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.

Social Engineering Enabled $37 Million Theft From Crypto Firm CoinsPaid
Social Engineering Enabled $37 Million Theft From Crypto Firm CoinsPaid
August 07, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Social engineering enabled the July 22 hacker attack and theft of $37 million from crypto payments provider CoinsPaid. The hackers gained access to an employee’s...

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Riskified Integrates Fraud Prevention Solutions With commercetools’ eCommerce Platform
Riskified Integrates Fraud Prevention Solutions With commercetools’ eCommerce Platform
August 01, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Riskified has integrated its fraud prevention and risk management solutions with commercetools’ eCommerce platform. The integration allows merchants using commercetools to combat payment fraud while ensuring a frictionless customer...

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DocuSign, Microsoft Azure Move to Improve Facial Liveness Detection
DocuSign, Microsoft Azure Move to Improve Facial Liveness Detection
July 27, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

As artificial intelligence (AI) makes deepfakes a greater concern to consumers and companies, fresh efforts are afoot to combat these highly convincing but fraudulent images....

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DeFi Gets Defanged as Investor Doubts and Regulatory Scrutiny Grow
DeFi Gets Defanged as Investor Doubts and Regulatory Scrutiny Grow
July 25, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The year 2023 was supposed to be when decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms proved their value. Cryptocurrency observers predicted an ascension for the DeFi sector after...

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Worldcoin or World Con? Sam Altman’s Newest Venture Draws Skepticism
Worldcoin or World Con? Sam Altman’s Newest Venture Draws Skepticism
July 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

If a technology service is free, you are the product — not the customer. As OpenAI CEO Sam Altman officially launches his cryptocurrency project, Worldcoin,...

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This Week In Payments: Rules for AI, Block Picks a Fee Fight and FedNow Arrives
This Week In Payments: Rules for AI, Block Picks a Fee Fight and FedNow Arrives
July 21, 2023  |  Payment Methods

This week in payments saw the SEC weigh in on artificial intelligence (AI), the long-awaited debut of the FedNow instant payments rail to mixed reviews,...

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FTX Sues Sam Bankman Fried and Former Executives
FTX Sues Sam Bankman Fried and Former Executives
July 21, 2023  |  Legal

The November 2022 collapse of FTX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has sparked an investigation into the company’s finances. The latest development in the...

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OnlineCheckWriter.com Launches Automated Positive Pay Service
OnlineCheckWriter.com Launches Automated Positive Pay Service
July 20, 2023  |  Commercial Payments

B2B payment platform OnlineCheckWriter.com has launched a new security feature. The automated Positive Pay service streamlines cash management and boosts fraud detection for businesses, the company said in a...

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When It Comes to Proving Their Identity, 40% of Consumers Say Make It Easy
When It Comes to Proving Their Identity, 40% of Consumers Say Make It Easy
July 19, 2023  |  Digital Identity

As fraudsters grow more sophisticated, so too must the fraud defenses of eCommerce sites and other operators who sail the shark-infested waters of digital commerce....

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