online scams

Report: Interpol Scam Crackdown Puts Focus on Online Payments Security
Report: Interpol Scam Crackdown Puts Focus on Online Payments Security
July 09, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Interpol — short for the International Criminal Police Organization — may be familiar to readers as a staple of spy and action movies … where...

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FTC Says Social Media Most Common Contact Method for Scams
FTC Says Social Media Most Common Contact Method for Scams
October 06, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Reported losses from scams originating on social media have reached $2.7 billion since 2021. That total has surpassed the losses associated with any other contact method, the Federal...

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Rise of Behavioral Fraud Makes Smart Prevention Critical for Businesses 
Rise of Behavioral Fraud Makes Smart Prevention Critical for Businesses 
April 05, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Employees are simultaneously a company’s first line of defense and their weakest link. That is because as today’s quick-moving, instant-everything modern world offers more hyperconnected...

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CFPB: Frauds and Scams Make up 40% of Crypto Complaints
CFPB: Frauds and Scams Make up 40% of Crypto Complaints
November 10, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

They call it “pig butchering.” A scammer spends time getting their victim’s confidence and trust to convince them to set up cryptocurrency accounts in an...

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DocuSign Wages War On Phishing
DocuSign Wages War On Phishing
January 23, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

More than 4.1 billion consumer accounts fell victim to data breaches during the first half of 2019 — to the tune of $4 million in...

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