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Why emotional manipulation is now one of the most dangerous fraud vectors in the U.S. Romance scams are often misunderstood as isolated incidents of emotional deception. In reality, they have evolved into something far more systematic. They are long-term financial grooming pipelines designed to extract increasingly large sums of money over time. Today’s romance scams […]
A few years ago, deepfake technology felt like a fringe concept. It was fascinating, unsettling, but not something businesses truly needed to think about. That’s no longer the case. Deepfake videos have moved from novelty to real-world threat, and their acceleration is reshaping the modern fraud landscape in ways most organizations simply aren’t prepared for. […]
For years, companies have invested heavily in password policies, MFA adoption, and backend security infrastructure. Yet despite all this progress, account takeovers are rising faster than ever in the United States. The reason?Most account takeovers today don’t happen because a system was breached. They happen because a person was manipulated. In other words:The front door […]
Why partners in telecom, cybersecurity, insurance, and financial services need to pay attention. Phone calls used to be the largest channel for impersonation scams. Today, the most dangerous place for consumers isn’t their voicemail, it’s their text messages. SMS has quietly become the #1 entry point for scams in the United States, fueled by the […]
There’s a rapidly growing scam in the US fraud landscape with an unusual name and devastating impact: pig butchering. Unlike quick-hit phishing attempts, pig-butchering scams unfold over weeks or months. Scammers build trust through ongoing conversations, often posing as romantic interests, business advisors, or acquaintances, before leading the victims into devastating financial fraud. Once the […]
As digital life becomes more complex, older adults are being targeted like never before. From “tech support” hoaxes to “grandparent in distress” calls, scammers are exploiting a perfect storm of fear, trust, and technology gaps and the impact is staggering. In 2024 alone, Americans over 60 lost more than $3.4 billion to fraud, according to […]
