Security News

Balancing security and user experience to improve fraud prevention strategies
2024-12-17 05:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Jennifer White, Senior Director for Banking and Payments Intelligence at J.D. Power, discusses how financial institutions can improve customer satisfaction...

DoJ Indicts 14 North Koreans for $88M IT Worker Fraud Scheme Over Six Years
2024-12-13 15:51

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted 14 nationals belonging to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) for their alleged involvement in a long-running...

Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers
2024-12-09 16:55

Eight members of an international cybercrime network that stole millions of Euros from victims and set up Airbnb fraud centers were arrested in Belgium and the Netherlands. [...]

Europol Shuts Down Manson Market Fraud Marketplace, Seizes 50 Servers
2024-12-05 14:55

Europol on Thursday announced the shutdown of a clearnet marketplace called Manson Market that facilitated online fraud on a large scale. The operation, led by German authorities, has resulted in...

FBI shares tips on how to tackle AI-powered fraud schemes
2024-12-04 20:37

The FBI warns that scammers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve the quality and effectiveness of their online fraud schemes, ranging from romance and investment scams to job...

$400M seized, 5,500 arrested in global operation targeting cyber fraud
2024-12-02 10:26

A coordinated international operation involving law enforcement agencies from 40 countries led to the arrest of over 5,500 individuals linked to financial crimes and the confiscation of more than...

How to recognize employment fraud before it becomes a security issue
2024-11-26 05:30

The combination of remote work, the latest technologies, and never physically meeting your employees has made it very easy for job applicants to mask their true identities from their employer and...

Vishing, Wangiri, and Other VoIP Fraud Tactics On the Rise
2024-11-19 21:15

Protect your business from VoIP fraud. Learn how to recognize the most common types and harden your phone system security.

Fraud network uses 4,700 fake shopping sites to steal credit cards
2024-11-14 22:45

A financially motivated Chinese threat actor dubbed "SilkSpecter" is using thousands of fake online stores to steal the payment card details of online shoppers in the U.S. and Europe. [...]

Google Warns of Rising Cloaking Scams, AI-Driven Fraud, and Crypto Schemes
2024-11-14 14:00

Google has revealed that bad actors are leveraging techniques like landing page cloaking to conduct scams by impersonating legitimate sites. "Cloaking is specifically designed to prevent...