Mangopay is a turnkey payment solution dedicated to marketplaces launched in 2013 by Leetchi. Crédit Mutuel Arkea became the majority shareholder of the two companies in 2015, then sold the majority of its shares to the Advent International fund last April. Mangopay announced on November 29 the acquisition of Nethone, a fraud detection and prevention … Read more
Artificial intelligence offers software that facilitates cheating and automatic essay writing. We tested one of them. And it’s stunning. “Academic integrity: artificial intelligence is a tool that allows cheating”. This is the cry of alarm launched by three professors at the University of South Australia in a scientific article published at the annual conference in … Read more
Phishing The presumed victims come from all over France and have all made the trip, including this Charentaise from Nercillac who has little chance of ever seeing again her 19,000 euros which she thought she was investing intelligently in “this juicy financial investment” promised by the company “Markets group” in diamonds or wine. The technique: … Read more
Presented as very safe in its daily use, payment by Apple Pay nevertheless generates 5 times more fraud, equal volume, than contactless payment by bank card. Its fragility lies in the method used to activate a new card in an iPhone. Explanations. The news item was told by The gallery. In August, a couple was … Read more
11:36 p.m., September 24, 2022, amended to 11:36 p.m., September 24, 2022 It’s a big operation social anti-fraud which will be launched on September 30 by Social Security. And a taboo that is shattered: in the care sector too, which is often chosen out of taste for others more than excess profit, there are black … Read more
Rap music blaring, the green light of a pharmacy flashing and the hilarious smile of a doctor with a white beard unearthed in an image bank. A video shared on the Telegram messaging app invites beneficiaries of universal health coverage (CMU) or 100% medical aid to come “scratch [leurs] under” to get the “payment in … Read more
In a context of resumption of transactions after the crisis linked to COVID 19, the Observatory for the Security of Payment Means notes, in its 2021 annual report, an increase in flows and control of the overall level of payment fraud. More and more payments, mainly by bank card or by telephone the volume of … Read more
Toll fraud malware can wreak serious havoc on your budget by signing up for paid services through your carrier. Here’s how to spot them and prevent them. Old Android smartphones pose security risks, it is well known, but a study of the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team shows precisely how vulnerable these devices are to … Read more
But like all other technologies, telephony is the target of criminals looking for a way to commit fraud and theft. While companies have long secured their digital channels, the same level of protection or regulation is rarely applied to the telephone channel. Therefore, fraudsters use call centers as an entry point to steal personal data … Read more
The tax administration increases each year its use of artificial intelligence to fight against fraud and improve the efficiency of its services. In 2021, the share of checks targeted by AI was 45%, compared to 32.5% a year earlier. For the past few weeks, the teams of the Directorate General of Public Finances (DGFIP) have … Read more