BlogDark Web: Inside the Internet’s UnderworldMarch 20, 2024 by Verafin “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The cloak of anonymity can be used to protect someone from scrutiny or to conceal the worst human behavior imaginable. The dark web, originally conceived to allow... |
BlogIs your Information for Sale on the Dark Web?February 26, 2024 by Verafin “The “dark web” is an internet shadow world where the good and the bad co-exist… On the bad side, the dark web has emerged as an important hub of criminal commerce, a fully functional marketplace where hidden customers can buy... |
BlogIdentity ExploitationJanuary 31, 2024 by Verafin Bad actors are increasingly turning to identity exploitation, gaining access to personally identifiable information (PII) in record amounts to drive money laundering, fraud, and cybercrime. A recent Financial Trend Analysis from FinCEN has illustrated how criminals are exploiting a variety... |
Case StudyFighting Corporate CrimeFraudsters will exploit every opportunity for their gain, including targeting corporate customers through elaborate wire fraud scams, deception, and manipulative tactics. In this anonymized case... |
Archived WebinarFraud Schemes & ScamsOriginally Presented: October 19, 2022 Fraudsters are adapting to technology advances and targeting your customers with a variety of illicit tactics. With Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud scenarios such as... |
BlogFraud Risks in Turbulent TimesMarch 20, 2020 by Verafin As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, financial institutions have been encouraged to remain steadfast in their ongoing scrutiny of potentially suspicious behavior and to diligently report suspected fraudulent activity. On March 16, 2020, FinCEN released a... |
Archived WebinarFraud Scams: Red Flags & Best Practices to Prevent LossOriginally Presented: February 25, 2020 From mass marketing fraud, to romance and work-from-home scams, and even business email compromise, savvy fraudsters are adapting to ever-changing technology and targeting your customers... |
Feature SheetAccount FraudFrom doctoring checks to exploiting your most vulnerable customers, criminals will stop at nothing to defraud your financial institution’s accounts for their gain. The threat... |
Archived WebinarSynthetic Identity Fraud: Unreal Identities Result in Real Fraud LossesOriginally Presented: February 14, 2019 In this digital age, vast amounts of compromised customer information from data breaches and fraud scams is readily available for purchase on the dark web.... |
