Fraud stories - Page 15

Mobile app fraud has risen by 680% since 2015, as hackers target mobile channels for fraud, according to RSA Security's Q1 2018 Fraud Report.

Scammers stole $340 million from Australians in 2017 – ACCC says this is the biggest loss ever recorded on its books.

Email fraud attacks surged 55% last quarter as criminals focus on targeted strikes, with real estate firms among the hardest hit, reports Proofpoint.

Ecommerce is thriving in the Asia Pacific region, but 18% of consumers remain vulnerable to fraud, according to Experian's 2018 report.

Businesses that use the SWIFT network must comply with SWIFT's Customer Security Programme (CSP) or face the risk of attacks.

Australian organisations can prevent fraud with updated policies, plugging leaks, and automating routine tasks, says SAP Concur. Proper controls are key.

Fraudsters are targeting legitimate social media platforms to create a new type of fraud market – one that has a global reach.

A new study from Barracuda has revealed an increasingly popular method of cybercrime - steal email credentials then steal money from colleagues.

Amid rising fraud concerns, 59% of APAC financial firms are increasing investment in detection tech, surpassing even multi-factor authentication, says Experian.

Recorded Future believes China has been altering public vulnerability data to allow the Ministry of State Security to play with it first.

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.

Email serves as an organisations' communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.

Why financial institutions need to combat the increasingly complex and intelligent threat landscape with a holistic security approach.

Only three of the 105 domains were legitimate (although unofficial) domains, which are being used for Olympic medal tracking purposes.

WhiteHawk has expanded its team, hiring top cyber talent and promoting Antonio Crespo to chief information officer.

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.

The IT skills shortage in Australia is bad enough without having to factor in fraud - an expert has advice for both employers and potential recruits.

Jackson Temi Anni has been sentenced to 18-months imprisonment for lying about products and taking money directly from consumers' bank accounts.

AI-based fraud detection outperforms traditional models, identifying twice as many fraudulent transactions within four months.

IBM Security is helping to fight global identity fraud by launching a new solution designed especially for financial institutions.