fraud
Watchdog identifies fraud savings of £3.7m for Northern Ireland
The National Fraud Initiative is held every two years to detect fraud and error in spending from public bodies.
Meta starts testing facial recognition tools to combat ‘celeb-bait’ adverts
The tech giant said it would use the technology as a new way of identifying fake celebrity endorsement adverts on its platforms.
Government set to extend powers for benefit fraud investigators
The measures have sparked concern among privacy campaigners, who have described the proposals as ‘Orwellian’.
More than £570m stolen by fraudsters in first half of 2024
Losses where people were tricked into transferring money decreased in the first half of this year, UK Finance said.
Ransomware and nation state-backed cyber attacks on the rise, Microsoft warns
The tech giant has published its latest annual Digital Defence Report, outlining the trends in cybersecurity.
Man jailed for selling illegal sports streaming once paid for wedding dress with money stolen from then fiancée, now wife
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New AI-powered scam detection tool launches
Ask Silver can be used from inside WhatsApp and is able to tell users almost instantly if a text, email or website is safe or not.
Bank payments could be delayed by three days under new anti-fraud rules
The Government said it was proposing laws that will extend the time that payments can be stalled by up to 72 hours.
BT’s new call vetting service stops 20 million scam and spam call attempts
The landline service uses AI to spot malicious calls as they come in.
Romance scams surge despite 65% thinking they would never fall victim, says bank
Santander UK has recently seen customers aged from 18 to 93 years old affected by romance fraud.