Crypto address poisoning fraud concerns and prevention
Harry wants to send 2 bitcoins to his mate Sam; he has interacted with Sam’s wallet address in the past, and their previous transactions have both incoming and outgoing transfers…
Wallet Dusting, Fraud, and Privacy: What You Need to Know
A mate of mine enquired about microscopic amounts of crypto suddenly appearing in his Uniswap wallet. They are usually random cryptos and are identified as Dust. So, what does having…
The 101: Everything Synthetic ID
Some of the most horrible crimes we have seen in our career was not Identify theft but synthetic ID. We saw a fraud vector that had the patience to raise…
The 2024 APP Fraud Report by the PSR
Just in case you were missing more acronyms – we got you covered. Account Push Payments (APP) are at the top of mind as the 7th October deadline looms when…
Risk and Compliance and AI: Striking a balance
We are seeing an explosion of companies speaking about replacing risk and compliance manual work done today by risk and compliance analysts and even 2nd line of Defence roles. Whilst…
Understanding Credit Risk
Let’s be clear here. Large accounts committing fraud is not Credit Risk – that is still just fraud. Credit Risk is truly related to the economic outcomes of having a…
What is a Fraud Rules Engine? What types of rule engines are used across government and large institutions?
A fraud rules engine is an analytical or systematic approach employed by financial institutions to detect and prevent fraudulent activities by applying predefined rules and criteria. The concept behind rules…
Transaction Monitoring 101: Safeguarding Financial Institutions from Financial Crime
Let’s understand the basics of transaction monitoring and why financial institutions maintain them and some building blocks of these systems. Here we are just going through some basics and by…
Understanding Australia’s Current Terrorism Threat Level: What It Means and Should We Be Worried?
We heard in the news recently that the Australian Government increased its terrorism threat level to “Probable,” indicating a change in the national security landscape. This adjustment is part of…
The 101: Fraud – Buyer Fraud
Buyer fraud, also known as purchase fraud, encompasses a range of deceptive practices carried out by purchasers to unfairly benefit or avoid paying for goods and services. These fraudulent activities…