Who are the best fraud fighters?
Seasoned fraud expert PJ Rohall has recently become the new Head of Fraud Strategy & Education at SEON. In this Help Net Security interview, he talks about how he entered the industry, about the evolving fraud landscape, and offers advice to other fr.....»»
"Scheme Flooding" Technique May Be Used To Deanonymize You
sandbagger shares a report from The Register: FingerprintJS, maker of a browser-fingerprinting library for fraud prevention, on Thursday said it has identified a more dubious fingerprinting technique capable of generating a consistent identifier acro.....»»
Stripe acquires Bouncer, will integrate its card authentication into the Radar fraud detection tool
On the heels of a $600 million fundraise earlier this year, payments giant Stripe has been on an acquisition march to continue building out its business. In the latest development, the company has acquired Bouncer, a startup based in Oakland that has.....»»
Shift Technology raises $220M at a $1B+ valuation to fight insurance fraud with AI
While insurance providers continue to get disrupted by startups like Lemonade, Alan, Clearcover, Pie and many others applying tech to rethink how to build a business around helping people and companies mitigate against risks with some financial secur.....»»
Epic"s expert witness says App Store profit margins approach 80 percent
Last week, both sides submitted heavily redacted depositions from expert witnesses who testified on the profitability of Apple's App Store. Certified Fraud Examiner and CPA Ned Barnes testified for Epic, claiming the App Store's operating margins in.....»»
Former Netflix IT Executive Convicted of Fraud and Taking Bribes
Business Insider reports: Former Netflix vice president of IT Michael Kail was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of 28 counts of fraud and money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a press release. Kail, who was indicted in.....»»
Lawsuit accusing Ohio JLR dealership of PPP loan fraud dismissed
Jeffrey Mattox had alleged he was fired after raising concerns that money provided to the store through the federal program was being deducted from his commissions......»»
The best fighting games for Xbox One
Punch, kick, dodge, and fly as you engage high-fantasy combatants, comic book superheroes, and MMA fighters. Here are the best fighting games for Xbox One......»»
JavaScript Developers Left in the Dark After DroidScript Software Shut Down by Google Over Ad Fraud Allegations
On the last day of March, DroidScript, a popular Android app for writing JavaScript code, had its Google advertising account suspended and a week later was removed from the Google Play Store for alleged ad fraud. From a report: David Hurren, founder.....»»
How Faulty Software Landed Dozens of UK Postmasters In Prison
The Associated Press reports: In a ruling that reversed one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British legal history, 39 people who ran local post offices had their convictions for theft, fraud and false accounting overturned Friday because o.....»»
German prosecutors charge more VW managers in emissions scandal
The suspects, who were not named, are accused of aiding and abetting fraud in combination with tax evasion, indirect false certification and criminal advertising......»»
Post Office Workers Convicted of Theft Due To Faulty Software Have Names Cleared
Britain's Court of Appeals has cleared a group of 42 sub-postmasters and postmistresses for theft, fraud and false accounting. They were convicted, with some imprisoned, after the Post Office installed faulty software in the branches where these offi.....»»
Reagor Dykes owner Bart Reagor indicted by U.S. for bank fraud
If convicted, he faces up to 90 years in prison and would be required to forfeit any property traceable to the alleged offense......»»
Fraud prevention platform Sift raises $50M at over $1B valuation, eyes acquisitions
With the increase of digital transacting over the past year, cybercriminals have been having a field day. In 2020, complaints of suspected internet crime surged by 61%, to 791,790, according to the FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report. Those crimes .....»»
U.S. indicts two Stellantis managers from Italy on emissions fraud charges
The charges say the managers' work included calibrating several software features in the vehicles' emissions control systems to meet emissions standards......»»
Senior Apple anti-fraud engineer suggests App Store checks are grossly inadequate
Internal documents released as part of the Epic Games lawsuit reveal an Apple anti-fraud engineer suggesting that App Store checks were grossly inadequate. Epic cited two particularly damning quotes from Eric Friedman, head of the company’s Fraud.....»»
Epic accuses Apple of using security as a pretext for its cut, and enabling fraud
Today saw the publication of court filings by both Apple and Epic Games, and in them we see that Epic accuses Apple of using app security as a “pretext” for its commission. The company also argues that Apple enables fraud by app users. I.....»»
SEC Accuses Actor of $690 Million Fraud Based on Fake Netflix Deal
Zachary Horwitz never made it big on the Sunset Strip -- there was the uncredited part in Brad Pitt's "Fury" and a host of roles in low-budget thrillers and horror flicks. But federal charges suggest he had acting talent, duping several financial fir.....»»
US indicts California man accused of stealing Shopify customer data
A grand jury has indicted a California resident accused of stealing Shopify customer data on over a hundred merchants, TechCrunch has learned. The indictment charges Tassilo Heinrich with aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.....»»
Revealing meat and fish fraud with a handheld "MasSpec Pen" in seconds
Meat and fish fraud are global problems, costing consumers billions of dollars every year. On top of that, mislabeling products can cause problems for people with allergies, religious or cultural restrictions. Current methods to detect this fraud, wh.....»»
Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds of years to stop fraudsters pulling the woo
Medieval and early modern lawyers chose to write on sheepskin parchment because it helped prevent fraud, new analysis suggests......»»