Fraud prevention stories - Page 11

Neighbourly has been taken offline while Stuff and external experts probe claims of a data breach affecting the community website's users.

AI-driven fraud, deepfakes and synthetic IDs are redefining 2026 risk, forcing firms to ditch reactive tools for layered, intelligent defence.

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is funding Global Signal Exchange to expand its shared threat data network against rising online fraud.

North Korean hackers stole USD $300M via fake Zoom calls; robust identity checks could have broken the scam's chain of trust.

As cross-border payments soar towards USD $1 quadrillion, businesses race to tackle identity fraud with AI, biometrics and smarter data.

Kyckr retains top spot as Chartis names it KYC data category leader for 2025, highlighting its strengths in real-time global registry data.

Digital wallets and decentralised IDs are set to surge by 2026 as AI-driven threats push firms to monitor human and machine identities nonstop.

Visa teams with Akamai on new protocol to verify AI shopping agents, tackling a 300% surge in bot traffic and rising eCommerce fraud risks.

MITRE warns that cheap face-swap deepfakes can defeat banks' remote KYC checks, bypassing liveness tools to open fraudulent accounts.

Akamai and Visa are teaming up to secure AI shopping agents, blending edge security with payment checks to tackle fraud in agentic commerce.

New Zealand cyber losses hit NZD $12.4 million in Q3 2025, more than doubling as business email scams and high-value transfers surge.

Autonomous 'agentic' AI fraud tools set to intensify cybercrime by 2026, forcing firms to fuse human judgment with smarter machine defences.

APAC firms are shifting from AI pilots to real-time, scaled deployments in 2026 as data, ROI demands and regulation rapidly converge.

Open Banking goes live in New Zealand, promising faster, safer payments and real-time cashflow visibility for Kiwi small businesses.

AI-fuelled deepfake scams are surging in New Zealand, with losses topping NZD $5 million a quarter as fraudsters weaponise new tech.

Twilio predicts Asia Pacific customer service will face strict AI transparency rules and mandatory bot disclosures by 2026.

A Tenable demo shows a Copilot-built AI agent can be jailbreaked to steal card data and grant free trips, exposing major fraud risks.

Rising fraud is exploiting fake and disposable emails; smarter validation at sign-up and checkout can block attacks before they cost you.

One in five Australians has been duped by fake online tickets, losing an average AUD $432 as scams surge ahead of the busy summer events season.

Phone numbers are becoming the new trust filter, helping businesses block fraud, cut wasted messages and secure real, reachable customers.