Houston dealership, police take on fraud
Helfman CDJR-Fiat lost about six vehicles, representing about $300,000, each year to customer I.D. fraud before General Manager Steven Wolf and his staff started working with the Houston Police Department to fight these crimes......»»
Oscilar’s AI-powered ACH Fraud Detection identifies and prevents fraudulent transactions
Oscilar released its AI-powered ACH Fraud Detection product. The solution identifies and prevents fraudulent transactions with unparalleled speed and accuracy by leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms, generative AI techniques, and real-time.....»»
Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested
Elaborate scheme involved hidden camera and an earpiece to hear answers. Enlarge / A photo illustration of what a shirt-button camera could look like. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Saturday, Turkish police a.....»»
Court rules dealership"s salesman violated noncompete agreement
A used-car salesman at a suburban Detroit dealership violated a 12-month, 25-mile noncompete agreement by taking a new job at a rival same-make store six miles away, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled......»»
Unit21 automates the check investigation process for financial institutions
Unit21 launched its advanced Check Fraud Prevention and Investigation features. This new suite of tools addresses the rising threat of check fraud, which causes increased financial losses across the banking industry each year. In fact, according to a.....»»
Cruise robocars make a cautious return to Houston
Robocar specialist Cruise is restarting tests of its autonomous vehicles on the streets of Houston, Texas, following issues with its technology last year......»»
Dennis & Co. Auto Group, Kyle Busch partner in dealership purchase
NASCAR's Kyle Busch has an undisclosed minority stake in the New Jersey dealership......»»
Election uncertainty weighs on dealers, new Cox poll finds
Uncertainty related to the upcoming 2024 election contributed to car dealership professionals feeling neutral about the second-quarter market and expecting a similar sales environment for the third quarter......»»
Guest commentary: Dear Elon Musk: Partner with dealers to take Tesla into "Ludicrous Mode"
An open letter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk from dealership buy-sell advisory firm Haig Partners......»»
Ky. appeals court reinstates $100,000 damage award against Ford dealership
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has reinstated a $100,000 punitive damage award against a Lexington dealership that failed to disclose a pickup it sold as new was previously damaged while an employee was driving it......»»
Thief at Cadillac dealership reports her own crime in progress
Police in Fort Myers, Fla., arrested a woman who called 911 to say she was stealing a car from a dealership and wanted to do it legally......»»
Protecting identity in a world of deepfakes and social engineering
In this Help Net Security video round-up, security experts discuss various aspects of identity verification and security, including generative AI’s impact, the state of identity fraud prevention, and the potential impact of identity challenges.....»»
2025 U.S. House FTC budget bill would prohibit agency spending on dealership CARS Rule
Lawmakers and the National Automobile Dealers Association have once again looked to the federal budget to block the FTC CARS Rule targeting car dealer advertising and finance and insurance practices......»»
Five ways artificial intelligence can improve your dating life
Artificial intelligence is going to transform how we date. The question is: will it be for better or worse? It's already causing some real problems, especially related to "romance scams" and other fraud......»»
Minorities in auto retail make $200,000, show career similarities to nonminority whites
The car dealership industry paid members of minority groups more than $200,000 in 2023, within $10,000 of what nonminority industry professionals at car dealers earned, and far more than the average American, according to the Automotive News Dealersh.....»»
Dealership service door maker Rytec has new owner
Rytec Corp., which makes high-speed doors for dealership service departments, has been acquired by Nucor Corp., which manufactures steel products. The all-cash transaction was valued at $565 million......»»
90% of Michigan state troopers are white—why making the force more representative is a challenge
Experts see increasing diversity among police as a key solution to reducing racial bias in traffic stops, arrest rates and officer-involved shootings......»»
How to build a team of "appropriately skeptical" financial statement auditors
A new study identifies the characteristics that make auditing professionals more likely to reward skepticism in the people they supervise, which is associated with an increased likelihood of identifying potential fraud during the auditing process. On.....»»
The NYPD gave officers iPhones—here"s what researchers learned about race and policing
The controversy about biased policing seems to draw endless fuel from race-based differences in public perception. Simply put, the vast majority of white citizens in the United States believe the police are doing a good job, including on issues of ra.....»»
‘Mastermind’ Arrested After Pirate Site ‘Ads’ Were Painted on 630-Yr-Old Palace
After a five-month police investigation, the alleged 'mastermind' behind a nighttime graffiti attack on the 630-year-old Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, has been arrested. Last December, CCTV footage revealed a figure in black spray-paint.....»»
€5.3m Pirate IPTV Network ‘Dismantled’ By Spanish Police is Still Streaming
Spain's Ministry of the Interior says eight people have been arrested after police dismantled a €5.3m pirate IPTV network serving local expats. Authorities aren't naming the service but if the name TVMucho rings any bells, people are on the right t.....»»