The global landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation towards digital banking, with an ever-growing number of customers embracing its offerings of convenience, speed, and efficiency. With just a few taps on your smartphone or clicks [c]
As electronic payment platforms gain traction, the need for consumers to be conscious of their online security becomes paramount. Recent data highlights a surge in Nigerians adopting electronic platforms for day-to-day transactions with a recent [c]
In anticipation of the imminent release of Apple’s iPhone 15, Kaspersky experts have uncovered a range of scams that exploit the excitement surrounding this event. These scams encompass various fraudulent schemes, each carrying distinct risks [c]
Based on the data available mid-year, there is convincing evidence that reveals global travel is on the rise in 2023, including in countries like Kenya. The surge in travel activity in 2022 took the industry [c]
The continuous progression of technology has us—people modernize our ways of living to keep up with it. One of the many revolutionary ideas is cryptocurrency. This digital currency that mostly only exists electronically has offered [c]
PwC Kenya has released the PwC Economic Crime and Fraud Survey report – Eastern Africa for the survey undertaken in 2022. The report covers six Eastern African countries – on the backdrop of the PwC [c]
Just weeks after its launch on July 5, Threads, the new microblogging app from Meta, has already amassed an impressive 100 million sign-ups. However, as is often the case with popular trends, scammers have wasted [c]
By Hariprasad Viswanathan As international tourism races to consolidate its recovery in 2023, Kenya is moving at a faster rate than the global average. This is according to the Kenya Annual Tourism Sector Performance Report [c]
One of the most successful cyber-attacks of 2022 is CEO fraud, also known as Business Email Compromise (BEC). According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center 2021 report, this type of attack is one of [c]
Todd Schoeman, BT Client Business Director in South Africa, explains how ecosystem thinking can help financial services firms keep themselves and their customers safe in a rapidly evolving cyberthreat landscape. Financial services firms face a [c]
Since January 2023, Check Point Research has seen a 54% increase in new Valentine’s Day related domains, compared to previous months. One out of every 10 new domains containing the term “love” or “Valentine” found to be potentially risky, since the beginning of February 2023. One out of 1,000 Valentine’s Day related emails found to be malicious or suspicious since the beginning of February. [c]
Even though financial concerns remain a significant obstacle for companies in implementing new anti-fraud technologies, 60% of businesses expect an increase in their anti-fraud technology budgets in the next two years. This is according to [c]
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total cost of eCommerce fraud to merchants will exceed $48 billion globally in 2023, from just over $41 billion in 2022. The Juniper study predicted that [c]
Scope Markets Kenya has cautioned its customers to be vigilant when investing on its online forex trading platform by ensuring they use the correct website. The warning comes on the back of the surge on [c]
Three Nigerians have been arrested in an INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia. The three, suspected to be global scammers, were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a [c]
A Chinese national wanted in connection with a Ponzi scheme estimated to have defrauded nearly 24,000 victims out of EUR 34 million ($35.7 million) was arrested in Papua New Guinea following cooperation via INTERPOL. Posing [c]
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