Fraud

AI fraud fuels debate over continuous identity verification

2026-07-15 Ian Fleming

The Rising Tide of AI-Enabled Social Engineering Scams: What Organizations Need to Know

2026-07-14 Ian Fleming

Rising fraud threats to push biometric identity checks to 70bn by 2030

2026-07-13 Per Henrikson

Agentic AI Has an Identity Problem and Attackers Know It

2026-06-30 Ian Fleming

An agent behaves more like a human in that it can interpret a goal, choose a path, and act across systems. But it scales like software and processes at machine speed. It can be created quickly, embedded into SaaS products, copied by developers, delegated permissions by users, and left running long after the original need is gone.

12% of successful scams in 2025 used AI or deepfakes, according to poll of U.S. adults

2026-06-30 Ian Fleming

As AI is adopted across industries, it’s also being taken up by scammers. Around 15 million people were scammed out of money last year, according to the poll.

'Deepfake as a service' sees 39% spike in dark web conversations

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming

The interest in deepfakes-as-a-service (DFaaS) among criminals is growing, and the cybersecurity community is worried it might fuel the next wave of “fake boss” scams.

124 Million Unique Passwords Exposed In New Infostealer Log Dataset

2026-06-22 Ian Fleming

A new collection of 124 million unique passwords from hundreds of millions of malware stealer log records has been confirmed by the Have I Been Pwned service.

Apple users are being targeted by a familiar tech support scam

2026-06-21 Ian Fleming

Consumers are reporting a rise in fake “Apple High Alert” messages that claim an iPhone, iCloud account, or Apple ID has been compromised.

Hackers leak facial recognition records tied to millions of Madison Square Garden visitors

2026-06-21 Ian Fleming

A cybercriminal group has published what it claims are millions of records stolen from Madison Square Garden Entertainment. The leak is drawing attention not just because of its size, but because it includes facial recognition data, internal threat assessments, and detailed visitor profiles.

Fraudsters circumvent phishing links with text messages, offer credit card interest rate reductions in new ID theft schemes

2026-06-19 Ian Fleming

Recent fake job recruitment schemes are stealing victims’ personal information with prompts to respond via text message rather than click on malicious links. Scammers are also extracting identity information from victims with fake offers to reduce credit card interest rates. Plus, a new twist on an old investment scheme.

Android NFC Attacks Surge 188% as Germany Pushes Digital IDs for Cars, Banks, and Driving Licences

2026-06-14 Per Henrikson

Android NFC attacks surge 188% amid Germany's digital ID rollout. Google patches zero-day; experts urge security-first design and data-minimizing proofs.

Gartner urges multilayered defenses as AI deepfakes and LLM threats surge

2026-06-09 Per Henrikson

As deepfakes move beyond preproduced content to real-time generation, the risk that attackers can impersonate identities via multiple channels has grown. This can be exploited for attacks on biometric authentication procedures, real-time social engineering against employees, and disruption of hiring processes.

AI fraud fuels debate over continuous identity verification

The Rising Tide of AI-Enabled Social Engineering Scams: What Organizations Need to Know

Rising fraud threats to push biometric identity checks to 70bn by 2030

Agentic AI Has an Identity Problem and Attackers Know It

12% of successful scams in 2025 used AI or deepfakes, according to poll of U.S. adults

'Deepfake as a service' sees 39% spike in dark web conversations

124 Million Unique Passwords Exposed In New Infostealer Log Dataset

Apple users are being targeted by a familiar tech support scam

Hackers leak facial recognition records tied to millions of Madison Square Garden visitors

Fraudsters circumvent phishing links with text messages, offer credit card interest rate reductions in new ID theft schemes

Android NFC Attacks Surge 188% as Germany Pushes Digital IDs for Cars, Banks, and Driving Licences

Gartner urges multilayered defenses as AI deepfakes and LLM threats surge

German identity service provider Verimi ceases business operations

Fourthline & Veridas merge in identity verification push

Xcelerate Solutions and Socure to Support Login.gov's Next Generation of Remote Unsupervised Identity Proofing Solutions

Philippines, Malaysia build cross-border digital ID link

AI fraud fuels debate over continuous identity verification