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The Rise of Deepfakes: Can You Trust What You See Online?

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In today’s digital landscape, video and audio content are everywhere and we instinctively trust what we see and hear, especially when it features a familiar face or voice. However, the rapid rise of “deepfakes” — highly...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

ShinyHunters Bypassing Multifactor Authentication

Security professionals rely on the implementation of multifactor authentication (MFA) to defend against phishing attacks and intrusions. Unfortunately, we can’t completely rely on MFA to protect us as threat actors (more...more

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EC Call For Evidence On Action Plan For Fighting Online Fraud

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The European Commission has issued a call for evidence on its forthcoming action plan to combat online fraud committed through the use of technology (whether online or by telephone). The initiative seeks to build on existing...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NYDFS issues cybersecurity threat alert regarding email scam targeting NYDFS regulated entities

On January 22, the NYDFS issued an alert informing regulated entities about an email phishing scam falsely claiming to represent the regulator. The alert warned that scammers may have sent emails urging recipients to open...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Maryland Finalizes Comprehensive Rules Governing Virtual Currency Kiosks

On January 13, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation finalized regulations implementing Maryland’s virtual currency kiosk statute. The rules establish a detailed framework governing the registration and operation of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Inside the Secret Service’s Nationwide Crackdown on Card Skimming

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In response to the continued rise of payment card skimming, the United States Secret Service conducted one of its most expansive enforcement efforts to date, launching a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and removing...more

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FINRA Proposes Rule Changes Designed to Help Member Firms Combat Financial Exploitation of Seniors and Other Investors

On January 8, 2026, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 26-02 announcing proposals for a new rule and revisions to two existing rules. FINRA seeks to revise Rule 4512’s provisions regarding trusted contact persons, to increase...more

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Playbook to Unlocking the Power of IRDAI’s 2025 Insurance Fraud Monitoring Framework

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The insurance industry stands at a critical inflection point. As digital transformation accelerates and fraud schemes become increasingly sophisticated, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has...more

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EBA And ECB Joint Report On Payment Fraud

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central bank (ECB) have published their joint 2025 report examining payment fraud trends across the EU/EEA from H1 2022 to H2 2024. The report confirms that strong...more

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UK White Collar Crime: 2025 Year-End Roundup

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2025 marked a watershed in UK white collar crime enforcement and corporate compliance. With the introduction of the “failure to prevent fraud” offence, organisations face a new and more dangerous landscape of criminal...more

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Key takeaways from the EBA and ECB joint 2025 report on payment fraud

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On 15 December 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central bank (ECB) published their joint 2025 report examining payment fraud trends across the EU/EEA from H1 2022 to H2 2024. The report reveals...more

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Deck the Halls, Not the Trade Lines: Auto Fraud Talk — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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On today’s episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso discuss TransUnion’s study on fraud-related charge-off losses in auto lending, exploring how bad actors enter the...more

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Cybersecurity Insights for the Sandwich Generation with Dan Krutoy

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In this episode of The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide, host Candace Dellacona welcomes Dan Krutoy, a tech industry expert who shares advice for seniors who are often targeted by scammers using social engineering tactics,...more

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Council Of The EU And European Parliament Reach Provisional Agreement On EU Payments Package

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The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have announced a provisional political agreement on the EU payments package. While the final texts of the third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and the Payment Services...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New UK Serious Fraud Office guidance on corporate compliance programmes puts spotlight in the boardroom

On 26 November 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published guidance on ‘when, why and how’ it will evaluate corporate compliance programmes (the Compliance Guidance)....more

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UK SFO New Corporate Compliance Guidance - What It Means For In-House Legal Teams

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In all of the SFO’s corporate prosecutions and Deferred Prosecution Agreements to date for failure to prevent bribery, there are common themes. One of these is that although the organisations had some policies and procedures...more

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Reducing Seller Impersonation Fraud

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Fraudulent transactions involving vacant properties are on the rise and are a significant source of claims for title insurance companies. While seller impersonation fraud may involve any type of real property, it is more...more

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Less Tickbox, More Toolbox: 4 Key Takeaways From Latest SFO Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programmes

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Internal controls must be tailored, proportionate, and risk-based — not just a “paper exercise”. ...more

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Title Piracy on the Rise in the Sea of Real Estate Ownership

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As if buying real estate is not stressful enough, prospective buyers might not have heard of a new danger: title pirates. These are criminals who file phony documents claiming to own property that actually belongs to someone...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Here We Go Again: Scams Targeting Business Owners Are on the Rise

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Last year we issued an alert that scammers had come up with a new twist on old scam to collect data and unnecessary payments from owners of state registered businesses...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

State Regulators Announce Enforcement Priorities

On October 16, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) published the enforcement priorities for state securities regulators. Key highlights of the 2025 NASAA Enforcement Report are the following...more

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UK FCA progress statement on motor finance compensation scheme consultation

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a progress statement on its proposed motor finance consumer redress scheme consultation, following the UK Supreme Court ruling on 1 August. In the statement, the FCA...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Leçons du Royaume Uni : Réformes possibles des responsabilités des banques canadiennes en matière de prévention de la fraude

Les cas de fraude continuent d’augmenter au Canada : selon de récentes données de Statistique Canada, les affaires de fraude déclarées par la police ont augmenté de 12 % entre 2022 et 2023. Cette statistique se rapporte à la...more

Hogan Lovells

The Economic Crime Survey 2024: A Wake-Up Call for Corporate Britain

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A new government survey published on 5 November 2025 shows that external fraud against UK businesses is both widespread and under-recognised, revealing a persistent gap between corporate controls and confidence in their...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Domain Name Scams: Part III – Response and Resolution Strategies

Domain names have become a critical component of business branding, allowing a business’s website and email address to be easily identified by the public. Consequently, issues pertaining to fraudulent domain names are not a...more

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