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59% APAC financial firms bolster investment in fraud detection

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Amid rising fraud concerns, 59% of APAC financial firms are increasing investment in detection tech, surpassing even multi-factor authentication, says Experian.
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New research finds China tampering with public vulnerability data

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Recorded Future believes China has been altering public vulnerability data to allow the Ministry of State Security to play with it first.
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New rapid voice cloning tech could spell end for voice authentication

Sat, 10th Mar 2018
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Baidu unveiled a new system that can clone your voice using just 3.7 seconds of audio, a scary thought in the era of voice biometric authentication.
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A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers

Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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Email serves as an organisations' communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.
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Why banks need to show more initiative in tackling cyber fraud

Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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Why financial institutions need to combat the increasingly complex and intelligent threat landscape with a holistic security approach.
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Domain fraud rife during PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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Only three of the 105 domains were legitimate (although unofficial) domains, which are being used for Olympic medal tracking purposes.
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Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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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.
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Cryptocurrency exchange says it lost $195m to hackers – but is it a scam?

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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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.
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Singapore firm embraces blockchain to fight credential fraud

Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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A Singapore tech firm is using blockchain technology to bring validation and authentication to CVs and other credential types.
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Appier fights ad fraud with the help of artificial intelligence

Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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AI-based fraud detection outperforms traditional models, identifying twice as many fraudulent transactions within four months.
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Email phishing scam targeting UK students a 'timely warning'

Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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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.
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US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network

Tue, 30th May 2017
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US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.
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Local tech company targets B2B data services market through Alibaba Cloud

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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Alibaba Cloud partners with Remark Media to offer B2B data solution for Chinese businesses, including fraud detection.
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Survey finds China's a hotspot for all types of fraud: Whistleblowing may be the answer

Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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Whistleblowers may be the key to tackling China's soaring fraud rates, says Kroll survey, with senior-level involvement in a third of cases.
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Why combining technology with standards could combat fraud

Wed, 14th Dec 2016
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Fraud is still on the increase due to the use of new technologies, causing losses to both users and companies. What is being done to avoid this?.
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Shoppers warned of increased cyber risk as online shopping takes over

Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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More than half of UK consumers now do the majority of their shopping online, but hackers are also taking advantage.
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Telco group issues fraud warning for businesses

Tue, 13th Sep 2011
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Businesses are urged to secure their PABX phone systems as a surge in hacking has left some companies with phone bills hundreds of thousands high, warns TCF.
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.XXX porn domain gets the green light

Mon, 21st Mar 2011
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ICANN approves .xxx domain for porn sites, marking a new era for adult content online, with rollout expected by mid-year.
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Web scams leapt 22% in 09 – report

Sat, 1st May 2010
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The FBI's 2009 Internet Crime Report reveals a 22.3% surge in web scams, with total financial losses hitting USD $559.7 million.