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.

First Brands Seeks to Resume Borrowing Against Receivables Amid Fraud Probe

First Brands Seeks to Resume Borrowing Against Receivables Amid Fraud Probe
First Brands Seeks to Resume Borrowing Against Receivables Amid Fraud Probe
November 11, 2025  |  Supply Chain

Bankrupt auto supplier First Brands Group is seeking to raise new financing backed by receivables invoices, reviving a tool that was once crucial to its...

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UK Cyber Insurance Payouts Jump 230% Amid Surge in Attacks
UK Cyber Insurance Payouts Jump 230% Amid Surge in Attacks
November 10, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Cyber insurance insurers in the United Kingdom paid 197 million pounds (about $259 million) in claims from businesses last year. The figure is up 230%...

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B2B Payments Leaders Rewire Cash Flow for Real-Time Action
B2B Payments Leaders Rewire Cash Flow for Real-Time Action
November 06, 2025  |  B2B Payments

In B2B payments, the distance between a decision and a dollar is shrinking fast. Higher rates, cross-border volatility and software that now thinks for itself...

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Nearly 60% of Companies Struggle With Bot Fraud
Nearly 60% of Companies Struggle With Bot Fraud
November 05, 2025  |  Digital Identity

In the age of AI agents and synthetic identities, the biggest risk to corporate security may be complacency. Most firms think their digital identity systems...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Wants Court to Toss Crypto Fraud Conviction
Sam Bankman-Fried Wants Court to Toss Crypto Fraud Conviction
November 04, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is due in court Tuesday (Nov. 4) seeking a new trial. As Reuters reports, the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange founder will ask a federal...

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Fraud Cases Lead Banking Giants to Tighten Oversight
Fraud Cases Lead Banking Giants to Tighten Oversight
November 04, 2025  |  Banking

Banks are reportedly tightening security following a series of fraud allegations involving corporate borrowers. That’s according to a report late Monday (Nov. 3) from the...

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Entersekt CEO Says AI Can’t Change the Fundamentals of Digital Trust
Entersekt CEO Says AI Can’t Change the Fundamentals of Digital Trust
November 04, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence has become the spark and the shield of a new security revolution in banking. The reality of financial crime is that the same...

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Crypto Protocol Balancer Hit by $128 Million Hack
Crypto Protocol Balancer Hit by $128 Million Hack
November 03, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Hackers stole $128 million from decentralized finance protocol Balancer, Bloomberg reported Monday (Nov. 3), citing findings from security researchers at PeckShield and Cyvers. Balancer confirmed...

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