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Fraud detection, machine learning & real-time payments - Westpac NZ's IT transformation
DevOps

Fraud detection, machine learning & real-time payments - Westpac NZ's IT transformation

Westpac NZ partners with ACI to adopt real-time payments and fraud prevention solutions in a wide-ranging IT transformation.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2017
New Zealand Universities combat credential fraud online
Identity and Access Management

New Zealand Universities combat credential fraud online

Recent studies in the UK analysed over 5,000 CVs and found that over 40% had discrepancies in the education claims, with 10% completely falsified.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd May 2017

Global Stories

Fraud stories

A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers
Malware

A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers

Email serves as an organisations' communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.

By Patrick Martlew • 1 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018
Why banks need to show more initiative in tackling cyber fraud
Malware

Why banks need to show more initiative in tackling cyber fraud

Why financial institutions need to combat the increasingly complex and intelligent threat landscape with a holistic security approach.

By Shahnawaz Backer • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018
Domain fraud rife during PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Marketing Technologies

Domain fraud rife during PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Only three of the 105 domains were legitimate (although unofficial) domains, which are being used for Olympic medal tracking purposes.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2018
Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK
EduTech

Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK

PwC's study has found for the first time ever cybercrime has become the most common form of fraud with nearly a quarter resulting in a loss of £700k.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2018
WhiteHawk hires top cyber talent to develop online security marketplace
Cybersecurity

WhiteHawk hires top cyber talent to develop online security marketplace

WhiteHawk has expanded its team, hiring top cyber talent and promoting Antonio Crespo to chief information officer.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
Cryptocurrency exchange says it lost $195m to hackers – but is it a scam?
Crypto

Cryptocurrency exchange says it lost $195m to hackers – but is it a scam?

BitGrail wasn't known to many until last week when it announced it had been hacked, but many experts believe all is not as it seems.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018
AU woman fakes CV to get $245k CIO salary, but gets sacked instead
Cybersecurity

AU woman fakes CV to get $245k CIO salary, but gets sacked instead

The IT skills shortage in Australia is bad enough without having to factor in fraud - an expert has advice for both employers and potential recruits.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Feb 2018
Reseller pleads guilty to stealing from vulnerable rural Australians
Physical Security

Reseller pleads guilty to stealing from vulnerable rural Australians

Jackson Temi Anni has been sentenced to 18-months imprisonment for lying about products and taking money directly from consumers' bank accounts.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
Singapore firm embraces blockchain to fight credential fraud
Blockchain

Singapore firm embraces blockchain to fight credential fraud

A Singapore tech firm is using blockchain technology to bring validation and authentication to CVs and other credential types.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jan 2018
Appier fights ad fraud with the help of artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Appier fights ad fraud with the help of artificial intelligence

AI-based fraud detection outperforms traditional models, identifying twice as many fraudulent transactions within four months.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2017
Immediate payments: The fraud threats and solutions
Opinion

Immediate payments: The fraud threats and solutions

With immediate payments coming to Australia later this year, local banks and credit lenders need to be increasingly aware of the heightened risks.

By Suzanne Steele • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017
Email phishing scam targeting UK students a 'timely warning'
Phishing

Email phishing scam targeting UK students a 'timely warning'

UK watchdog Action Fraud has released details of an complex email phishing scam that has been touted as a much needed warning for the public.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017
US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network
Email Security

US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network

US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Fraud stories

Dissecting the most common email scams that hit Aussie inboxes
Phishing

Dissecting the most common email scams that hit Aussie inboxes

MailGuard explains the most common types of email scams, and why some companies are more popular targets for brandjacking than others.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Aussie tech companies ink exclusive deal to stop fraudulent CNP transactions
Unified Communications

Aussie tech companies ink exclusive deal to stop fraudulent CNP transactions

Australia experienced $402 million in fraudulent CNP transactions in the first half of 2016, according to the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA).

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017