fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

Revolut Adds Call Identification Feature to Combat Impersonation Scams
Revolut Adds Call Identification Feature to Combat Impersonation Scams
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Revolut’s finance app now offers a feature designed to help combat impersonation scams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Attack

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve...

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More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants are discovering that fraud prevention has become less about stopping bad actors at checkout and more about managing risk across the entire payment journey,...

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Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages
Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages
January 12, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Investing and savings app Betterment said Monday (Jan. 12) that a social engineering attack led to its customers receiving an unauthorized message promoting a crypto-related promotion...

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Torq Raises $140 Million for Agentic AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platform
Torq Raises $140 Million for Agentic AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platform
January 12, 2026  |  Investments

Torq raised $140 million in a Series D funding round to accelerate the adoption of its security operations center (SOC) platform for global enterprises and...

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Treasury Fraud Probe Seeks Info From Minnesota Money Transmitters
Treasury Fraud Probe Seeks Info From Minnesota Money Transmitters
January 11, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Treasury is investigating what it calls “rampant benefits fraud” in Minnesota. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
January 09, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

The goal for financial institutions isn’t to keep pace with the artificial intelligence-driven evolution of fraud. It’s to outpace it. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Block and PayPal Say Scams Are Now an Industry
Block and PayPal Say Scams Are Now an Industry
January 06, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

Watch more: Live Roundtable with Block’s Brian Boates, Paypal’s Dave Szuchman and FTA’s Angelena Bradfield Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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47% of Merchants Say False Declines Cost Them Sales
47% of Merchants Say False Declines Cost Them Sales
January 06, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants are discovering that fraud is no longer a problem they can solve at checkout alone. It is a systems challenge that runs through every...

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