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23 Feb

#deepweb | ‘More Money Than Drugs:’ A Deep Dive Into Ad Fraud

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The average individual ad fraudsters make $5-20 million dollars a year. The average ad fraud corporation pulls “many multiples of that,” says TrafficGuard chief operating officer Luke Taylor. In other words:...
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22 Feb

#romancescams | AARP wants to help defeat fraud and scams

CASPER Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) One of the rooms at the Lyric was full of people ready to learn about how to protect themselves and their families from fraud and scams. Eric Heimann from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...
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21 Feb

#romancescams | Lloyds sign up professional poker player Maria Konnikova to fight fraud

You might think Lloyds Bank’s director of fraud would fancy a break from the day job, but Paul Davis likes to spend his time off reading crime novels. ‘It’s not an admiration thing for the crooks’, he says. ‘I read...
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16 Feb

#datingscams | Dating fraud in Sussex and lottery scams in Durham: crime hotspots identified | News

Sussex is the nation’s dating fraud capital while residents of Durham should keep their eyes peeled for lottery scams and people in Surrey will want to be vigilant about door-to-door salesmen. The Times analysed data from Action Fraud, a government...
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13 Feb

#hacking | Scams surge as growing numbers of West Australians ripped off by fraud

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Posted February 13, 2020 16:43:21 Photo: People aged between 25 and 34 reported the largest losses. (ABC News: Jessica Hinchliffe) Related Story: ‘Man in the middle’ cyber scam fleeces thousands from...
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11 Feb

#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | Join Us For Shape’s App Security & Fraud Summit

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One final reminder! Shape’s App Security & Fraud Summit — Virtual Event — is tomorrow, February 12, 2020 / 9:00 am PT. Join us as top cybersecurity and fraud leaders dive...
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9 Feb

Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud – Naked Security

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A trio of Australians has been charged with identity theft that netted AU$11 million (US$7.41m, £5.73m) – ill-gotten loot they allegedly ripped off by hacking into businesses and modifying their payrolls, pension...
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27 Jan

#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Paytm Payments Bank to help identify rogue apps that could trigger fraud transactions

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) on Monday said it has added a new feature that analyses “rogue” apps on user devices that may trigger fraudulent transactions and advises users to uninstall...
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25 Jan

#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | What is Action Fraud? – Evening Express

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Action Fraud is the reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime committed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It has been set up for the reporting of incidents in which people...
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26 Dec

#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Fraud Decisioning Pulls Ahead In A Tight Race

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email The cat-and-mouse game between law enforcement and code-abusing felons is entering a new year, and a new phase. The world’s biggest social media platforms...
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