Fraud

Fraudsters Build Synthetic IDs That Fool Traditional KYC Checks

2026-03-19 Per Henrikson

VPN interest spikes in Brazil as mandatory age verification law takes effect

2026-03-17 Ian Fleming

Deepfake attacks push organisations to rethink cybersecurity strategies

2026-03-15 Ian Fleming

Sweden’s E-Government Source Code Leaked After ByteToBreach Breaches CGI Sverige

2026-03-13 Ian Fleming

The complete source code of Sweden’s e-government platform is circulating freely online after a threat actor calling itself ByteToBreach compromised CGI Sverige AB’s infrastructure. The leak includes the full source code for critical government services, API documentation, signing systems and embedded credentials that could enable further attacks across Sweden’s digital government ecosystem.

Con artists increasingly using AI deepfakes to target Olympians and their fans

2026-03-11 Ian Fleming

Artificial intelligence is making it harder to trust your own eyes. AI deepfakes are on the rise and targeting Olympic athletes and their fans.

Ghost Student Fraud Is a Digital Identity Failure

2026-03-03 Per Henrikson

AI-enabled “ghost student” scams are siphoning millions in federal financial aid by exploiting weak, document-based identity verification systems at U.S. colleges. While the Department of Education has tightened ID checks, Congress should establish interoperable, high-assurance digital IDs to prevent fraud at scale and ensure aid reaches real students.

Microsoft flags phishing campaign abusing Entra ID, Google OAuth links

2026-03-02 Per Henrikson

OAuth redirection is being repurposed as a phishing delivery path. Trusted authentication flows are weaponized to move users from legitimate sign‑in pages to attacker‑controlled infrastructure.

Dubai Police Warn of Digital Identity Fraud Attempts

2026-03-02 Ian Fleming

The Dubai Police issued a warning on Monday about fraudsters impersonating officials from the “Dubai Crisis Management Department” in an attempt to steal residents’ digital identity data.

Canadian Tire E-Commerce Database Breach Exposes Data of 38 Million Customer Accounts in 2025

2026-03-01 Ian Fleming

In October 2025, Canadian Tire experienced a significant data breach impacting approximately 38 million customer accounts. The breach resulted in the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII), including names, email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, dates of birth, and encrypted passwords.

Fraudsters Build Synthetic IDs That Fool Traditional KYC Checks

VPN interest spikes in Brazil as mandatory age verification law takes effect

Deepfake attacks push organisations to rethink cybersecurity strategies

Sweden’s E-Government Source Code Leaked After ByteToBreach Breaches CGI Sverige

Con artists increasingly using AI deepfakes to target Olympians and their fans

Ghost Student Fraud Is a Digital Identity Failure

Microsoft flags phishing campaign abusing Entra ID, Google OAuth links

Dubai Police Warn of Digital Identity Fraud Attempts

Canadian Tire E-Commerce Database Breach Exposes Data of 38 Million Customer Accounts in 2025

Deepfakes become an enterprise risk for CIOs and CISOs

AI in Cybersecurity: 7 Urgent Threats From Phishing to Deepfakes

Roblox's AI Age Verification Sparks Privacy Concerns Among UAE Parents

Fraud Trends 2026: AI Scams, Deepfakes, and Emerging Threats

Why Mobile Network Data is the Future of Identity Verification

Sumsub launches self-service Travel Rule tool for crypto firms

Nigeria's Smartcomply Expands to UK With AML Platform

Nigeria's Smartcomply Expands to UK With AML Platform