Fraud

The recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has the potential to be one of the biggest breaches of the year

2025-02-03 Ian Fleming

Top 5 AI-Powered Social Engineering Attacks

2025-01-31 Per Henrikson

Surge of online gambling fraud pushing industry towards identity verification

2025-01-17 Per Henrikson

Kaspersky: AI revolutionizes phishing attacks, enables use of deepfake

2025-01-13 Per Henrikson

According to the Kaspersky report, 49% of respondents noted an increase in phishing incidents in the past year, with half anticipating more attacks as AI technology advances. The sophistication of AI-driven scams is changing the landscape of cybersecurity.

VPNs popular workaround as US age verification debate comes to a head

2025-01-09 Ian Fleming

A large swath of states in the southern United States have lost access to major online porn sites over age verification laws.

UK and Irish documents most faked in Right to Work checks: TrustID

2025-01-09 Ian Fleming

TrustID reports that British and Irish identity documents make up over 80 percent of faked documents when it comes to its Right to Work traffic checks.

Microsoft Patches Major ‘AuthQuake’ MFA Vulnerability as Florida Reports Cyber Fraud Crackdown

2025-01-06 Per Henrikson

A significant cybersecurity vulnerability dubbed “AuthQuake” affected Microsoft’s Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) system in 2024, enabling attackers to bypass security measures and potentially access sensitive data.

Top 10 Identity Attacks in 2024: Protecting Credentials in a Digital World

2024-12-27 Per Henrikson

SOCRadar® Cyber Intelligence Inc. report indicated that in 2024, identity attacks have advanced to new levels of sophistication, targeting credentials with ruthlessness. From wreaking havoc on healthcare supply.

Map Shows US States Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft and Fraud In 2025

2024-12-27 Ian Fleming

Newsweek publishes the 10 most vulnerable states per WalletHub report, while the FTC said that it received 2.6 million reports of fraud last year, with nationwide fraud losses topping $10 billion.

iProov: Asia-Pacific countries to beef up biometric tech as use of deepfakes grows

2024-12-25 Ian Fleming

ASIA-PACIFIC countries are expected to strengthen their biometric verification tools next year amid the increase in deepfake technologies, according to identity authentication solutions provider iProov.

Why child identity theft and fraud is on the rise

2024-12-25 Per Henrikson

Child identity theft and fraud is on the rise since children typically do not engage in financial transactions nor do they or their parents monitor their credit.

IRS Notifies Thousands of Taxpayers After Personal Information Disclosed

2024-12-25 Per Henrikson

The IRS alerted thousands of taxpayers about an unauthorized inspection or disclosure of their tax return or return information by a former IRS contractor.