The Saudi Banks Media and Awareness Committee has warned bank customers that they could easily be victims of new fraud methods. The new fraud methods, based on social engineering, target victims and exploit them through psychological manipulation which leads eventually to the disclosure of confidential data...
At the end of 2021, Group-IB uncovered a worldwide scam campaign that is targeting users in over 90 countries - including the UAE, Oman and Qatar. Deploying the tried and tested techniques of fake surveys and giveaways purporting to be from big name companies, the fraudsters...
Border security and law enforcement authorities are being urged to increase their investment in anti-counterfeiting devices as the trade in fake Covid 19 documents grows. Latest news reports indicate an ‘explosion’ in the underground trade in counterfeit documents, says the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, with fake...
New technology that can detect attempts to impersonate others through photographs from face images as been developed amidst the growing risk of fraud as biometric authentication gains popularity The newly developed technologies by Fujitsu include a forgery feature extraction based on telltale signs of spoofing using...
The majority of consumers are willing to walk away from businesses entirely if they suffer a data breach, with retailers most at risk, according research from Gemalto. Two-thirds (66%) are unlikely to shop or do business with an organisation that experiences a breach where their financial...