identity fraud

A Two-Person Vendor’s Login Reached 8.8 Million Danish Records. A Bill Caught It.

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Cyber Insurance News story on the Denmark CPR breach showing a long itemized printout spilling off a desk in a small two-person office in daylight.

An attacker used a two-person firm’s legitimate access to Denmark’s ID register. It pulled names, addresses, and ID numbers on about 8.8 million people. An unusually large bill raised the alarm. I asked Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO of identity company Trua, who failed and who should pay. Denmark’s Central Person Register, known as CPR, gives every … Read more

Shufti Projects A 40-Fold Rise In Document Deepfakes. Its CTO Sets Out The Limits.

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Cyber Insurance News conversation on document deepfakes showing a phone scanning a blank identity card with a faint digital seam across its photo.

Identity verification firm Shufti projects document deepfakes will rise about 40-fold this year. That would make fake documents about four in five of the AI fraud attempts it blocks. I asked CTO Faryam Asif what sits behind the number. Document deepfakes are the fastest-growing type of AI fraud that Shufti blocks. They are identity documents … Read more

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