AI Claims
SEC: Investment Advisers Made Phony AI Claims
March 18, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Federal regulators have charged two investment advisers with making fraudulent claims about their AI usage. Delphia and Global Predictions have agreed to settle charges by the Securities and...

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Nacha Expands Receiving Depository Financial Institutions’ Role in Fighting Fraud
Nacha Expands Receiving Depository Financial Institutions’ Role in Fighting Fraud
March 18, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Receiving depository financial institutions (RDFIs) now have a defined role in monitoring the ACH payments they receive. The newly defined role was established as part...

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FTC Sees Jump in AI-Related Scams on Social Media
FTC Sees Jump in AI-Related Scams on Social Media
March 17, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Federal regulators have reportedly recorded a jump in AI-related scam ads on social media. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has seen a sharp rise in complaints in...

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Prosecutors Seek 40- to 50-Year Term for Sam Bankman-Fried
Prosecutors Seek 40- to 50-Year Term for Sam Bankman-Fried
March 15, 2024  |  Legal

Federal prosecutors are seeking a 40- to 50-year prison sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, over charges of...

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Old School Fraud: Counterfeit Cash Makes Global Comeback
Old School Fraud: Counterfeit Cash Makes Global Comeback
March 15, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

While we were all watching online fraud, social engineering and ransomware, an old school financial crime tactic is rearing its ugly head. Counterfeit banknotes are...

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Retailers Battle $101 Billion Returns Fraud Plague
Retailers Battle $101 Billion Returns Fraud Plague
March 14, 2024  |  Fraud Attack

How common has refund fraud — or returns fraud — become? So much so that fraudster groups have begun advertising their services on platforms like...

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UnitedHealth Group Reports Critical Services Restored After Cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group Reports Critical Services Restored After Cyberattack
March 14, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

UnitedHealth Group (UHG) reported Thursday (March 14) that some critical services are back online at its subsidiary Change Healthcare, which has been dealing with a cyberattack on...

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State of the Payment Scam: Banks Battling APP Fraud
State of the Payment Scam: Banks Battling APP Fraud
March 13, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The world’s cybercriminals all share one thing in common: they understand people can be exploited. After all, people make mistakes. They fall for scams, and...

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