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.

Cyera Inks $1 Billion Oasis Acquisition to Build AI Agent Guardrails

Cyera Inks $1 Billion Oasis Acquisition to Build AI Agent Guardrails
Cyera Inks $1 Billion Oasis Acquisition to Build AI Agent Guardrails
July 29, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Cyera plans to acquire Oasis Security to unify identity and data security and build a comprehensive security platform that determines what artificial intelligence agents can...

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Frontier AI Finds Cracks in the Math Behind Bank Security
Frontier AI Finds Cracks in the Math Behind Bank Security
July 29, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The traditional tête-à-tête that defines financial crime is one of technology. Fraudsters use technological innovations to probe the behavioral and digital defenses of institutions and...

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Fraud and Disputes Rank as a Top Cost for 42% of Issuers
Fraud and Disputes Rank as a Top Cost for 42% of Issuers
July 28, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Card issuers must distinguish a fraudulent transaction from a legitimate one in milliseconds. Now there’s a new complication: What happens when the legitimate customer is...

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House Republicans Urge Expanded Use of AI to Combat Financial Fraud
House Republicans Urge Expanded Use of AI to Combat Financial Fraud
July 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming financial fraud, giving criminal organizations the ability to generate convincing scams at unprecedented scale. But according to a report issued...

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Nvidia Forms AI Safety Alliance Following OpenAI Cyberattack
Nvidia Forms AI Safety Alliance Following OpenAI Cyberattack
July 27, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Nvidia is leading 36 other companies in an artificial intelligence safety coalition focused on open models. The Open Secure AI Alliance comes in the wake...

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BPI Urges New Safeguards for Sharing Sensitive Financial Data With Regulators
BPI Urges New Safeguards for Sharing Sensitive Financial Data With Regulators
July 24, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

The Bank Policy Institute is recommending that financial institutions and their regulators reduce direct electronic transfers of sensitive financial and supervisory data, arguing that traditional...

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Trulioo Debuts AI Agent to Determine Beneficial Ownership
Trulioo Debuts AI Agent to Determine Beneficial Ownership
July 23, 2026  |  Authentication

ID verification firm Trulioo has debuted an AI agent to resolve beneficial ownership questions. The company’s UBO Discovery Agent, announced Thursday (July 23), is part of Trulioo’s larger UBO...

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Congress Confronts an 1,800% Rise in Financial Fraud Losses
Congress Confronts an 1,800% Rise in Financial Fraud Losses
July 22, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A new report by House Republicans argues that fraud and scams have reached “unprecedented” levels. The report, issued by the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday (July...

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