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.

AI-Driven Hacks Shake Up Cyber Insurance Industry

AI-Driven Hacks Shake Up Cyber Insurance Industry
AI-Driven Hacks Shake Up Cyber Insurance Industry
August 27, 2026  |  Insurance

The rise of artificial intelligence-powered hacks has cyber insurance firms rethinking their policies, Reuters reported Thursday (Aug. 27). The industry shakeup follows a series of...

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Socure Acquires Fraud Fighter Fravity as Valuation Hits $5.2 Billion
Socure Acquires Fraud Fighter Fravity as Valuation Hits $5.2 Billion
August 27, 2026  |  Investments

Identity and risk intelligence infrastructure provider Socure is now a $5.2 billion company. The firm reached that valuation Thursday (Aug. 27) following a new $156...

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Nasdaq Verafin Adds Q6 Cyber’s Dark Web Intelligence to Fraud Platform
Nasdaq Verafin Adds Q6 Cyber’s Dark Web Intelligence to Fraud Platform
August 27, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Nasdaq Verafin and Q6 Cyber have partnered to help financial institutions identify and respond to emerging fraud and scan threats, Nasdaq Verafin said in a...

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Banks Adopt AI and Stablecoins Faster Than Compliance Can Keep Up
Banks Adopt AI and Stablecoins Faster Than Compliance Can Keep Up
August 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Flagright’s Chris Phillips A little paranoia may be useful when the technology moving money changes faster than the...

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Treasury Unveils Post-Quantum Readiness Task Force
Treasury Unveils Post-Quantum Readiness Task Force
August 25, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday (Aug. 24) the launch of a public-private initiative aimed at helping financial institutions and systems migrate from today’s widely...

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Flagright Advances ACH Security as Nacha Preferred Partner
Flagright Advances ACH Security as Nacha Preferred Partner
August 24, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Flagright, which provides a transaction monitoring engine, has become a Nacha Preferred Partner for ACH Compliance, Fraud Monitoring, and Risk and Fraud Prevention, Nacha said...

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Apollo Global Management Hit by Social Engineering Attack and Data Breach
Apollo Global Management Hit by Social Engineering Attack and Data Breach
August 21, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Apollo Global Management disclosed Friday (Aug. 21) that it suffered a social engineering attack that led to a data breach. Apollo determined in an investigation...

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Datavault AI Plans $94.5 Million CyberCatch Buy to Shield Organizations Against AI Attacks
Datavault AI Plans $94.5 Million CyberCatch Buy to Shield Organizations Against AI Attacks
August 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Datavault AI plans to add artificial intelligence-driven, quantum-resistant cyber risk mitigation to its Data Vault Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) by acquiring cybersecurity company CyberCatch for...

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