Secure Identity at the Edge: Akamai Partners with Auth0

The Akamai and Auth0 partnership secures identity at the edge by combining edge intelligence and adaptive authentication to stop fraud and enhance user trust...

EUVD-2026-13081

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Dotstore Fraud Prevention For Woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Fraud Prevention For Woocommerce: from n/a through 2.3.3...

CVE-2026-25443

The CVE-2026-25443 entry concerns the WordPress plugin Dotstore Fraud Prevention For Woocommerce, affecting the Fraud Prevention For Woocommerce component (vendor/app not separately named in provided docs). The vulnerability is described as Missing Authorization with an impact described as Arbitr...

Apple Pay phish uses fake support calls to steal payment details

It started with an email that looked boringly familiar: Apple logo, a clean layout, and a subject line designed to make the target’s stomach drop. The message claimed Apple has stopped a high‑value Apple Pay charge at an Apple Store, complete with a case ID, timestamp, and a warning that the...

India Orders Messaging Apps to Work Only With Active SIM Cards to Prevent Fraud and Misuse

India's Department of Telecommunications DoT has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to ensure that the platforms cannot be used without an active SIM card linked to the user's mobile number. To that end, messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, Arattai,...

EUVD-2021-18802

Malware in sbrugna...

Transaction Proximity: a Graph-Based Approach to Blockchain Fraud Prevention

This paper introduces a fraud-deterrent access validation system for public blockchains, leveraging two complementary concepts: "Transaction Proximity", which measures the distance between wallets in the transaction graph, and "Easily Attainable Identities EAIs", wallets with direct transaction...

Shill Bidding Prevention in Decentralized Auctions Using Smart Contracts

In online auctions, fraudulent behaviors such as shill bidding pose significant risks. This paper presents a conceptual framework that applies dynamic, behavior-based penalties to deter auction fraud using blockchain smart contracts. Unlike traditional post-auction detection methods, this approac...

Apple Blocks $9 Billion in Fraud Over 5 Years Amid Rising App Store Threats

Apple on Tuesday revealed that it prevented over $9 billion in fraudulent transactions in the last five years, including more than $2 billion in 2024 alone. The company said the App Store is confronted by a wide range of threats that seek to defraud users in various ways, ranging from "deceptive...

How Postal Code Data Impacts Cybersecurity, Privacy and Fraud Prevention

Postal codes now play a key role in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and digital identity verification, raising new concerns…...

Preparing for the EU Radio Equipment Directive security requirements

TL;DR UK & EU IoT vendors have more security regulation coming in Applies to all wireless devices Comes into force 1st August 2025 It may be absorbed into the Cyber Resilience Act From 1st August 2025, mandatory cybersecurity requirements come into effect under the EU’s Radio Equipment Directive...

The Role of Blockchain and Smart Contracts in Securing Digital Transactions

Learn how blockchain and smart contracts improve cybersecurity factors in online transactions, remove the element of fraud, and…...

Fraud Prevention in Online Payments: A Practical Guide

Learn how to prevent payment fraud with effective fraud detection, online prevention solutions, and secure payment orchestration strategies.…...

Eliminating AI Deepfake Threats: Is Your Identity Security AI-Proof?

Artificial Intelligence AI has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to a potent weapon in the hands of bad actors. Today, AI-based attacks are not just theoretical threats—they're happening across industries and outpacing traditional defense mechanisms. The solution, however, is not...

A US Company Enabled a North Korean Scam That Raised Money for WMDs

Wyoming’s secretary of state has proposed ways of “preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents” in the aftermath of the scheme’s exposure...

How ID Scanning Apps Can Prevent Fraud

By Waqas Businesses today are highly concerned about preventing fraud in this age. As technology advances, so do activities, making… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How ID Scanning Apps Can Prevent Fraud...

Social media influencers targeted by identity thieves

Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thieves. With large followings and a literal influence on their followers, its no wonder they are targeted by scammers and spreaders of fake news. A subset of influencers are the so-called "finfluencers": influencers that provide their...

5 Fraud Prevention Strategies That Help Companies Ward Off Cyber Attacks

By Owais Sultan Building a successful business is no small feat. You pour your heart and soul into it - serving… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Fraud Prevention Strategies That Help Companies Ward Off Cyber Attacks...

Chrome starts the countdown to the end of tracking cookies

Google has announced that it will start rolling its Chrome web browsers new Tracking Protection feature from January of 2024. Tracking Protection is part of Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative to phase out third-party cookies. The Tracking Protection feature aims to disable third-party cookies...

ID Theft Service Resold Access to USInfoSearch Data

One of the cybercrime undergrounds more active sellers of Social Security numbers, background and credit reports has been pulling data from hacked accounts at the U.S. consumer data broker USinfoSearch, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Since at least February 2023, a service advertised on Telegram...