Banking Scams Shift to Mobile Devices
A new BioCatch report claims 90% of scams now happen on phones, with banking scam attempts up 35% in the past year.
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A new BioCatch report claims 90% of scams now happen on phones, with banking scam attempts up 35% in the past year.
Proofpoint says Nigerian scammers are using stolen .edu accounts to trick students with fake job offers and gift card schemes.
A four-nation advisory ties a fake-recruiter hacking crew to North Korea's IT worker scheme and details Japan's first laptop farm takedown.
A HYPR report finds most fraudulent hires receive corporate credentials before detection, leaving firms exposed to insider risk.
Five alleged Black Axe leaders were extradited to the US on wire fraud and money laundering charges tied to a decade-long scam campaign.
FinCEN alerts banks to industrial-scale scam centers in Southeast Asia, with nearly $13 billion lost by Americans since 2023.
Thirty-three cybersecurity M&A deals were announced in August 2026, with AI, identity, and exposure management topping the shopping lists.
An essay argues that AI-era detection succeeds not by better inference but by carrying authoritative facts attackers must guess.
Android malware clones banking apps into separate work profiles, letting fraudsters evade detection.
Young scammers' lavish purchases led FBI to suspects in $240M bitcoin theft.
Chinese-speaking Gambling Goblin group turns Brazilian government sites into SEO and phishing infrastructure.
Google details how the Brazilian e-crime group Breeze Comet infiltrates payment systems to execute fraudulent transfers.
DPRK workers now target sales, marketing, and healthcare roles, using AI and VPNs to evade detection.
Supply-chain attack on Android car head units turns them into proxy nodes and ad fraud tools.
ToxicPanda 2.0 and GoldDigger expand targets with automated fraud and credential theft.
Australian apart-hotel chain Quest warns guests of a data breach via a third-party provider, risking identity fraud.
Arrests in Brazil and Europe follow a €30M bank fraud exploiting a service provider's software flaw.
Fraudsters abuse Shopify's notification system, embedding contact info in shipping addresses to trick victims into sending money.
Ukraine shuts down 94 fraudulent call centers, seizes $2M and equipment, targeting investment scams and bank fraud.
Jewelbug hackers run espionage and crypto fraud from the same control panel, targeting government webmail.
New WindRelay malware works with SpyNote RAT to steal card data and approve loans during a 13-minute call.
A momentary face-swap failure helped Spanish police identify a man accused of obtaining digital certificates under stolen identities.
Recent investigations reveal how attackers leverage legitimate accounts and blockchain data to execute sophisticated financial fraud.
Threat actors are hijacking hotel network gateways to push fraudulent software updates and capture user credentials via deceptive portals.
A third-party platform compromise has led to the unauthorized access of client tax documents at Ernst & Young.
New architectural approaches to age verification aim to satisfy global mandates while keeping biometric data off centralized servers.
A compromised third-party support platform has led to the exposure of client tax files at professional services giant Ernst & Young.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a wave of sophisticated scams preying on fans desperate to secure tickets for upcoming shows.
Law enforcement dismantles a massive investment fraud ring that siphoned over €100 million using sophisticated call center operations.
Spanish police dismantle a sophisticated international network linked to over $160 million in investment and BEC-related fraud.