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MPs call for 'immediate' stop to facial recog in UK as report underlines bias risks in 'pre-crime' algos used by coppers
2019-09-18 12:47

New report after 12 forces across England and Wales trialled technology MPs across parties have called for an immediate "stop" to live facial recognition surveillance by the police and in public places.…

Only one quarter of retail banks have adopted an integrated approach to financial crime systems
2019-09-16 03:30

Most banks plan to integrate their fraud and financial crime compliance systems and activities in response to new criminal threats and punishing fines, with the U.K. leading the pack, according to...

Fin7 sysadmin pleads guilty to running IT for billion-dollar crime syndicate
2019-09-13 10:17

Fedir Oleksiyovich Hladyr is the first member of the infamous cybercrime network to be found guilty of hacking-related crimes in a US court.

NICE Actimize expands its Financial Crime Enterprise Consulting & Advisory Practice
2019-09-09 02:00

Strengthening its role as a proven end-to-end full-service provider, NICE Actimize, a NICE business and the leader in autonomous financial crime management, has added new service offerings to its...

BehavioSec partners with NICE Actimize’s X-Sight Marketplace to manage financial crime
2019-09-04 00:00

Helping financial services organizations keep up with a changing market landscape, NICE Actimize, a NICE business and leader in autonomous financial crime management, announced that BehavioSec, a...

Jumio joins X-Sight Marketplace, a financial crime management ecosystem
2019-08-19 22:30

Helping financial services organizations keep up with a changing market landscape, NICE Actimize announced that Jumio, a global leader in AI-powered identity verification, has joined the X-Sight...

Famous con man Frank Abagnale: Crime is 4,000 times easier today
2019-08-12 21:45

Frank Abagnale, the real life inspiration behind the Spielberg hit, "Catch Me If You Can" talks to TechRepublic's Karen Roby about cybersecurity, passwords and where executives go wrong.

How powerful are Russian hackers? One new law could transform global crime operations
2019-08-08 13:00

Moscow's 'sovereign internet' effort means new rules for the bad guys too Black Hat The introduction of Russia's Sovereign Internet rules is having an impact on the way criminal hackers around the...

Deepfake revenge porn now a crime in Virginia
2019-07-05 09:42

It's the first state to enact a deepfakes ban, but it's not going to be the last: laws are being considered in many other states.

Crime doesn't pay? Crime doesn't do secure coding, either: Akamai bug-hunters find hijack hole in bank phishing kit
2019-06-05 13:00

Absolutely criminal behavior – unrestricted file upload, really? Exclusive Phishing kits – used by miscreants to build webpages that steal victims' personal information and money by masquerading...