Fraud

"Finance Complaint List" Alerts Public to AI-Powered Deepfake Scams Using Celebrity Likenesses to Lure Crypto Investors

2026-04-06 Per Henrikson

Austrian police warn of sophisticated ‘ID-Austria’ phishing scam as thousands of digital IDs near expiry

2026-04-05 Ian Fleming

Identity-Based Attacks: The Threat and How to Mitigate It

2026-04-05 Per Henrikson

How AI is Reshaping Identity Theft Risk

2026-03-31 Ian Fleming

Organizations face rising identity theft, data breaches and fraud risks as AI expands attack scale and precision. As attack volume grows, prevention strategies lag behind evolving threats, said James E. Lee, President, Identity Theft Resource Center. .

How one man's stolen identity was used to run a cult

2026-03-30 Ian Fleming

In mid-2009 British citizen Simon Kadwill-Kelly was catching a ferry returning from France. Within minutes of trying to board he found out his identity had been stolen.

Ontinue Threat Intelligence Report Reveals Attackers Increasingly "Log In"; Rather Than Breaking In

2026-03-30 Per Henrikson

The report documents how identity-based attacks – including adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing, password spraying, and service principal credential exposure – now dominate security investigations. Rather than exploiting software vulnerabilities, attackers increasingly rely on compromised credentials to gain direct access to cloud environments.

VPNs face global crackdown threat

2026-03-22 Ian Fleming

Lawmakers and regulators worldwide are advancing online age-verification rules that require ID uploads or biometric checks, driving a new wave of VPN adoption as users seek to evade mandates.

Deepfakes and an elite hacker school: How cybercrime is growing as a source of income for North Korea

2026-03-19 Per Henrikson

Incidents attributed to cybercriminals sponsored by Pyongyang increased by 130% in 2025. Analysts highlight their growing sophistication

Fraudsters Build Synthetic IDs That Fool Traditional KYC Checks

2026-03-19 Per Henrikson

Fraudsters build credibility across multiple institutions over time, exposing the limits of KYC systems that verify individual data points instead of evaluating identities holistically and creating a potential systemwide problem.

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

2026-03-17 Ian Fleming

Proton VPN confirms a 250% increase in downloads compared with its baseline.

Deepfake attacks push organisations to rethink cybersecurity strategies

2026-03-15 Ian Fleming

Security experts warn deepfake attacks require stronger detection and verification measures.

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.