(IN BRIEF) The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) hosted a conference in Brussels with representatives from national Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS) across the EU and candidate countries to enhance cooperation in fighting fraud. The event emphasized the need for collective action … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI, Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS), EU, European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Financial, FRAUD, international conference, Ville Itälä
(IN BRIEF) German and Italian authorities, with the support of Eurojust and Europol, have successfully dismantled a large-scale fraud operation that targeted public institutions, cities, and municipalities. The suspects used phishing techniques to manipulate real invoices and divert payments meant … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment, Italy, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety
Tagged Eurojust, EUROPOL, Financial, FRAUD, Germany, Italy, Public Institutions, rship, SECURITY
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has partnered with INFORM to integrate the advanced RiskShield platform into its Mobile Financial Services Platform to enhance security in financial services and combat fraud. The collaboration will provide Ericsson’s global customers, including communication service providers (CSPs), … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) In 2023, Swedbank made significant progress toward its strategic goals outlined in the “Swedbank 15/25” business plan, aiming for a sustainable return on equity by 2025. The bank focused on adapting its operations to prioritize key customer segments, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Bank warns football fans about the rising threat of online ticket scams as the new English Premier League season approaches. Reported fraud cases related to football ticket purchases more than doubled last season, with victims losing an … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 29-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyds Banking Group, a leading UK based financial services group, has released its new research on how Brits are making use of the Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service. The study reveals that millions … Read the full press release
One in eight people (13%) have been the victim of a financial scam which related to coronavirus. Of those, two-thirds (66%) said their total debts increased over the last year. Aviva calls on government to include financial scams promoted by paid-for … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Government, Insurance, Investment, News, Security & Safety, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva Fraud Report, Bank of England, Clone-firm, consumer protection, debt, Financial Conduct Authority, financial resilience, financial scam, financial scams, financial support, FRAUD, insurance, investment scams, investments, Nadine Dorries MP, online financial fraud, Online Safety Bill, paid-for adverts, Paul Pisano, pensions, savings
More than half of internet users (53%) don’t trust that the adverts on search engines are placed by a legitimate financial services company or provider And more than half (56%) don’t believe that search engines verify the authenticity of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Government, Insurance, Internet & Online, Law, News, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advertising, adverts, Aviva, Aviva Fraud Report, Censuswide, consumer protection, covid scam, ESOMAR principles, financial scams, financial services, FRAUD, insurance, investments, online financial fraud, Online Safety Bill, pensions, Rob Lee, savings
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 9-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — In December 2020, Social Links, in partnership with Corma.de – the German private investigative agency, is launching an Academy that explains the principles of OSINT activities. It expounds in detail the methods of … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Internet & Online, Law, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Andrey Kulikov, Corma.de, corporate investigations, Corporate Security, cyber security course, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Dark Web Intelligence, data collection, data collection automation, Data Gathering, digitalization, FRAUD, Gamayun, Gleb Sychev, instant digital investigations, Internet Investigations, investigation course, investigation strategy, investigation training, investigator, Jörn Weber, Kriminalhauptkommissar, leaked databases, Maltego software, online course, Open Data, Open Source Intelligence, OSINT, OSINT specialists, OSINT technologies, private investigative agency, Social Links Box, Social Links OSINT Academy, Social Media Investigations, successful investigations, Threat Intelligence, threat intelligence solution, training
(PRESS RELEASE) ALCOBENDAS, Spain, 19-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Minsait, an Indra company, and Bankia have signed an agreement to develop tools that can prevent, detect and contain trends or patterns of fraud and cybersecurity anomalies through artificial intelligence. Both with … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Financial, Internet & Online, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged algorithms, artificial-intelligence, bank fraud, Bankia, Big Data, Contactless Payment, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity anomalies, digitalization, financial institutions, FRAUD, Indra, Minsait, SECURITY
STRASBOURG, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (11 December 2018), the European Parliament and the Council reached political agreement on the Commission’s proposal to strengthen rules to combat fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment – such as bank cards, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged bank cards, cheques, Counterfeiting, crypto, Cybercrime, Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU, European Council, European Parliament, FRAUD, Julian King, mobile payments, Payment, virtual currencies
Joint news release by Infineon and IDEX Biometrics MUNICH/ OSLO, 03-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Working together to advance the biometric card landscape: Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY), the global leader in smart card payment solutions, and IDEX Biometrics … Read the full press release
International campaign launched to clamp down on companies where the identity of the real owners is unknown, aiming to bring to a halt the getaway vehicles of the corrupt. £4.6 million of funding announced to support anti-corruption initiatives abroad, helping … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, United Kingdom
Tagged anticorruption, bribes, corruption, criminals, FRAUD, IACC, John Penrose MP, Penny Mordaunt, taxevasion, transparency, UK Gov
MADRID, 26-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — From Plus Ultra Líneas Aereas, we want to reject the article (https://news.europawire.eu/plus-ultra-strongly-denies-the-fraud-allegations-bought-against-them-in-the-english-class-action-lawsuit-17300/eu-press-release/2018/08/08) published on August 8th on this web page. The article was completely false and published without any source verification. The quotes made in … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Law, News, Small Business, Spain, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged aircrafts, airline, allegations, booking, cancellations, cancelled flights, class action lawsuit, delays, fleet, FRAUD, fraud allegations, Julio Miguel Martínez Sola, lawsuit, long haul flights, Lucia Calderon, no refund policy, plus ultra, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, PlusUltra, refund policy, refunds, Spanish class action lawsuit, travel
’Generation rent’ urged to take action as they continue to top the chart of fraud victims LONDON, 04-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian has warned that current accounts can be a ‘front door for fraudsters’, as the company’s new ID Fraud Tracker … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged Experian, FRAUD, ID Fraud Tracker, Nick Mothershaw
Overwhelming support for enhanced beneficial ownership transparency: 91% agree Corruption levels are persistent: 39% say its widespread in their country Pressure continues to bring out the worst in executives: 42% justify unethical behavior Data privacy issues are creating complexity for … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Management, Security & Safety, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged bribery, corruption, David Stulb, EY, FRAUD, Global Fraud Survey
Brussels, Belgium, 07-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — 12% of internet users across the EU have already fallen victim to online fraud. 8% have had to deal with identity theft. A new report by the European Consumer Centre Network (ECC-Net) takes a look at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Internet & Online, Law, Retail, Security & Safety
Tagged counterfeit goods, cross-border e-commerce, cyber-security, Digital Single Market, E-Commerce, e-shopping, ECC-Net, European Consumer Centre Network, FRAUD, Fraudsters, fraudulent site, fraudulent ticket sales, free consumer advice, identity theft, Neven Mimica, never transfer cash, on-line shopping, online fraud, REPORT, secure payment method
KPMG International report reveals culprits are predominantly an employee colluding with others outside the organization. Amstelveen, Netherlands, 7-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In these turbulent economic times businesses and investors alike should be aware that fraudsters can come in all shapes and sizes. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, Management, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Society, Technology
Tagged Amy Greenshields, corruption, Déan Friedman, FRAUD, Fraudsters, KPMG, KPMG International, Profile of a Fraudster, study, Trojan Horse
16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Card fraud has been on a declining trend since 2007, thanks to technological advances that are making transactions safer. This is the main conclusion of the second report on card fraud published today by the European Central … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Security & Safety
Tagged card, card fraud, European Central Bank, FRAUD, safer card transactions, SEPA, Single Euro Payments Area
8-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — TAX EVASION AND AVOIDANCE: Questions and Answers. Tax Evasion Why has the Commission presented an Action Plan on Tax fraud and evasion? Every year, an estimated €1 trillion1 in public money is lost in the EU due to … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Law
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