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Monnai Raises $12 Million for Identity and Risk Data Infrastructure

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Monnai Raises $12 Million for Identity and Risk Data Infrastructure 2026-01-16 at 17:05 By Ionut Arghire The company will use the investment to accelerate the adoption of its solution among financial institutions and digital businesses. The post Monnai Raises $12 Million for Identity and Risk Data Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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Who’s on the other end? Rented accounts are stress-testing trust in gig platforms

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Who’s on the other end? Rented accounts are stress-testing trust in gig platforms 2026-01-16 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Fraud has become a routine part of gig work for many earners, and the ways workers respond are creating new security problems for platforms. A recent TransUnion study of U.S. gig workers shows broad exposure to […]

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Identity risk is changing faster than most security teams expect

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Identity risk is changing faster than most security teams expect 2025-12-19 at 07:35 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are starting to see a shift in digital identity risk. Fraud activity is becoming coordinated, automated, and self-improving. Synthetic personas, credential replay, and high speed onboarding attempts now operate through shared infrastructures that behave less like scattered […]

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Hacker Conversations: Alex Hall, One-time Fraudster

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Hacker Conversations: Alex Hall, One-time Fraudster 2025-12-17 at 15:05 By Kevin Townsend A first-person journey from undetected fraud to defending trust—how life events, neurodiversity, and hard-won insight shaped a former fraudster into a fraud fighter. The post Hacker Conversations: Alex Hall, One-time Fraudster appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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Verisoul Raises $8.8 Million for Fraud Prevention

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Verisoul Raises $8.8 Million for Fraud Prevention 2025-12-16 at 16:22 By Ionut Arghire The company plans to accelerate product development, scale go-to-market efforts, and hire new talent. The post Verisoul Raises $8.8 Million for Fraud Prevention appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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The collapse of trust at the identity layer

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The collapse of trust at the identity layer 2025-12-02 at 07:49 By Anamarija Pogorelec Identity verification has become the latest front in the fight against industrialized fraud, according to a new report from Regula. The shift is visible across sectors that once relied on predictable verification routines. Criminals have learned to target the identity step […]

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Criminal networks industrialize payment fraud operations

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Criminal networks industrialize payment fraud operations 2025-11-27 at 07:55 By Anamarija Pogorelec Fraud operations are expanding faster than payment defenses can adjust. Criminal groups function like coordinated businesses that develop tools, automate tasks, and scale attacks. New data from a Visa report shows how these shifts are reshaping risk across the financial sector. Fraud now […]

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Research shows identity document checks are missing key signals

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Research shows identity document checks are missing key signals 2025-11-21 at 10:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Most CISOs spend their time thinking about account takeover and phishing, but identity document fraud is becoming a tougher challenge. A new systematic review shows how attackers are pushing past old defenses and how detection models are struggling to keep […]

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The long conversations that reveal how scammers work

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The long conversations that reveal how scammers work 2025-11-19 at 09:08 By Sinisa Markovic Online scammers often take weeks to build trust before making a move, which makes their work hard to study. A research team from UC San Diego built a system that does the patient work of talking to scammers at scale, and […]

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Five men admit helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies

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Five men admit helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies 2025-11-17 at 14:59 By Zeljka Zorz US federal prosecutors have secured guilty pleas from five men who helped North Korean IT workers get hired by companies in the United States. This group of domestic facilitators helped a sanctioned government move money, slip past hiring […]

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Securing real-time payments without slowing them down

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Securing real-time payments without slowing them down 2025-11-03 at 08:00 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Singh, CISO at Tyro, discusses what it takes to secure real-time payments without slowing them down. He explains how analytics, authentication, and better industry cooperation can help stay ahead of fraud. Singh also touches on […]

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Europe’s phone networks are drowning in fake calls

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Europe’s phone networks are drowning in fake calls 2025-11-03 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Caller ID spoofing has become one of Europe’s most persistent enablers of cyber fraud. A new position paper from Europol warns that manipulated phone identities now drive much of the continent’s financial and social engineering crime, making it difficult for law […]

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Early reporting helps credit unions stop fraudulent transfers faster

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Early reporting helps credit unions stop fraudulent transfers faster 2025-10-29 at 08:48 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Carl Scaffidi, CISO at VyStar Credit Union, discusses how credit unions are adapting to an evolving fraud landscape and strengthening payment security. As cybercriminals leverage social engineering and AI-driven tactics, Scaffidi explains how innovation […]

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SIM Farm Dismantled in Europe, Seven Arrested

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SIM Farm Dismantled in Europe, Seven Arrested 2025-10-20 at 16:07 By Ionut Arghire The individuals ran a highly sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) platform that caused roughly €5 million (~$5.8 million) in losses. The post SIM Farm Dismantled in Europe, Seven Arrested appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Fraud Prevention Firm Resistant AI Raises $25 Million

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Fraud Prevention Firm Resistant AI Raises $25 Million 2025-10-14 at 16:15 By Ionut Arghire Resistant AI will use the funding to expand its fraud detection and transaction monitoring offerings to new markets. The post Fraud Prevention Firm Resistant AI Raises $25 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Behind the screens: Building security customers appreciate

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Behind the screens: Building security customers appreciate 2025-10-09 at 08:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Jess Vachon, CISO at PRA Group, discusses the company’s multi-layered defense against fraud and its commitment to protecting customer trust. Vachon explains how PRA Group balances identity verification with a seamless customer experience. Vachon also reflects […]

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Underwriting is shifting to AI-driven, real-time decisions by 2030

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Underwriting is shifting to AI-driven, real-time decisions by 2030 2025-10-02 at 07:45 By Anamarija Pogorelec Underwriting is undergoing a major transformation as financial institutions push for faster decisions, better fraud detection, and greater personalization, according to a new global Experian report. By 2030, credit decisions are expected to become embedded in everyday transactions, with artificial […]

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North Korean IT workers use fake profiles to steal crypto

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North Korean IT workers use fake profiles to steal crypto 2025-09-25 at 12:04 By Sinisa Markovic ESET Research has published new findings on DeceptiveDevelopment, also called Contagious Interview. This North Korea-aligned group has become more active in recent years and focuses on stealing cryptocurrency. It targets freelance developers working on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. […]

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€100M crypto scam busted: Five arrested in Europe-wide operation

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€100M crypto scam busted: Five arrested in Europe-wide operation 2025-09-24 at 13:18 By Anamarija Pogorelec A cross-border cryptocurrency scam has left investors across Europe with losses of more than €100 million. Authorities in several countries worked together to shut down the operation and arrest those behind it. How the scheme worked The fraudsters ran what […]

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