Fraud stories - Page 16
A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers
Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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email security
Email serves as an organisations’ communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.
Why banks need to show more initiative in tackling cyber fraud
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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malware
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ddos
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cybersecurity
Why financial institutions need to combat the increasingly complex and intelligent threat landscape with a holistic security approach.
Domain fraud rife during PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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martech
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software development
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domain names
Only three of the 105 domains were legitimate (although unofficial) domains, which are being used for Olympic medal tracking purposes.
Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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edutech
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cybersecurity
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pwc
PwC's study has found for the first time ever cybercrime has become the most common form of fraud with nearly a quarter resulting in a loss of £700k.
WhiteHawk hires top cyber talent to develop online security marketplace
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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accenture
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fraud
WhiteHawk has expanded its team, hiring top cyber talent and promoting Antonio Crespo to chief information officer.
Cryptocurrency exchange says it lost $195m to hackers – but is it a scam?
Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
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defi
BitGrail wasn't known to many until last week when it announced it had been hacked, but many experts believe all is not as it seems.
AU woman fakes CV to get $245k CIO salary, but gets sacked instead
Tue, 6th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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government
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it industry
The IT skills shortage in Australia is bad enough without having to factor in fraud - an expert has advice for both employers and potential recruits.
Reseller pleads guilty to stealing from vulnerable rural Australians
Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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physical security
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resellers
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fraud
Jackson Temi Anni has been sentenced to 18-months imprisonment for lying about products and taking money directly from consumers' bank accounts.
Singapore firm embraces blockchain to fight credential fraud
Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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blockchain
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iam
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linkedin
A Singapore tech firm is using blockchain technology to bring validation and authentication to CVs and other credential types.
Appier fights ad fraud with the help of artificial intelligence
Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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ai
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fraud
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appier
AI-based fraud detection outperforms traditional models, identifying twice as many fraudulent transactions within four months.
New Zealand Bankers' Association joins Fraud Awareness Week 2017
Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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physical security
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identity theft
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new zealand bankers’ association
International Fraud Awareness has kicked off in New Zealand, with the release of a guide to help people spot online scams.
IBM Security wants to stop identity fraud in its tracks
Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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ibm security
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fraud
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identity
IBM Security is helping to fight global identity fraud by launching a new solution designed especially for financial institutions.
Fraud detection, machine learning & real-time payments - Westpac NZ's IT transformation
Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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devops
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digital transformation
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apm
Westpac NZ partners with ACI to adopt real-time payments and fraud prevention solutions in a wide-ranging IT transformation.
Immediate payments: The fraud threats and solutions
Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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fraud
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experian
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banking
With immediate payments coming to Australia later this year, local banks and credit lenders need to be increasingly aware of the heightened risks.
Email phishing scam targeting UK students a ‘timely warning’
Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
UK watchdog Action Fraud has released details of an complex email phishing scam that has been touted as a much needed warning for the public.
Dissecting the most common email scams that hit Aussie inboxes
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
MailGuard explains the most common types of email scams, and why some companies are more popular targets for brandjacking than others.
US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network
Tue, 30th May 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.
New Zealand Universities combat credential fraud online
Tue, 2nd May 2017
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iam
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fraud
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my equals
Recent studies in the UK analysed over 5,000 CVs and found that over 40% had discrepancies in the education claims, with 10% completely falsified.
Aussie tech companies ink exclusive deal to stop fraudulent CNP transactions
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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uc
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contact centre
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fraud
Australia experienced $402 million in fraudulent CNP transactions in the first half of 2016, according to the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA).
Local tech company targets B2B data services market through Alibaba Cloud
Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Alibaba Cloud partners with Remark Media to offer B2B data solution for Chinese businesses, including fraud detection.