Security News

'Bro delete the chat': Feel the panic shortly before cops bust major online fraud ring
2025-01-29 12:31

Mastermind begs colluders to bury evidence later used to imprison him In announcing the sentencing of three Brits who ran OTP Agency, an account-takeover business, the National Crime Agency (NCA)...

AI chatbot startup founder, lawyer wife accused of ripping off investors in $60M fraud
2025-01-24 23:26

GameOn? It's looking more like game over for that biz The co-founder and former CEO of AI startup GameOn is in a pickle. After exiting the top job last year under a cloud, he's now in court –...

North Korean dev who renamed himself 'Bane' accused of IT worker fraud caper
2025-01-24 13:45

5 indicted as FBI warns North Korea dials up aggression, plus Russian devs allegedly get in on the act The US is indicting yet another five suspects it believes were involved in North Korea's...

Deepfakes force a new era in fraud detection, identity verification
2025-01-24 04:30

The rise in identity fraud over the past two years has significantly impacted all industries, especially finance, banking, fintech, and crypto, according to Regula. With deepfakes threatening...

North Korean IT Worker Fraud Linked to 2016 Crowdfunding Scam and Fake Domains
2025-01-15 13:32

Cybersecurity researchers have identified infrastructure links between the North Korean threat actors behind the fraudulent IT worker schemes and a 2016 crowdfunding scam. The new evidence...

Pastor who saw crypto project in his "dream" indicted for fraud
2025-01-12 15:09

A pastor at a Pasco, Washington, church has been indicted on 26 counts of fraud for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded investors of millions between 2021 and 2023. [...]

Gift Card Fraud
2024-12-31 12:02

It’s becoming an organized crime tactic: Card draining is when criminals remove gift cards from a store display, open them in a separate location, and either record the card numbers and PINs or...

Overwhelmed by fraud? Here’s how financial pros fight back
2024-12-27 05:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Patrick Harding, Chief Architect at Ping Identity, discusses the growing threat of deepfake-related fraud and its impact on financial security. He also...

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...