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• SASSA to expand security with voice recognition technology to combat grant fraud and identity theft

  Published: Apr 30, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced plans to integrate voice recognition into its security framework. Following the mandatory biometric systems launched...

• Israeli Police Uncover Record-Breaking 20-Year Identity Theft Scheme by West Bank Couple

  Published: Apr 29, 2026

  Section: Israel

  Law enforcement authorities have arrested a Palestinian couple suspected of maintaining a fraudulent Israeli identity for over two decades, the longest case of its kind in the nati...

• Former Vornado Executive Convicted in Decade Long $9.5 Million Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Real Estate Law & Taxes

  A former high ranking leasing executive at Vornado Realty Trust has been convicted on federal charges including wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Jared Solomon, the former...

• South African Digital Banking Fraud Surge Costs Victims R1.89 Billion Amid Letterhead Scams

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Africa

  WesBank has issued a critical warning as digital banking fraud losses climb to R1.89 billion, with 70% of South Africans targeted by increasingly authentic scams. Victims lose an a...

• British Hacker Tyler Robert Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft in Eight Million Dollar Cybercrime Conspiracy

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24 year old from Scotland, admitted in U.S. federal court to leading a hacking collective that siphoned millions in cryptocurrency from major tech firms. T...

• New Jersey Pair Sentenced to Prison for $5 Million North Korean Laptop Farm Conspiracy

  Published: Apr 16, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Two New Jersey residents, Zhenxing Wang and Kejia Wang, received federal prison sentences on Wednesday for managing a sophisticated "laptop farm" scheme that defrauded Fortune 500...

• Digital Scams Overtake Street Robberies as Costa Rica’s Primary Security Threat

  Published: Apr 13, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Costa Rican authorities are shifting their public safety focus as digital fraud enters a period of unprecedented growth. Data from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) ind...

• Booking.com Warns Millions of Travelers Following Major Security Breach and Data Leak

  Published: Apr 13, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Booking.com has issued an urgent security warning to its global user base after discovering that unauthorised third parties accessed sensitive personal information across its platf...

• Standard Bank Confirms Major Client Data Breach Affecting Personal Information and Liberty Subsidiary

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Standard Bank has alerted South African clients to an unauthorized security incident involving the exposure of sensitive personal and corporate data. While the bank’s core financia...

• Consumer Crisis: Credit Report Errors Surge as Federal Oversight at CFPB Faces 90% Staff Cuts

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  A dramatic reduction in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s budget and personnel has left the agency unable to effectively police the "Big 3" credit bureaus. With complaints...

• Federal Prosecutors Indict Five Missouri Residents In $511,000 Conspiracy To Defraud State Childcare Expansion Program

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A federal grand jury has indicted five individuals for allegedly stealing more than $511,000 from a pandemic era Missouri childcare relief fund. Prosecutors claim the defendants su...

• Santa Clara Deputies Dismantle Extensive Narcotics Pipeline Funneling Methamphetamine Into Elmwood Correctional Facility

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Crime

  California authorities have arrested two suspects accused of operating a sophisticated drug trafficking network that targeted incarcerated individuals within the county jail system...