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.
Bankman-Fried Wants 2nd Crack at ‘Bad Legal Advice’ Defense
Bankman-Fried Wants 2nd Crack at ‘Bad Legal Advice’ Defense
October 10, 2023  |  Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried wants another shot at mounting a “bad legal counsel” defense. In a filing Monday (Oct. 9) evening, attorneys for the former FTX head have asked the court’s...

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Combining Old and Newer Technologies Helps Banks Fight Rising Fraud
Combining Old and Newer Technologies Helps Banks Fight Rising Fraud
October 09, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud has surged at an unsettling pace in recent years, with young consumers and financially strained individuals being disproportionately targeted by bad actors. This is...

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DOJ: Bankman-Fried Can’t Use Anthropic Fundraising in Defense
DOJ: Bankman-Fried Can’t Use Anthropic Fundraising in Defense
October 09, 2023  |  Legal

When it collapsed, FTX had a $500 million stake in artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic. Now, prosecutors want to keep FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from using the funds...

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This Week in AI: Deepfakes, Devices and Data Developments
This Week in AI: Deepfakes, Devices and Data Developments
October 06, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

It is almost generative artificial intelligence’s first birthday. Next month, it will have been a full calendar year since OpenAI first launched its ChatGPT product...

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FTC Says Social Media Most Common Contact Method for Scams
FTC Says Social Media Most Common Contact Method for Scams
October 06, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Reported losses from scams originating on social media have reached $2.7 billion since 2021. That total has surpassed the losses associated with any other contact method, the Federal...

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Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Social Media’s Deepfake Problem
Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Social Media’s Deepfake Problem
October 05, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can digitally create nearly everything and anything. And that is becoming a problem. One of the world’s most popular YouTubers, MrBeast,...

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Jury Selection Completed in Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
Jury Selection Completed in Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
October 04, 2023  |  Legal

Jury selection has been completed in the criminal fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of FTX cryptocurrency exchange.  The trial, which began Tuesday (Oct....

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Banks Need to Be on the Cutting Edge of AI’s Double-Edged Fraud Sword
Banks Need to Be on the Cutting Edge of AI’s Double-Edged Fraud Sword
October 04, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The greatest innovations are those that democratize access to new skills and empower populations. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) promises to be one of those innovations....

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Bankman-Fried’s Defense Seeks to Block Prosecutors From Calling FTX Witnesses
Bankman-Fried’s Defense Seeks to Block Prosecutors From Calling FTX Witnesses
October 03, 2023  |  Legal

The criminal trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried started Tuesday (Oct. 3). Things kicked off at 9:30 a.m. at a Lower Manhattan federal court with...

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