Fraud

AI-driven ‘Truman Show’ trading scam hits app stores

2026-01-12 Per Henrikson

Massive Instagram data breach exposes personal info of over 17M users

2026-01-12 Ian Fleming

People receiving two scam calls each week on average, UK survey indicates

2026-01-12 Ian Fleming

Malaysia: Stolen identities available ‘for rent’

2026-01-12 Per Henrikson

A simple online transaction can pull victims into vicious cycle of fraud.

World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks

2026-01-09 Per Henrikson

A new report for the World Economic Forum’s Cybercrime Atlas, published on January 8, noted that this advancement coincided with other worrying trends, such as threat actors increasingly targeting financial services and cryptocurrency – particularly prone to KYC bypass attacks.

Generative AI drives surge in workplace data breaches

2026-01-08 Ian Fleming

Generative AI tools drive a surge in workplace data breaches, with monthly policy violations more than doubling as shadow AI use persists.

The deepfake dilemma: The rise of synthetic identity threats

2026-01-07 Per Henrikson

The emergence of synthetic identities created by artificial intelligence (AI) signifies a shift in financial crime. Deepfakes, a form of synthetic media, are hyper-realistic alterations of audio, video and images produced using machine learning techniques like generative adversarial networks (GANs).