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Cheetah Mobile Blames SDKs for Rampant Ad Fraud in Its Android Apps
2018-11-27 19:55

Eight popular Android apps are embezzling from the ad ecosystem on a widespread basis, according to allegations.

8 Popular Android Apps Caught Up In Million-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme
2018-11-27 11:18

Cheetah Mobile—a prominent Chinese app company, known for its popular utility apps like Clean Master and Battery Doctor—and one of its subsidiary Kika Tech have allegedly been caught up in an...

Losses from online payment fraud to reach $48 billion annually
2018-11-23 05:30

A new study from Juniper Research has found that annual online payment fraud losses from eCommerce, airline ticketing, money transfer and banking services, will reach $48 billion by 2023; up from...

How Machine Learning Transforms Fraud Management
2018-11-21 21:03

First Data's Jaclyn Blumenfeld on Practical Use Cases for Emerging TechnologiesArtificial intelligence and machine learning get all the marketing buzz, but First Data's Jaclyn Blumenfeld cites...

In a post-EMV world, fraud is shifting from in-person to ecommerce channels
2018-11-19 06:30

Three years after the switch to new chip-based credit and debit cards, a study by the National Retail Federation and Forrester says payment card fraud is still a top concern for large U.S....

Chip Cards Fail to Reduce Credit Card Fraud in the US
2018-11-15 12:24

A new study finds that credit card fraud has not declined since the introduction of chip cards in the US. The majority of stolen card information comes from hacked point-of-sale terminals. The...

Online shopping fraud to surge during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
2018-11-15 09:31

New benchmark data from ACI Worldwide revealed a projected 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the upcoming 2018 peak holiday season. Based on hundreds of millions of merchant...

French Cinema Chain Fires Dutch Executives Over 'CEO Fraud'
2018-11-13 17:03

$21 Million Lost to Business Email Compromise FraudstersFrench film production and distribution company Pathe fired the two senior managers overseeing its Dutch operations after they fell victim...

How email fraud tactics continue to find new life
2018-11-09 06:15

Almost as soon as email became widely used, crooks and scammers began using it as a means to defraud people. In today’s world, malicious fake emails continue to be a huge problem for individuals...

ThreatList: Despite Fraud Awareness, Password Reuse Persists for Half of U.S. Consumers
2018-11-06 20:51

One-third of respondents in a new poll said that have been a victim of fraud or identity theft in the past.