Online fraud stories
More than half of countries surveyed now say cybercrime makes up 30 per cent of recorded offences, as phishing and ransomware spread fast.
Fans and businesses face a heightened fraud and disruption threat as the expanded tournament's wider digital footprint attracts attackers.
Security teams can now block or review suspicious anonymised traffic in minutes, with no engineering work, through Spur's new Cloudflare link.
The new system aims to curb fraud as AI-driven traffic surges and online security teams struggle to tell legitimate agents from attackers.
BlueVoyant says a ClickFix malware campaign using fake browser updates is linked to the Rapid Brigantine ransomware ecosystem.
Nearly half of illicit streaming apps tested in Asia-Pacific contained malware, heightening risks of fraud, identity theft and device compromise.
Fans buying tickets or streams for the FIFA World Cup face fake sites, rogue apps and QR-code traps that can steal payment details.
Major sporting events are giving fraudsters fresh ways to scrape data, hijack tokens and abuse APIs in genuine betting apps.
More than 65 per cent of Infoblox customers were found querying domains linked to residential proxy networks, widening risks for defenders.
Younger adults are more exposed to fake ticket offers, with 19% of Gen Z saying they would buy World Cup seats from unofficial websites.
Merchants are now losing more to refund abuse and chargebacks as AI-enabled fraud drives losses of USD $11.4 million on average.
Android users will get a warning when a supposedly familiar caller may be spoofed, as deepfake-enabled scams rise.
Phishing is becoming harder to spot as attackers use encryption and AI-generated sites to target organisations more effectively.
The framework aims to let merchants verify authorised AI agents, block rogue automation and monetise machine traffic as commerce shifts online.
Businesses will be able to distinguish trusted AI shoppers from malicious bots as automated requests surge across retail and publishing sites.
The deal broadens access to mobile security tools as UK firms face rising attacks via smartphones, apps, QR codes and messaging platforms.
UK businesses face more mobile phishing and fraud as Zimperium widens access to its defences through ABC Distribution.
Job seekers are being lured into fake FIFA hiring pages that harvest credentials and could expose work accounts to wider corporate breaches.
Phone-based fraud is forcing employers to train staff more aggressively as vishing losses rise and call scams spread across Australia.
Households and businesses could be spared more fraud losses as banks, telcos and platforms widen checks and scam-blocking codes.
