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The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) estimates that organizations lose about 5% of revenue to fraud each year. Manufacturers and distributors face particular exposure: valuable materials, tools, and finished goods move through plants, warehouses, and trucks every day, often across several locations. Fraud detection for manufacturers often starts with operating data, because fraud signals…

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Three people were arrested in connection with a check fraud scheme in Somerset on Oct. 28, 2026. (Somerset Police Department)

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Stealing a car no longer necessarily involves breaking a window, defeating an immobilizer, or driving away without permission. Criminal networks are increasingly exploiting the financing process itself, using fraudulent applications to acquire vehicles through transactions that initially appear legitimate.

An Austin accountant is heading to federal prison for nearly three and a half years after a judge found he laundered money and committed bank fraud that undermined the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arun Mago was sentenced to 41 months behind bars, with a judge also ordering him to pay more than…

AI is changing the nature of payment fraud, making scams more convincing and fraudulent requests harder to spot. For businesses, the challenge is no longer simply recognising the threat, but ensuring they have the right safeguards in place to respond. New research from Eftsure highlights a growing disconnect between US businesses’ concerns about AI-fuelled payment fraud…

A massive tax fraud case involving more than $80 million in refunds is forcing multiple people to come forward about their personal experience.

Add preferred source Takara Holdings on the 23rd released its April-June 2026 earnings, which had been delayed amid questions over the accounting treatment at its U.S. subsidiary Takara Bio USA. An investigation involving outside lawyers found no intentional accounting fraud and concluded no prior-year restatement was necessary. April-June sales came to ¥103.2 billion (approximately $657.9…

As fraudsters increasingly exploit trusted relationships beyond onboarding, organizations need to move to a more connected understanding of trust. Harnessing intelligence across the customer lifecycle and applying context to each interaction is critical to identifying emerging threats and enabling trusted interactions.