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Buying fraud right off the virtual rack

26

Apr

2017

Forter, a fraud prevention company, recently released a report showing that the apparel industry was the most desired by fraudsters and scammers – up 70 percent in attempted attacks 2016. The Fraud Attack Index report examined over 136 million transactions, discovering an almost 80 percent increase in domestic attacks over the last 12 months.

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It’s tax scam time

03

Apr

2017

At this time of year, the number of tax scams reaches a peak, with fraudsters looking for any chance to cash in on consumers, the self-employed, and small businesses that might get excited enough about potential refunds to throw caution and good sense out the window. Many people now do their taxes online, and cybercriminals see that as a huge opportunity to make money with phishing schemes.

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Fraud detection firm outs $1b Russian ad-fraud gang and its robo-browsing Methbot

21

Dec

2016

A $1 billion Russia-based criminal gang has been bilking online advertisers by impersonating high-profile Web sites like ESPN, Vogue, CBS Sports, Fox News and the Huffington Post and selling phony ad slots, but that’s about to end. Online fraud-prevention firm White Ops is releasing data today that will enable online advertisers and ad marketplaces to […]

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