Interpol Arrests 300 People in a Global Crackdown on West African Crime Groups Across 5 Continents

Interpol arrests 300 people in a global crackdown on West African crime groups specializing in online financial fraud.
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Hacking Scientific Citations

Some scholars are inflating their reference counts by sneaking them into metadata:

Citations of scientific work abide by a standardized referencing system: Each reference explicitly mentions at least the title, authors’ names, publication year, journal or conference name, and page numbers of the cited publication. These details are stored as metadata, not visible in the article’s text directly, but assigned to a digital object identifier, or DOI—a unique identifier for each scientific publication.

References in a scientific publication allow authors to justify methodological choices or present the results of past studies, highlighting the iterative and collaborative nature of science…

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Smashing Security podcast #380: Teachers TikTok targeted, and fraud in the doctors’ waiting room

Execs at a health tech startup are sentenced to jail after a massive ad fraud, and a school is shaken after teachers are targeted via TikTok.

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Deepfakes and voice clones are undermining election integrity

As the volume of digital business rises year over year, the potential for AI-enhanced digital fraud increases with it, according to TeleSign. A new TeleSign report highlights consumer concerns and uncertainty about how AI is being deployed, particularl… Continue reading Deepfakes and voice clones are undermining election integrity

Securing the video market: From identification to disruption

Video piracy, a pressing issue often unnoticed in security discussions, is rising and demands immediate attention. In this Help Net Security video, Chris White, Chief Architect at Friend MTS, discusses monitoring, identifying, and disrupting piracy for… Continue reading Securing the video market: From identification to disruption

Modern fraud detection need not rely on PII

Trends in online fraud detection often act as the canary in the coal mine when it comes to understanding and combating the next generation of online scams, fraud and cybersecurity threats. These days, security and fraud experts worry that insufficient … Continue reading Modern fraud detection need not rely on PII