cyberfraud
The Extradition of Vladislav Klyushin
As December 2021 came to a close, indicted and arrested Russian national Vladislav Klyushin was quietly extradited from Switzerland to the United States. A spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in Switzerland, Vladimir ...
Your CEO Isn’t Real: How to Deal With Deep Fakes
The history of deep fake technology is surprisingly long. Researchers at academic institutions have been developing deep fake tech since the early 1990s. The idea is even older, as popular science fiction—like ...
DoJ Launches Crypto Enforcement Team, Cyber-Fraud Initiative
Last week the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) took steps to crack down on ransomware with the creation of a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) and the launch of the department’s Civil ...
Threats Grow as Digital Wallets Gain Popularity
The pandemic, as well as users’ personal preferences, have helped enable the rapid emergence of digital payment applications and digital wallets, which compete with credit cards and cash as preferred payment options ...
Using IAM Solutions to Beat Deepfakes and Fraud
AI and ML technologies have made great strides in helping organizations with cybersecurity, as well as with other tasks like chatbots that help with customer service. Cybercriminals have also made great strides ...
Fight Back Against COVID-19 Cyberfraud
More than ever before, our ability to remain productive hinges on remote communication and collaboration. But you can’t necessarily trust that the voice on the other end of the line is actually ...
When Scams Collide: E-Mail Fraud and Insurance
Should insurance companies be on the hook to cover losses for cyberfraud? If you are the victim of a business email compromise (BEC) and are induced to wire-transfer a client’s funds to ...