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- Fraud Prevention Company SEON Raises $80 Million in Series C Fundingby Ionut Arghire on September 16, 2025 at 10:00 am
The company will invest in its AI and real-time detection platform, in global expansion, and in strategic partnerships. The post Fraud Prevention Company SEON Raises $80 Million in Series C Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- US Sanctions Russian National, Chinese Firm Aiding North Korean IT Workersby Ionut Arghire on August 29, 2025 at 12:17 pm
US Treasury sanctions Russian and Chinese entities tied to North Korea’s use of fake IT workers, who exploited stolen identities, AI, and malware to funnel millions back to Pyongyang. The post US Sanctions Russian National, Chinese Firm Aiding North Korean IT Workers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Who’s Really Behind the Mask? Combatting Identity Fraudby Etay Maor on July 31, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Why context, behavioral baselines, and multi-source visibility are the new pillars of identity security in a world where credentials alone no longer cut it. The post Who’s Really Behind the Mask? Combatting Identity Fraud appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Creating Realistic Deepfakes Is Getting Easier Than Ever. Fighting Back May Take Even More AIby Associated Press on July 29, 2025 at 1:53 am
Deepfakes are causing security problems for governments, businesses and individuals and making trust the most valuable currency of the digital age. The post Creating Realistic Deepfakes Is Getting Easier Than Ever. Fighting Back May Take Even More AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns of AI Voice Fraud Crisis in Bankingby Associated Press on July 23, 2025 at 1:22 pm
AI voice clones can impersonate people in a way that Altman said is increasingly “indistinguishable from reality” and will require new methods for verification. The post OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns of AI Voice Fraud Crisis in Banking appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Fraud: A Growth Industry Powered by Gen-AIby Kevin Townsend on July 18, 2025 at 11:00 am
With generative AI enabling fraud-as-a-service at scale, legacy defenses are crumbling. The next wave of cybercrime is faster, smarter, and terrifyingly synthetic. The post Fraud: A Growth Industry Powered by Gen-AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Apple, Netflix, Microsoft Sites ‘Hacked’ for Tech Support Scams by Eduard Kovacs on June 24, 2025 at 8:59 am
Tech support scammers are using sponsored ads and search parameter injection to trick users into calling them. The post Apple, Netflix, Microsoft Sites ‘Hacked’ for Tech Support Scams appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- How Scammers Are Using AI to Steal College Financial Aidby Associated Press on June 11, 2025 at 1:07 am
Fake college enrollments have been surging as crime rings deploy “ghost students” — chatbots that join online classrooms and stay just long enough to collect a financial aid check. The post How Scammers Are Using AI to Steal College Financial Aid appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Firebase, Google Apps Script Abused in Fresh Phishing Campaignsby Ionut Arghire on May 30, 2025 at 2:56 pm
Security researchers flag two phishing campaigns abusing Firebase and Google Apps Script to host malware and fake login pages. The post Firebase, Google Apps Script Abused in Fresh Phishing Campaigns appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- US Sanctions Philippine Company for Supporting Crypto Scamsby Ionut Arghire on May 30, 2025 at 2:42 pm
The US Treasury Department US has slapped sanctions on Funnull Technology for providing support to cryptocurrency investment scams. The post US Sanctions Philippine Company for Supporting Crypto Scams appeared first on SecurityWeek.