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Man charged with stealing $65 million by exploting DeFI protocols vulnerabilities

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Man charged with stealing $65 million by exploting DeFI protocols vulnerabilities 2025-02-04 at 12:16 By Help Net Security A Canadian man has been indicted in federal court in New York for exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to fraudulently obtain about $65 million from the protocols’ investors. The fraudulent scheme According to court […]

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What you can do to prevent workforce fraud

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What you can do to prevent workforce fraud 2025-02-04 at 07:19 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Benjamin Racenberg, Senior Intelligence Services Manager at Nisos, discusses the threat of workforce fraud, particularly DPRK-affiliated IT workers infiltrating remote roles. With HR teams and recruiters often unprepared to detect these sophisticated schemes, businesses face

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US, Dutch Authorities Disrupt Pakistani Hacking Shop Network

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US, Dutch Authorities Disrupt Pakistani Hacking Shop Network 2025-01-31 at 15:34 By Ionut Arghire US and Dutch authorities seized 39 domains to disrupt a network of hacking and fraud marketplaces operated by Saim Raza. The post US, Dutch Authorities Disrupt Pakistani Hacking Shop Network appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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DeepSeek’s Growing Influence Sparks a Surge in Frauds and Phishing Attacks

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DeepSeek’s Growing Influence Sparks a Surge in Frauds and Phishing Attacks 2025-01-30 at 15:20 By rohansinhacyblecom Overview DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company that has developed open-source large language models (LLMs). In January 2025, DeepSeek launched its first free chatbot app, “DeepSeek – AI Assistant”, which rapidly became the most downloaded free app on

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Preparing financial institutions for the next generation of cyber threats

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Preparing financial institutions for the next generation of cyber threats 2025-01-29 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, James Mirfin, SVP and Head of Risk and Identity Solutions at Visa, discusses key priorities for leaders combating fraud, the next-generation threats institutions must prepare for, and the role of collaboration between financial

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Cyber trends set to influence business strategies

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Cyber trends set to influence business strategies 2025-01-27 at 06:42 By Help Net Security Diligent convened a group of 65 board members, C-suite executives, and leading subject matter experts to explore topics shaping the future of business: generative AI, cybersecurity and data privacy, geopolitical risk, and financial fraud and abuse. In this Help Net Security

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Deepfakes force a new era in fraud detection, identity verification

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Deepfakes force a new era in fraud detection, identity verification 2025-01-24 at 06:32 By Help Net Security The rise in identity fraud over the past two years has significantly impacted all industries, especially finance, banking, fintech, and crypto, according to Regula. With deepfakes threatening every second company around the world, businesses won’t be able to

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The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day

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The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day 2025-01-10 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As a company fortunate enough to have and maintain our own pentesting team, we often do outreach with other organizations to assist with or provide our expertise in offensive security. In collaboration with the Kerala

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Overwhelmed by fraud? Here’s how financial pros fight back

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Overwhelmed by fraud? Here’s how financial pros fight back 2024-12-27 at 07:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Patrick Harding, Chief Architect at Ping Identity, discusses the growing threat of deepfake-related fraud and its impact on financial security. He also discusses overlooked vulnerabilities in digital banking and offers advice for organizations to

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How CISOs can make smarter risk decisions

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How CISOs can make smarter risk decisions 2024-12-24 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Gavin Reid, CISO at HUMAN Security, talks about the latest cybersecurity threats and how attackers are becoming more sophisticated. He explains the difficulties organizations encounter in detecting fraud and malicious bots while keeping the user experience

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$400M seized, 5,500 arrested in global operation targeting cyber fraud

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$400M seized, 5,500 arrested in global operation targeting cyber fraud 2024-12-02 at 12:44 By Mirko Zorz A coordinated international operation involving law enforcement agencies from 40 countries led to the arrest of over 5,500 individuals linked to financial crimes and the confiscation of more than $400 million in virtual assets and government-backed currencies. Officers in

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Combatting Counterfeit Goods in E-Commerce with Cyble Brand Protection Strategies

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Combatting Counterfeit Goods in E-Commerce with Cyble Brand Protection Strategies 2024-11-29 at 12:04 By daksh sharma Overview The rapid growth of e-commerce has revolutionized the way consumers shop, with global e-commerce revenues expected to exceed $6 trillion in 2024. However, this surge in online transactions has also created fertile ground for counterfeit goods, with fraudulent

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Crypto companies are losing ground to deepfake attacks

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Crypto companies are losing ground to deepfake attacks 2024-11-28 at 06:34 By Help Net Security The crypto sector stands out as the only surveyed industry where deepfake fraud surpasses traditional document fraud in prevalence, according to Regula. Crypto companies suffer significant losses from fraud The study finds that 57% of crypto companies report audio deepfake

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Black Friday shoppers targeted with thousands of fraudulent online stores

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Black Friday shoppers targeted with thousands of fraudulent online stores 2024-11-26 at 13:33 By Zeljka Zorz Building fake, fraudulent online stores has never been easier: fraudsters are registering domain names for a pittance, using the SHOPYY e-commerce platform to build the websites, and leveraging large language models (LLMs) to rewrite existing product listings to perfect

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How to recognize employment fraud before it becomes a security issue

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How to recognize employment fraud before it becomes a security issue 2024-11-26 at 07:39 By Help Net Security The combination of remote work, the latest technologies, and never physically meeting your employees has made it very easy for job applicants to mask their true identities from their employer and commit employment fraud. Motivations for this

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Deepfake attacks occur every five minutes

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Deepfake attacks occur every five minutes 2024-11-22 at 06:35 By Help Net Security As cybercriminals continue to adapt their techniques to find new ways through defenses, AI-assisted fraud is growing increasingly sophisticated and frequent, according to Entrust. The findings reveal a deepfake attack happened every five minutes in 2024, while digital document forgeries increased 244%

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Social engineering scams sweep through financial institutions

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Social engineering scams sweep through financial institutions 2024-11-13 at 06:04 By Help Net Security North American financial institutions fielded 10 times more reports of social engineering scams in 2024 than they did a year ago, according to BioCatch. The data shows scams now represent 23% of all digital banking fraud. Growing danger of deepfake and

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Fraudsters revive old tactics mixed with modern technology

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Fraudsters revive old tactics mixed with modern technology 2024-10-28 at 07:04 By Help Net Security Threat actors continue to probe the payments ecosystem for vulnerabilities and were successful in conducting fraud schemes affecting multiple financial institutions, technologies, and processes, according to Visa. The resurgence of physical theft Scammers are going back to basics with an

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Scammers target Airbnb and Booking.com users

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Scammers target Airbnb and Booking.com users 2024-10-11 at 07:01 By Help Net Security ESET researchers discovered that the organized scammer network Telekopye has expanded its operations to target users of popular accommodation booking platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb. They have also increased the sophistication of their victim selection and of targeting the two booking sites,

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