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Capital One Fraudsters Preying on the International Help Line

I unintentionally found an interesting fraud tactic being used on Capital One cardholders about six months ago. If you misdial

Ronen Shnidman / January 18, 2026

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#Payments Fraud

Refund Fraud Has a New Co-Pilot

It was expected that professional fraudsters would jump on GenAI and experiment with the ways it can help them commit

Shoshana Maraney / January 18, 2026

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Los Angeles Fashion District flooded with piles of cash.

#Money Laundering

What Are the Career Prospects for an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Investigator?

An anti-money laundering (AML) investigator is a person who decides if financial activity is suspicious or not. Typically, AML investigators

Urriolagoitia Miner / January 12, 2026

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Elder scams and elder fraud in the U.S. are becoming more costly for victims.

#Identity Fraud

Report: Elder scams cost Americans $3.1 billion in 2022

Elder scams targeting people over the age of 60 in the U.S. led to losses of $3.1 billion in 2022

Ronen Shnidman / December 3, 2023

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Equifax Acquires Chargeback Management Tool Midigator

Equifax announced at the end of last month that it would acquire chargeback management tool Midigator for an undisclosed sum.

Ronen Shnidman / August 8, 2022

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#Identity Fraud

SecuredTouch Acquired, Transmit Security Raises $543M

Two significant events took place in the Israeli fraud prevention community last week, including an acquisition and a major fundraising

Ronen Shnidman / June 27, 2021

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#Payments Fraud

Sift Acquires Chargeback.com, Terms Undisclosed

Sift announced that it was acquiring Chargeback.com this past week, the second recent buyout of a chargeback mitigation company. Earlier

Ronen Shnidman / May 30, 2021

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Mastercard to buy Ekata for $850M

Mastercard announced earlier this week that it would acquire the Seattle-based online identity verification company Ekata for $850 million subject

Ronen Shnidman / April 23, 2021

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#Fraud Investigations

Man-in-the-middle attacks continue to threaten companies of all sizes

Think your company information is secure because you practice proper password etiquette and operate behind a firewall within a secure

Aaron Huber / January 22, 2020

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Auto finance fraud: Catching up to fraudsters’ speed

Vehicle or auto finance fraud is a big business in the world and the U.S. in particular with $7 billion

Ronen Shnidman / August 19, 2019

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Capital One Fraudsters Preying on the International Help Line

Refund Fraud Has a New Co-Pilot

What Are the Career Prospects for an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Investigator?

Report: Elder scams cost Americans $3.1 billion in 2022

Equifax Acquires Chargeback Management Tool Midigator

SecuredTouch Acquired, Transmit Security Raises $543M

Sift Acquires Chargeback.com, Terms Undisclosed

Mastercard to buy Ekata for $850M

Man-in-the-middle attacks continue to threaten companies of all sizes

Auto finance fraud: Catching up to fraudsters’ speed

BioCatch acquired by Visa for $2.4B

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