Security News

How financial institutions can change the economics of fraud
2018-11-06 07:00

In 2017, the number of identity fraud victims in the United States has risen to nearly 17 million. As the US became the last of the G20 countries to adopt Chip and PIN/Signature cards, fraudsters...

Social media support fraud is up nearly 500%, reaches highest level ever
2018-11-01 17:39

While social media platforms have succeeded in protecting users from phishing links, angler phishing has become the new mode of attack for many malicious actors.

DataVisor powers insight into fraud and abuse patterns for enterprise and mobile customers
2018-11-01 03:30

DataVisor introduced new functionality with its 2018 Fall release to improve customers’ ability to gain insight into the fraud and abuse impacting their business. Fraud continues to have a...

Ex-Air Force Airman in New Mexico Accused of Computer Fraud
2018-10-31 11:00

Prosecutors say a former Air Force airman in New Mexico could be facing up to 10 years in federal prison for computer fraud. Michael Weber made his initial court appearance Tuesday in Albuquerque....

How Do You Fight a $12B Fraud Problem? One Scammer at a Time
2018-10-25 16:11

The fraudsters behind the often laughable Nigerian prince email scams have long since branched out into far more serious and lucrative forms of fraud, including account takeovers, phishing, dating...

Android Ad-Fraud Scheme
2018-10-25 11:49

BuzzFeed is reporting on a scheme where fraudsters buy legitimate Android apps, track users' behavior in order to mimic it in a way that evades bot detectors, and then uses bots to perpetuate an...

Google Blocks New Ad Fraud Scheme
2018-10-24 13:55

Google says it recently blocked a new ad fraud scheme spread across a large number of applications and websites and monetizing with numerous advertising platforms. read more

ID Analytics introduces solution to address multifaceted synthetic fraud challenges
2018-10-23 01:30

ID Analytics released two new products designed to provide businesses with a solution to the disparate challenges of synthetic identities. The approach taken by both ID Score Synthetic and Credit...

Fraud and risk platform from Featurespace creates new opportunities for processors and acquirers
2018-10-23 00:30

Featurespace has launched ARIC White Label, enabling multinational banks, payments companies, issuer processors and merchant acquirers to reduce risk and customer friction across all channels for...