In the fight against financial fraud, the most effective line of defense isn’t always a piece of software or a security protocol—it’s often the client. Despite firewalls, encryption, and multifactor authentication, many scams still succeed by targeting something far more vulnerable: human behavior. Scammers rely on urgency, fear, and familiarity to get people to act … Read more
Business Email Compromise—better known as BEC—isn’t just another phishing scam. It’s a surgical form of fraud that bypasses firewalls and antivirus software entirely, slipping in through something far more vulnerable: human trust. Unlike ransomware or malware attacks that make headlines with encryption and explosions of code, BEC thrives in quiet, well-crafted impersonation. The attacker doesn’t … Read more
The emergence of generative AI has changed the rules of cybercrime. What once required a team of skilled hackers now takes a laptop, an internet connection, and a few minutes with the right tools. For cybercriminals, the barriers to entry have dropped; for defenders, the threats have multiplied. Nowhere is this more visible than in … Read more
Even in an era dominated by mobile apps, instant transfers, and digital wallets, check fraud stubbornly endures. It’s easy to assume paper checks are a relic of the past, but in many sectors—government disbursements, large-volume payrolls, vendor payments—they’re still in active use. And where checks linger, so do the risks. At the heart of the … Read more
Cryptocurrency remains one of the most fraud-prone corners of the financial world—not just because of its volatility or hype, but because of the structural anonymity it affords. No central gatekeeper, fast-moving transactions, and opaque ownership chains make it a ripe environment for schemes that prey on trust. Among the most brutal of these is a … Read more
Stocks in the small-cap and micro-cap categories—often classified as firms valued below $300 million—tend to operate in murky waters, where transparency is scarce and opportunists thrive. Because these securities are usually traded outside the major exchanges—on platforms like the OTC Markets—they escape the kind of rigorous oversight that governs listings on the NYSE or NASDAQ. … Read more
