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.

How 153 Million Stolen IDs Could Supercharge 5 Enterprise Fraud Attacks

How 153 Million Stolen IDs Could Supercharge 5 Enterprise Fraud Attacks
How 153 Million Stolen IDs Could Supercharge 5 Enterprise Fraud Attacks
September 03, 2026  |  Identity theft

There’s a potentially massive driver’s license breach now under FBI investigation. The most consequential impact of the breach isn’t simply its size. It’s what may...

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Amazon Adds Alexa Scam Protection as Consumer Fraud Losses Rise
Amazon Adds Alexa Scam Protection as Consumer Fraud Losses Rise
September 02, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon announced Wednesday (Sept. 2) that it is giving consumers a new way to fight back against one of scammers’ most effective weapons, impersonation. The...

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Visa Debuts Enhanced Version of A2A Fraud Prevention Tool
Visa Debuts Enhanced Version of A2A Fraud Prevention Tool
September 01, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Visa has introduced new tools to help banks prevent account-to-account (A2A) fraud. The payments giant on Tuesday (Sept. 1) debuted an enhanced version of its...

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57% of Firms Find Payment Fraud After Settlement
57% of Firms Find Payment Fraud After Settlement
September 01, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Uncertainty can turn a routine payment problem into a cost that is twice as large. That gap sits at the center of “Early Detection: Why...

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Cloudflare’s Adaptive Intelligence Makes Cyber Attacks Too Expensive for Fraudsters
Cloudflare’s Adaptive Intelligence Makes Cyber Attacks Too Expensive for Fraudsters
August 31, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and connectivity cloud provider Cloudflare introduced a new way to fight cyberattacks, according to a Monday (Aug. 31) press release. Adaptive Intelligence is a...

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Malware Has a Branding Department and ToxicPanda Is Its Latest Star
Malware Has a Branding Department and ToxicPanda Is Its Latest Star
August 29, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

ToxicPanda sounds like an energy drink formulated for people who regard sleep as a character flaw. It’s actually an Android banking Trojan capable of taking...

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Experian and JPMorgan Push Account Checks Into Payment Workflows
Experian and JPMorgan Push Account Checks Into Payment Workflows
August 28, 2026  |  Authentication

Faster payments leave businesses with less time to discover whether the account at the other end belongs to the wrong person, contains bad information or...

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Visa Rolls Out AI-Powered Cyber Vulnerability Patching for Clients
Visa Rolls Out AI-Powered Cyber Vulnerability Patching for Clients
August 27, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Visa expanded the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered cyber risk management tool, Visa Vulnerability Agentic Harness (VVAH), to include not only discovery of vulnerabilities but...

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