Incubated at Cambridge University’s engineering department, Featurespace’s algorithmic-based solutions analyze transaction data to detect fraud cases.
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Mandiant Offers Clues to Spotting and Stopping North Korean Fake IT Workers
Mandiant shines the spotlight on the growing infiltration of US and Western companies by North Korean fake IT workers.
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Two Nigerians Sentenced to Prison in US for BEC Fraud
Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Okwonna and Ebuka Raphael Umeti were sentenced to prison in the US for business email compromise (BEC) fraud.
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Interpol Arrests 300 People in a Global Crackdown on West African Crime Groups Across 5 Continents
Interpol arrests 300 people in a global crackdown on West African crime groups specializing in online financial fraud.
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‘CrystalRay’ Expands Arsenal, Hits 1,500 Targets with SSH-Snake and Open Source Tools
A threat actor tracked as CrystalRay has hit 1,500 victims since February, stealing credentials and deploying backdoors.
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Landmark Admin Discloses Data Breach Impacting Personal, Medical Information
Life insurance company Landmark Admin says personal, medical, and insurance information was compromised in a May data breach.
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Nigerian Faces Prison in US After BEC Fraud Conviction
Nigerian national Ebuka Raphael Umeti was convicted in the US for operating a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
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US Authorities Attempting to Recover $5.3 Million Stolen in BEC Scam
The US government is trying to recover more than $5.3 million stolen by cybercriminals through a BEC scheme from a workers union.
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Using AI, Mastercard Expects to Find Compromised Cards Quicker, Before They Get Used by Criminals
Mastercard is integrating AI into its fraud-prediction technology that it expects will be able to see patterns in stolen cards faster and allow banks to replace them before they are used by criminals.
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Threat Actors Abuse GitHub to Distribute Multiple Information Stealers
Russian-speaking threat actors are caught abusing a GitHub profile to distribute information stealers posing as legitimate software.
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