The surge in AI-driven fraud requires coordinated global defense AI has enabled an 8,000% fraud surge, and a global networked response is our best bet to stop it. TechRadar · Jul 31
Half of wealthy Gen Zers and millennials admit to ‘digital shoplifting,’ rationalizing it with inflation and influencer hacks Customers are duping merchants into issuing refunds even if they receive and keep their products. Fortune · Sep 24, 2025
‘Ghost’ students are hijacking millions from colleges—and locking real human students out of classes Sophisticated criminal networks are deploying AI to create thousands of fake students to steal money. About $90 million has disappeared. Fortune · Jun 12, 2025
‘Anthony from Staten Island’ said he developed a chat tool for Meta. His entire identity was fake. A suspected North Korean IT worker tried to get a tech role at an identity verification firm. Fortune · May 30, 2025
Foreign groups are stealing $1 trillion a year through identity theft – and DOGE is just letting it happen Report by identity verification services company says scammers are bilking billions from US government agencies and citizens The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Work-Bench’s new $160 million venture fund doubles down on New York enterprise tech investing Why a 12-year bet on the New York tech ecosystem is paying off. Fortune · May 12, 2025
Half of wealthy Gen Zers and millennials admit to ‘digital shoplifting,’ rationalizing it with inflation and influencer hacks Customers are duping merchants into issuing refunds even if they receive and keep their products. Fortune · Jan 29, 2025
The IRS dropped its demand to upload selfies, so why is Florida still requiring them? FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Taxpayers, lawmakers and digital privacy advocates rebelled earlier this year when the IRS announced plans to require taxpayers to upload selfies if they wanted online access to their tax records. The selfies were needed by an identity verification service, ID.me, to compare with applicants’ government-issued ID… Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022