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OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering

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OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering 12/09/2023 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph By Derek Andersen Karl Greenwood will also have to pay back the $300 million he made in commissions in the OneCoin pyramid scheme. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Petition hopes to stop US government agencies from using Chainalysis’ forensics

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Petition hopes to stop US government agencies from using Chainalysis’ forensics 12/09/2023 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph By Derek Andersen According to the petition on Change.org, Chainalysis’ unproven technology can lead to an assortment of privacy violations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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CFTC fines Mirror Trading $1.7B for Bitcoin-related forex fraud

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CFTC fines Mirror Trading $1.7B for Bitcoin-related forex fraud 08/09/2023 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph By Helen Partz The CFTC has brought or resolved ten fraud cases involving digital assets or forex since June 2023, Commissioner Kristin Johnson said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Court rules in favor of HelbizCoin investors, class lawsuit to go ahead

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Court rules in favor of HelbizCoin investors, class lawsuit to go ahead 04/09/2023 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young A U.S. District Court has upheld claims by HBZ investors that the company acted fraudulently and also asserted that its token violated securities laws. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Global roaming fraud losses to surpass $8 billion by 2028

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Global roaming fraud losses to surpass $8 billion by 2028 04/09/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Losses from global roaming fraud are anticipated to exceed $8 billion by 2028; driven by the increase in bilateral roaming agreements for data-intensive use cases over 5G networks, according to Juniper Research. In turn, it predicts fraudulent data

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The road ahead for ecommerce fraud prevention

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The road ahead for ecommerce fraud prevention 17/08/2023 at 07:36 By Mirko Zorz Ecommerce platforms are incorporating sophisticated fraud detection measures, but fraudsters, too, are refining their strategies. In this Help Net Security interview, Eduardo Mônaco, CEO at ClearSale, explains the complexities of ecommerce fraud, discussing the evolution of fraudster tactics, the effectiveness of social

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7 fake cryptocurrency investment apps discovered in Google Play, Apple App Store

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7 fake cryptocurrency investment apps discovered in Google Play, Apple App Store 03/08/2023 at 09:47 By Help Net Security Sophos released new findings on CryptoRom scams—a subset of pig butchering schemes designed to trick users of dating apps into making fake cryptocurrency investments. Since May, Sophos X-Ops has observed CryptoRom fraudsters refining their techniques, including

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CISOs gear up to combat the rising threat of B2B fraud

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CISOs gear up to combat the rising threat of B2B fraud 27/07/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security The ongoing banking and economic turmoil has opened the floodgates to fraudsters. In this Help Net Security video, ex-British Intelligence officer Alex Beavan, Head of Ethics and Anti-Corruption at Convera, discusses how fraudsters target businesses and his

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Consumers demand more from businesses when it comes to security

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Consumers demand more from businesses when it comes to security 24/07/2023 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Fraudsters are opportunistic criminals and 2022 and the first few months of this year brought opportunities like never before, according to Experian. This volatility perpetuated an unpredictable atmosphere for both businesses and consumers alike. The report found that

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A fresh look at the current state of financial fraud

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A fresh look at the current state of financial fraud 20/07/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Greg Woolf, CEO at FiVerity, discusses how the emergence of sophisticated fraud tools powered by AI and recent upheavals in the banking sector have forged an ideal environment for financial fraud. This

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How fraudsters undermine text passcodes

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How fraudsters undermine text passcodes 05/06/2023 at 07:17 By Help Net Security Malicious bots are taking new forms – a burst of spam and scam text messages led to 18,000+ consumer complaints at the FCC last year. One of the newest scams – artificial inflation of traffic (AIT) – targets the SMS authentication codes sent

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A new wave of sophisticated digital fraud hits Europe

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A new wave of sophisticated digital fraud hits Europe 05/06/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Forced verification and deepfake cases multiply at alarming rates in the UK and continental Europe, according to Sumsub. In Germany alone, forced verification grew by 1500% as a proportion of all fraud cases, from 0.3% in the full year

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Virtual claims raise alarms among insurance carriers and customers

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Virtual claims raise alarms among insurance carriers and customers 05/06/2023 at 06:08 By Help Net Security As the digital revolution changes the claims process, both carriers and customers are increasingly concerned about data privacy, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions. More than 60% of consumers have concerns over the security of their personally identifiable information when

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PixBankBot: New ATS-Based Malware Poses Threat to the Brazilian Banking Sector

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PixBankBot: New ATS-Based Malware Poses Threat to the Brazilian Banking Sector 30/05/2023 at 12:36 By cybleinc Cyble analyzes PixBankBot, a new ATS-based malware that targets Brazilian banks through the popular Pix instant payment platform. The post PixBankBot: New ATS-Based Malware Poses Threat to the Brazilian Banking Sector appeared first on Cyble. This article is an

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Online scams target bargain-hunting holiday travelers

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Online scams target bargain-hunting holiday travelers 23/05/2023 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 30% of adults have fallen victim or know someone who has fallen victim to an online scam while trying to save money when booking travel, according to McAfee. 34% of those who had money stolen have lost over $1,000 before their trip

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Fraudsters send fake invoice, follow up with fake exec confirmation

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Fraudsters send fake invoice, follow up with fake exec confirmation 16/05/2023 at 16:10 By Zeljka Zorz Fraudsters are trying out a new approach to convince companies to pay bogus invoices: instead of hijacking existing email threads, they are creating convincing ones themselves. A clever payment request fraud The fraud attempt begins with an email containing

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Fraud victims risk more than money

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Fraud victims risk more than money 12/05/2023 at 06:30 By Help Net Security Digital fraud has significant financial and psychological repercussions on victims, according to Telesign. Businesses may find a new reason to fear digital fraud as the negative impacts of digital fraud on companies’ brand perception and the bottom line. Trust in digital world

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