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‘Sakawa boys’: Meet the professional internet fraudsters of Ghana
In Ghana and Nigeria internet fraud is an increasingly common way for young people to make money
How to prove and fight online dating and romance scams
Friends and family of romance scam victims sometimes call on security pros to prove their online loves are not who they claim to be. Here's how to handle the case the right way.
Yes, fraud affects your bottom line
It also impacts conversion, customer experience and customer retention.
Using better data to fight credit card fraud
Galileo Processing uses artificial intelligence to more accurately identify fraudulent credit card transactions. It's an example of how AI can be a powerful security technology.
Fraud prevention: Improving internal controls
Internal fraud controls aren't fire-and-forget. Smart collaboration and ongoing improvement will help keep fraud in check. Here are the basics.
2018 cybersecurity trends and predictions
The new year brings new challenges and opportunities in cybersecurity.
The truth about RFID credit card fraud
Despite demonstrations to show it's possible, documented cases of RFID credit card fraud are unknown. And as security professionals know, there is a huge gulf between potential crime and actual crime.
Business email fraud – financial scams under the guise of authority
A 1,300% increase in losses resulting from business email compromise is nothing short of an epidemic.
Protect and serve: fraud fighting finds a partner in machine learning
Machine learning is proving to be a valuable tool when it comes to balancing security vs. user experience.
Multi-stage spear phishing – bait, hook and catch
Multiple step spear phishing is the latest iteration in social engineering from sophisticated cyber criminals.
Scammers sent follow-up emails in Office 365 phishing campaign
As previously reported on Salted Hash, a recent phishing email looking to harvest credentials was actually part of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting Office 365 customers. The campaign has been going on since late 2016, and is...
The time for convergence Is now
Until today, anti-fraud, security and authentication activities in organizations have operated as largely-separate domains, with IT ops even more separated, in most cases. It won't be easy, but convergences is going to happen, and...
Fraud stories, part 2: digital identity and new account openings
Account takeover attacks are among the fastest growing cybersecurity threats that we face today.
Volunteer your services, not your personal information
With the increase of natural disasters in the United States, more people are getting involved in the relief effort by donating their time. Ad-hoc volunteer groups are using free tools to join and lend a hand, but is their information...
Office 365 phishing – A quick look at a recent example
On Thursday, an interesting email showed up in my inbox. The message says there are emails pending, because I've used 98-percent of my storage space. In order to fix this, I needed to download and save the attached configuration. The...
Keep innovative fintech open to customers, closed to fraudsters
Although rapidly evolving frictionless payments market has created new revenue opportunities for financial institutions and has benefitted us as end users and consumers, it has also opened the door to increased risk and financial...
Security firms team up to neutralize WireX botnet after multiple DDoS attacks
Researchers from Akamai, Cloudflare, Flashpoint, Google, Oracle (Dyn), RiskIQ, Team Cymru, and others worked together to take down an Android-based botnet responsible for several DDoS attacks earlier this month.
Fraud stories, Part 1
Welcome to Fraud Stories, a new blog focused on digital identity and online fraud, one of the most defining issues of our day.
Just say no to Facebook quizzes
Clickbait by any other name is just the same. These quizzes take your personal information, and leave with cookies and malware.
Separation of duties and IT security
Muddied responsibilities create unwanted risk and conflicts of interest. New regulations such as GDPR now require that you pay more attention to roles and duties on your security team.
The thorny issue of verifying humans
Customer identity access management and how verification of users is not working. A look at the concept of levels of assurance (LOA) as an integer based system that needs a rethink. How probability based identity is the way forward....
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