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The Q2 2023 Global Identity Fraud Report by identity verification firm AU10TIX highlighted the cryptocurrency and trading sectors as primary targets for identity fraud. origin »
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Civic, a prominent player in identity and access management solutions, has unveiled a new physical ID card amidst the rising tide of AI-driven identity frauds. With the proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies, the company has recognized the urgent need for enhanced measures to protect individuals’ identities in the digital realm.
2024-3-27 18:54 | |
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In what could only be described as a uniquely digital-age twist, an NFT influencer, known by his alias Ben. eth, has been served with a settlement demand, via an NFT. The demand, laced with profanity, accuses the influencer of engaging in wire fraud, at the least, relating to a recent $7 million token presale.
2023-5-22 13:13 | |
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Strategies like using strong passwords, enabling 2FA, avoiding phishing, using VPNs, keeping software up-to-date and using reputable antivirus may help one against online fraud.
2023-5-13 17:07 | |
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Identity verification is paramount in a world where you can trade with anyone, anywhere across the globe, using the internet. Businesses and individuals need to be aware of the persons they are doing business with to avoid fraud, theft, money…
2022-11-7 02:00 | |
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CoinCola, a popular bitcoin and crypto exchange, announced today it has launched a new KYC (Know Your Customer) system from Onfido, an identity verification, and fraud prevention technology company.
2022-7-14 19:18 | |
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According to El Mundo, identity thieves have targetted the Chivo wallet leading to further doubts around Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador. The post El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin (BTC) wallet is rife with identity fraud appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-10-9 04:00 | |
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Nuggets, a digital identity and payments platform, has developed a way to accept deliveries without needing a physical signature to combat a spike in fraud during the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-5-29 12:31 | |
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Bogdan Nicolescu, the leader of the Bayrob Group hacker gang from Romania, as well as his co-conspirator Radu Miclaus, have been found guilty of charges related to their cryptojacking malware. The charges include 21 separate counts of wire fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and other crimes, according to a press release that was published […]
2019-12-10 23:51 | |
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Alleged hacker Anthony Tyler Nashatka, also known as “psycho,” faced US federal court yesterday over a plot to steal $1. 4 million worth of cryptocurrency from users of token exchange EtherDelta.
2019-10-12 22:09 | |
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HashnStore releases Validity, a digital signature and decentralized ID solution - CryptoNinjas HashnStore, a French company launched in July 2018 whose objective is to develop the opportunities offered by blockchain technology, today announced Validity, its digital signature, and decentralized identity solution.
2019-9-30 19:50 | |
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Jasmine Vella-Arpaci, who was part of the major identity fraud ring, faces up to 53 charges after stealing millions of dollars
2019-9-17 10:16 | |
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With the rise of data breaches, fraud, and identity theft, a growing number of projects are using blockchain technology for file and identity validation. Digital files are quite easy to tamper with, as Craig Wright recently demonstrated in his court battles with the Kleiman estate.
2019-8-1 22:48 | |
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YOUNIQX Identity AG, a subsidiary of Austria’s official passport manufacturer announced on Monday that it has launched a crypto hardware wallet solution known as the Chainlock Card. The company cites research into exchange fraud or hot wallet vulnerabilities as one of the key reasons for developing the product.
2019-7-29 17:58 | |
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A lawsuit involving stolen crypto and one of America’s largest mobile carriers is moving forward. The $224 million suit involved digital identity theft which resulted in one customer losing s substantial amount of cryptocurrency last year.
2019-7-25 13:15 | |
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Cybercriminals and hackers are more aggressive than ever these days. With advanced technology, breaches are increasingly common, which puts companies and their customers at risk of fraud and identity theft.
2019-5-24 12:00 | |
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By CCN: SIM hijacking has proven to be yet another lucrative way to steal crypto with millions of dollar now reported to have been stolen over the years with the amount that has gone unreported possibly eclipsing that.
2019-5-13 17:48 | |
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Craig Wright has ignited a battle amongst the cryptocurrency community of the world that is having detrimental side effects for the whole industry. As Wright sought to find the identity of one user who called him a “fraud” while denying that he is the creator of Bitcoin, he offered a bounty of anyone with details. […]
2019-4-17 15:21 | |
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CCN reported yesterday about the developing Twitter drama surrounding @Hodlonaut, an anonymous Norwegian who used his Twitter account in a crusade against Craig Wright. @Hodlonaut and numerous others in the Bitcoin community believe Craig Wright is a fraud and have been vocal about it.
2019-4-13 15:54 | |
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Two Romanian residents have been convicted of infecting over 400,000 individual computers with malware in order to mine cryptocurrency and steal victims’ data to sell on the dark web. Bogdan Nicolescu, 36, and Radu Miclaus, 37, were convicted by a US jury following a 12-day trial of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit service marks, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and 12 counts each of wire fraud.
2019-4-12 15:31 | |
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The peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced today, April 2, 2019, that it’s introducing AI-powered identity verification to help improve know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures on the platform.
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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Michael Patryn, the co-founder of the controversial QuadrigaCX, has already been convicted and spent 18 months in a U. S. Federal prison for identity theft linked to credit card and bank fraud. He “underwent a remarkable transformation,” and changed his identity before entering the world of cryptocurrency.
2019-3-21 16:00 | |
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Quadrigacx co-founder Michael Patryn is actually a convicted criminal who went by the name Omar Dhanani, a Bloomberg report alleges. Dhanani has been previously convicted of identity theft linked to bank and credit card fraud and sentenced to 18 months in a U.
2019-3-20 00:40 | |
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Quadrigacx co-founder Michael Patryn is actually a convicted criminal who went by the name Omar Dhanani, a Bloomberg report alleges. Dhanani has been previously convicted of identity theft linked to bank and credit card fraud and sentenced to 18 months in a U.
2019-3-20 00:40 | |
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In the interest of preventing fraud and abuse, complying with South Korea’s regulations, and protecting financial markets as well as its users, Huobi Korea announced today it is strengthening its protections against money laundering, identity theft, voice... Source
2019-2-22 03:26 | |
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Huobi Korea reviews its AML protection and launches an inter-exchange hotline to prevent identity theft and various types of fraud
2019-2-22 20:21 | |
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Each year $2. 3 billion is spent on fake ticket sales, but a new software platform is taking the stage to eliminate ticket fraud, through the use of blockchain technology. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, Bandwagon is a blockchain-based ticket authenticity and fan identity management company.
2019-2-20 00:17 | |
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The financial arm of the fourth largest car manufacturer in the world – General Motors, is partnering up with a blockchain firm Spring Labs to fight identity Fraud. General Motors Forrays into Blockchain According to an official press release published February 11th, the financial arm of General Motors is collaborating with blockchain firm Spring Labs […] General Motors Financial Arm Joins a Blockchain Initiative to Combat Identity Fraud originally published on My Bitcoin News by David Moroe.
2019-2-17 21:00 | |
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General Motors Financial has partnered with blockchain company Spring Labs to help reduce identity theft. It’s a move that could potentially save the car maker millions of dollars in fraud costs.
2019-2-15 10:04 | |
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An identity is stolen every three minutes, and many people don’t realize they have become a victim of Internet fraud until they suffer a substantial data leak or financial loss. Can this be prevented? Not with a 100% guarantee, of course, because there’s hardly anything in this world that you can be so sure about.
2019-2-14 09:59 | |
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General Motors Financial has partnered with blockchain startup Spring Labs on solutions for identity verification.
2019-2-12 08:00 | |
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General Motors Financial Company (GM Financial), the financial services arm of the largest American automotive manufacturer, is exploring the use of blockchain technology to improve data management standards and help address critical auto finance industry issues like identity verification and synthetic identity fraud.
2019-2-12 22:30 | |
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The United States Department of Justice has detailed the indictment of Ahmad Wagaafe Hared and Matthew Gene Ditman on the grounds of identity theft and conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse, according to public documents published on February 4, 2019.
2019-2-7 22:00 | |
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According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States.
2019-2-6 01:17 | |
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SIM-swapping has plagued cryptocurrency holders for close to a year, and now Google’s head of account security has had enough. He wants to put a stop to it with a clever gadget the size of a flash drive.
2019-1-23 13:03 | |
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A recent study by the WSJ has revealed that 16 percent of nearly 3,300 cryptocurrency projects showed signs of improbable returns, identity theft and plagiarism
2018-12-28 01:00 | |
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Since November and December are prime time for last minute gift shopping and booking travel tickets home, consumers are more vulnerable to hacks. The numbers are alarming. A recent study by ACI Worldwide projects a 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the 2018 holiday season.
2018-11-29 13:32 | |
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NYC hacker steals $1 million worth of cryptocurrency with a phone call 21-year-old Nicholas Truglia has been arrested and charged with 21 counts of felony conduct, including attempted grand theft, identity theft, and fraud.
2018-11-25 00:45 | |
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At DEZOS we deal with the protection of property. We have made it our mission to create transparency and organization in the relationship between things, people and the law in order to reduce property and fraud offences.
2018-11-22 17:03 | |
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Chinese mining giant Bitmain is suing an anonymous hacker that allegedly stole $5. 5 million in cryptocurrency last April from the company’s account on the digital exchange Binance.
2018-11-14 23:31 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a report detailing actions taken against fraudulent ICOs and financial ventures, and, indeed, the year has been wrought with cases.
2018-11-3 00:33 | |
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When a psychiatrist makes a schizophrenia diagnosis, it can alter a patient’s life forever. Such a diagnosis is often accompanied by prescription drugs that alter the way the patient thinks.
2018-10-30 18:20 | |
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When a psychiatrist makes a schizophrenia diagnosis, it can alter a patient’s life forever. Such a diagnosis is often accompanied by prescription drugs that alter the way the patient thinks.
2018-10-30 16:30 | |
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Identity fraud is a growing problem in a growing digital world. SelfKey wants to solve that by bring self-sovereign identity management to the blockchain. The post What is SelfKey (KEY)? | A Beginner’s Guide appeared first on CoinCentral.
2018-10-23 21:23 | |
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David Shrier of Distilled Analytics and Joseph Weinberg of Shyft Network have announced a multi-year partnership to deliver next-generation biometric identity solutions leveraging blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to combat the expanding global issue of identity verification, theft, and fraud.
2018-9-20 21:21 | |
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SIM swap fraud and cryptojacking have increasingly become popular methods of cryptocurrency theft among hackers worldwide. In an attempt to deter such attacks, digital identity company Payfone has won a technology patent for SIM swap prevention.
2018-8-28 14:00 | |
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Police in California have arrested 19-year of Xzavyer Narvaez on suspicion of fraud and grand theft through allegations that Narvaez had been carrying out sim-swapping attacks in order to gain illicit access to people’s Bitcoin.
2018-8-23 16:30 | |
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While cryptocurrency scams and lawsuits are usually based on “exit-scams” and outright frauds, Michael Terpin, a U. S. -based cryptocurrency investor, has filed a mammoth $224 million lawsuit against his telecom operator, citing the theft of digital tokens.
2018-8-17 18:00 | |
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Michael Terpin has charged AT&T for the SIM-swap fraud wherein the hacker managed to impersonate his identity and gain access to his cryptocurrency accounts. The post Crypto Investor Files $224M Lawsuit Against AT&T for Mobile-Hack appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-8-16 10:14 | |
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In 2013, allegations of electoral fraud in Cambodia were brought to public attention when insiders claimed that the ruling party rigged the election. The ruling party was accused of issuing fraudulent “Identity Certificates for Elections” (ICE), which allows people whose name appears on voter registration lists to vote even though they otherwise lack proper identification. […]
2018-8-3 10:29 | |
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Gennaro D'Urso is the founder of Pharma Collective and Israel Mersky is the Director at Pharma Collective. Gennaro has a background in science and entrepreneurship, while Israel comes from the advertising industry and has experience in the pharmaceutical psychedelic space.
Jasper De Gooyer is the co-founder and CTO at SEDA, a multichain, permissionless protocol connecting real-world data to any network on-chain.
Bitget, top global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is responding to trader demand and is to list SKALE (SKL). The SKALE Network is designed to enhance the scalability and efficiency of Ethereum-compatible applications.
VALR, Africa's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has launched perpetual futures trading, featuring the world's first Bitcoin and USDT perpetual futures paired against the South African Rand.
Controversial crypto exchange Binance has appointed Richard Teng as its new CEO. The appointment follows the resignation of former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao who pleaded guilty to charges levied against him by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao will reportedly step down as CEO of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
Since its 2009 inception, Bitcoin has heralded a shift from traditional to decentralized finance (DeFi), signaling the future of financial markets. Today, the crypto landscape extends beyond Bitcoin, with multiple projects contributing to a dynamic ecosystem of financial innovation.