Online fraud stories
The funding comes as tighter regulation and AI-driven fraud push more online businesses to add identity checks across products and markets.
Confidence in online retail is shifting towards the platform, with a 9,000-person study finding marketplaces outrank direct brands on trust.
The AWS recognition should help Group-IB win more regulated financial customers by proving its fraud and incident response tools meet sector standards.
Banks and payment firms could spot scams mid-session, as Darwinium's updated mobile SDKs track live calls, screen sharing and device evasion.
Victims are being lured into handing over card details after completing bogus brand surveys promising prizes, as short-lived domains evade filters.
Most enterprise retailers now plan to use AI shopping agents, even as many say they are not ready for the fraud risks they bring.
Browser-based fraud is scaling fast, with Barracuda saying CypherLoc has driven about 2.8 million attacks since the start of 2026.
Banks and fintechs face mounting risk as application-layer attacks and bot activity increasingly exploit Asia Pacific's expanding digital finance links.
Fans risk losing money and personal data as scammers exploit demand for World Cup tickets, travel bookings and visa details.
Sustained assaults are disrupting online banking and payments as EMEA becomes the main target for DDoS campaigns against lenders.
Victims in the UK lost GBP £106 million last year as fraudsters use AI, private messaging and emotional pressure to extract cash.
Charities, small firms and fraud victims across Scotland got more than GBP £3 million in cyber support as the centre reinvested profits.
Fraudsters are reaching young people on social media before any payment is made, Ecommpay said, urging tougher platform accountability.
Canadian businesses will get tougher digital onboarding defences as the phased rollout targets deepfakes, spoofed video and device tampering by Q3 2026.
Businesses in the US will gain broader identity checks as Equifax data is added to GBG Go, while reciprocal tools will aid Equifax's fraud screening.
Refund teams face a growing fraud risk as AI-made receipts become harder to spot and more widely used in disputes.
The new system aims to stop automated agents from edging out genuine shoppers during peak ticketing and retail sales, amid UK regulatory scrutiny.
Familiarity with AI fakery is not improving detection, as a UK survey found Britons struggled to spot manipulated video and stills.
Growing use of AI fakery is forcing companies to verify who is really on screen before hiring, approving payments or granting access.
Most Australian buyers say security fears, late deliveries and poor tracking are undermining social commerce, despite rising use of the channels.
