Red Cross suffers huge cyberattack with over half a million people exposed
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has fallen victim to a big cyberattack which led to 515,000 people having their data seized by hackers.
VALID raises $10.73m through ICO for digital identity solution
Swiss digital identity and personal data management platform VALID has raised $10.73m.
Hong Kong’s SFC unveils consultation conclusion on AML/CFT guideline amendments
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published the conclusion of a consultation to amend its anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing guidelines.
Data protection RegTech Codenotary raises $6m
Codenotary, which offers tamper-proof, immutable data protection, has secured an additional $6m in funding, extending its Series B which closed on $12.5m in January.
NetGuardians selected by LUKB for fraud prevention
Swiss FinTech NetGuardians, which provides an enterprise risk platform for combatting financial fraud, has been selected by Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (LUKB) to further enhance its fraud-prevention systems.
Loyalty fraud incidents are on the rise
Loyalty fraud has seen a sharp rise in 2019, with the number of incidents increasing by 89% compared with last year.
Has digital banking caused a rise in mobile deposit scams?
Fraud is on the rise and part of it is due to the growing adoption of mobile banking, according to a new report from Advanced Fraud Solutions (AFS).
CFTC warns against coronavirus-related fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has warned the public to be on alert for frauds seeking to profit from recent market volatility related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cybersecurity firm Portnox snaps up $22m Series A
Endpoint security solution provider Portnox has bagged $22m from a Series A round of growth financing.
Mining Capital Coin’s CEO charged for alleged $62m fraud scheme
An indictment was unsealed that charges Mining Capital Coin’s CEO for allegedly orchestrating a $62m global investment fraud scheme.