Fraud

In Episode 356, Tom and Kevin discuss the increasing role of deepfake technology in bypassing biometric checks, accounting for 24 percent of fraud attempts. The show covers identity fraud issues and explores ...

The latest wave of DocuSign attacks has taken a concerning turn, specifically targeting businesses that regularly interact with state, municipal, and licensing authorities. Since November 8 through November 14, we have observed ...

 I didn’t see much visibility on this DocuSign hack. This is a situation where the product features were not vetted to understand if they could be misused by malicious fraudsters. There is ...

In episode 353, we discuss the February 2024 ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, resulting in the largest data breach of protected health information in history. Notifications have been sent to 100 million ...

Gary Perkins, Chief Information Security Officer Social engineers rely on two key psychological triggers: urgency and empathy. When people feel rushed or that they are helping someone in need, their normal critical ...

And the Ethical Dilemma of Using AI to Create Fake Online Personalities In recent years, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have given rise to powerful tools like StyleGAN and sophisticated language models ...

After retiring in 2014 from an uncharacteristically long tenure running the NSA (and US CyberCommand), Keith Alexander founded a cybersecurity company called IronNet. At the time, he claimed that it was based ...

There has been a dramatic rise in e-commerce fraud as the increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes poses an unprecedented security challenge for online merchants ...

In a shocking revelation, federal prosecutors have charged UK national Robert B. Westbrook with orchestrating a sophisticated “hack-to-trade” scheme that netted him millions of dollars. By exploiting vulnerabilities in Office365, Westbrook allegedly ...

Congress decided who was required to compensate for fraudulent consumer transactions, and banks should never require their customers to waive their rights as a condition precedent for the bank doing its job ...