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.

‘Grinch Bots’ Ramp Up Cybercrime During Holidays

‘Grinch Bots’ Ramp Up Cybercrime During Holidays
‘Grinch Bots’ Ramp Up Cybercrime During Holidays
December 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Insidious shopping bots infiltrate eCommerce sites year-round, but the holiday season brings them out in droves, with 20 bots for every one human, NBC reported...

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How Ticketmaster Rewards Fans And Bars Fraudsters
How Ticketmaster Rewards Fans And Bars Fraudsters
December 02, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Some 11 million U.S. consumers were scammed into buying fake or nonexistent live concert tickets last year — a trend that puts tremendous pressure on...

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Bitcoin Daily: Charities Support Bitcoin Donation Campaign; Hackers Seek API Vulnerabilities For Crypto Mining
Bitcoin Daily: Charities Support Bitcoin Donation Campaign; Hackers Seek API Vulnerabilities For Crypto Mining
November 28, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Crypto-based donations are taking center stage this holiday season with #BitcoinTuesday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Bitcoin Daily: South Korean Crypto Exchange Loses $49M In Mysterious Transaction; Gladius Crypto Firm Shutters After SEC Settlement
Bitcoin Daily: South Korean Crypto Exchange Loses $49M In Mysterious Transaction; Gladius Crypto Firm Shutters...
November 28, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Crypto startup Gladius Network announced Nov. 22 that it has shut down. The news comes after it settled charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

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Synchrony Said Email About Amazon Card Was Mistake, Not Breach
Synchrony Said Email About Amazon Card Was Mistake, Not Breach
November 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Synchrony Financial said a message was erroneously sent to customers about an Amazon.com card and that a data breach had not occurred, according to a...

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Malicious Apps Gained Access To Some Facebook, Twitter Users’ Personal Info
Malicious Apps Gained Access To Some Facebook, Twitter Users’ Personal Info
November 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

After using their accounts to log into specific Android apps downloaded from the Google Play store, Twitter and Facebook noted that the personal information of hundreds of...

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How To Defend Corporate Banking Against Trojans, Malware
How To Defend Corporate Banking Against Trojans, Malware
November 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers are leveraging increasingly sophisticated attacks against FIs, and have corporate transactions in the crosshairs.  Will LaSala, director of security services at OneSpan, tells PYMNTS...

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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty and Rewards
What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty and Rewards
November 25, 2019  |  Credit Unions

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Online Marketplaces Attract Consumers – And Fraudsters, Too
Online Marketplaces Attract Consumers – And Fraudsters, Too
November 22, 2019  |  Today In Data

Payments made through the platform economy, through the online marketplaces that bring together individual buyers and seller – sometimes far-flung – happen in an instant. So...

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