The fallout from the massive data breach at AT&T — where information tied to 73 million current and former account holders was leaked — has yet to be felt. And changing passwords is a start, but by no means will it solve the problem. Bryan...
Deepfake technology, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), is reportedly becoming a favored tool for criminals engaged in imposter scams, posing a significant threat to individuals and the banking industry. This surge in cybertheft and financial scams has prompted regulators, law enforcement agencies and financial institutions...
Blackbird.AI, a narrative and risk intelligence firm driven by artificial intelligence (AI), has secured $20 million in Series B funding to ramp up its sales and marketing efforts, extend its offering to more customers and raise awareness around disinformation in key industries. In a press...
U.S. federal prosecutors in the southern district of Florida have seized around $34 million in cryptocurrency tied to illegal dark web activity, a press release said Tuesday (April 5). Law enforcement agents have identified a South Florida resident who had been reportedly bringing in millions...
September 03, 2026
Banks often don’t see a fraud scheme until money has left the account, and then it’s too late. A stolen check, compromised card or banking credential may already have circulated among criminals, giving fraud teams little time to intervene. As payments move faster and fraudsters gain tools that make it easier to exploit stolen information, […]
April 02, 2024
The fallout from the massive data breach at AT&T — where information tied to 73 million current and former account holders was leaked — has yet to be felt. And...
May 12, 2021
Phishing, account takeovers (ATOs) and other types of fraud are endemic in the retail industry, especially as more merchants migrate online during the pandemic, and fraudsters now have more resources...
December 04, 2018
Let’s try this a different way, if only to make a vital point with insincerity. We must give credit to the criminals who engineered the recently disclosed data breach that...
August 22, 2023
Deepfake technology, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), is reportedly becoming a favored tool for criminals engaged in imposter scams, posing a significant threat to individuals and the banking industry. This surge in cybertheft and financial scams has prompted regulators, law enforcement agencies and financial institutions to take urgent action to protect consumers, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. […]
June 15, 2023
Blackbird.AI, a narrative and risk intelligence firm driven by artificial intelligence (AI), has secured $20 million in Series B funding to ramp up its sales and marketing efforts, extend its...
April 05, 2022
U.S. federal prosecutors in the southern district of Florida have seized around $34 million in cryptocurrency tied to illegal dark web activity, a press release said Tuesday (April 5). Law...
December 18, 2020
Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the “dark web,” the portion of the internet dominated by merchants...
