Security News

Do your infosec habits make you vulnerable to fraud?
2019-11-18 05:00

A third of Americans have been a victim of information fraud or identity theft. Despite notable data breaches in 2019, when asked if they update or change passwords/PINs after a company they do...

Crossword Cybersecurity launches new family of ML based security and anti-fraud software products
2019-11-18 04:00

Crossword Cybersecurity, the technology commercialisation company focused solely on cyber security and risk, has announced the launch of Nixer CyberML, a new family of machine-learning based...

Fraud rates increasing as criminals become more sophisticated
2019-11-14 05:30

Fraud rates have been skyrocketing, with 90 voice channel attacks occurring every minute in the U.S., Pindrop reveals. Key findings Voice fraud continues to serve as a major threat, with rates...

Russian Accused of $20M Credit Card Fraud Extradited to US
2019-11-13 05:44

A Russian accused of running a website that helped people commit more than $20 million in credit-card fraud has been extradited to Virginia to face criminal charges. read more

Identity Fraud: Account Origination
2019-11-12 15:03

Bala Kumar of iovation, a TransUnion company, sees a marked spike in identity fraud in general, and at account origination in particular. How does this increase manifest across industry sectors,...

US military supplier in ‘Made in America’ fraud case
2019-11-11 11:48

Aventura allegedly imported cheap cameras and network-enabled security gear from China, then slapped US flag stickers on them.

eCommerce Fraud Prevention Firm Riskified Raises $165 Million
2019-11-07 14:44

Ecommerce fraud prevention solutions provider Riskified has raised $165 million in a Series E funding round at a valuation of over $1 billion. read more

Details of an Airbnb Fraud
2019-11-06 12:19

This is a fascinating article about a bait-and-switch Airbnb fraud. The article focuses on one particular group of scammers and how they operate, using the fact that Airbnb as a company doesn't do...

Companies unprepared to deal with mobile attacks, synthetic identity fraud, CCPA compliance
2019-10-29 06:00

There is a growing impact of large-scale data breaches and fraud on consumer trust and the critical need for businesses to balance the digital consumer experience with strong identity verification...

NICE Actimize’s new capability improves detection rates and stops real-time payments fraud
2019-10-29 04:00

NICE Actimize, a NICE business and leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, is introducing its Federated Learning capability that will provide financial services organizations (FSOs) with...