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.

FTX Accuses Bankman-Fried’s Parents of Helping ‘Plunder’ Company
FTX Accuses Bankman-Fried’s Parents of Helping ‘Plunder’ Company
September 19, 2023  |  Legal

A new lawsuit accuses alleged cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents of their own malfeasance. The suit, filed Monday (Sept. 18) by the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, says...

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From Clorox to Casinos to Banks, Hacks Highlight Advantage of AI in Anti-Fraud Toolkits
From Clorox to Casinos to Banks, Hacks Highlight Advantage of AI in Anti-Fraud Toolkits
September 18, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Hack by hack, the fraudsters are getting bolder. And for enterprises girding against the rising tide of disruption and ransomware, advanced technologies are integral parts...

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SentiLink Launches New Intelligence Solution for Fraud Detection
SentiLink Launches New Intelligence Solution for Fraud Detection
September 18, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

SentiLink has unveiled a new offering aimed at improving financial fraud detection and enhancing proprietary fraud models for financial institutions. The new tool, Facets, provides feature-specific intelligence...

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Report: Solid Financial Accused of Faking Revenue Numbers to Entice Investors
Report: Solid Financial Accused of Faking Revenue Numbers to Entice Investors
September 18, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

FinTech-as-a-Service firm Solid Financial is being accused of falsifying its revenue numbers to woo investors.  A lengthy report published Monday (Sept. 18) by FinTech Business Weekly said...

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Report: Casino Hacks Likely Caused by Malware-Driven Theft of Employee Credentials
Report: Casino Hacks Likely Caused by Malware-Driven Theft of Employee Credentials
September 15, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

The recent cyberattacks on Caesars Entertainment and on MGM Resorts reportedly may have been launched with stolen login credentials. A cybersecurity company based in London, DynaRisk, discovered that the login credentials of...

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IRS Boosts Safeguards on Tax Credit to Prevent PPP-Like Fraud
IRS Boosts Safeguards on Tax Credit to Prevent PPP-Like Fraud
September 14, 2023  |  Regulation

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has placed a moratorium on processing new claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a pandemic-era relief program, aiming to prevent a recurrence of...

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Report: Former Celsius Executive Pleads Guilty and Cooperates with Prosecutors
Report: Former Celsius Executive Pleads Guilty and Cooperates with Prosecutors
September 14, 2023  |  Legal

A former executive at now-bankrupt Celsius Network, Roni Cohen-Pavon, has reportedly pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the United States and has agreed to cooperate with...

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Banks and Payment Firms Tap AI to Combat Fraud Amid Surge in Sophisticated Financial Crime
Banks and Payment Firms Tap AI to Combat Fraud Amid Surge in Sophisticated Financial Crime
September 14, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

The rise of digital banking and faster digital payment methods has brought about increasingly sophisticated fraud and financial crime.  Against that backdrop, financial institutions (FIs)...

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Finastra Debuts Compliance-as-a-Service to Combat Fraud
Finastra Debuts Compliance-as-a-Service to Combat Fraud
September 14, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Financial software firm Finastra has debuted a “Compliance-as-a-Service” solution for banks. The new tool, announced by the British company Thursday (Sept. 14) and available on Microsoft Azure, includes real-time...

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