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The World Cup fraud you haven't heard about yet

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the most-watched sporting event in human history. It is also, right now, one of the largest ongoing identity theft operations ever recorded. Most of the coverage has focused...

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Deepfake fraud is scaling faster than defenses

Deepfake fraud is increasing. Consider, for example, a case that made global headlines: at one Hong Kong based company, an employee was convinced to transfer $25 million to fraudsters after receiving...

Age verification vs. age estimation: Why precision matters

As digital services continue to expand across gaming, social media, financial services and the gig economy, the ability to verify age in digital channels has become both a growth driver and regulatory...

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25 Women to Watch in Fraud Prevention 2026

Fraud is evolving faster than ever. New technologies, shifting user behavior, and increasingly sophisticated attacks are changing how organizations need to think about risk. What used to be a back...

May 14, 2026

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What the 2026 World Cup is revealing about synthetic identity fraud

Every four years, for a few weeks, the FIFA World Cup does something to unite humanity that nothing else can: it brings about the same feelings in a grandfather in Sao Paolo, a teenager in Seoul, and...