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Organized Insurance Fraud: How Criminal Networks Are Exploiting the Financial Ecosystem
What was once largely opportunistic activity carried out by individuals is increasingly becoming organized, coordinated, and digitally enabled. Today, structured fraud networks operate across multiple sectors of the financial ecosystem.
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Quishing: When a QR code becomes a gateway to digital fraud
The user scans a QR code that appears to belong to a bank, service provider, or even a public institution. The code might appear in an email, SMS message, digital advertisement, or even on a physical poster.
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The “Jinkusu” Fraud Kit and the New Deepfake Threat to KYC Processes
“Jinkusu,” a deepfake-based fraud kit circulating in underground markets, specifically designed to evade identity verification processes at banks, fintechs, and exchanges.
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Instant Payments and Real-Time Fraud: How Speed Is Redefining Financial Risk
The adoption of instant payments is transforming the global financial infrastructure. Transfers in seconds, 24/7 availability, and frictionless experiences are already the new standard.
4 min de lectura
Digital Identity Wallets: The Future of Trust in Latin America
In Latin America and globally, governments, financial institutions, and digital platforms are moving toward digital identity wallets based on verifiable credentials.
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Credential Stuffing: How Leaked Credentials Become Account Takeovers at Scale
This type of attack exploits a common behavior: the reuse of passwords across different platforms. If a user uses the same password on multiple services, a leaked credential from one site can grant access to multiple accounts on others.
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Agent Smith: The malware that rewrites apps and has infected millions of Android devices
Agent Smith is a mobile trojan/adware designed to operate silently once installed
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Coruna: the exploit kit redefining risk in mobile security
For years, Apple’s ecosystem has been perceived as one of the most secure mobile environments. However, the discovery of the Coruna exploit kit, publicly documented by security researchers in 2026, shows that even highly protected platforms can become targets for attackers.
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Regulation and Identity Verification in Digital Banking: The New Axis of Risk in Latin America
As digital banking expands across Latin America, regulatory pressure and cyber risk are converging on a critical point: identity. New audit findings show that digital risk is no longer just technical it is operational, financial, and reputational. This article explores how identity verification and behavioral risk analysis are becoming central to compliance, fraud prevention, and digital trust in the region.
6 min de lectura
The Most Profitable Link for Fraud: User Trust
When Fraud Originates Outside the Official Channel: Spoofing and Digital Impersonation In the last two years, there has been sustained growth in spoofing and brand impersonation campaigns that no longer seek to directly compromise organizational infrastructure, but rather to manipulate the end user into interacting with fraudulent environments that mimic legitimate channels.
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Virtual Cameras and Deepfakes: The New Frontier of Biometric Fraud in Banking
Fraudsters are using virtual camera software to inject stolen or AI-generated videos into banking apps, bypassing facial recognition in real time. Identity fraud in LATAM surged 137% in 2024.
9 min de lectura
Predatory Loan Apps: The Montadeudas Crisis Sweeping Latin America
Mexico alone blocks over 1,000 daily attempts from predatory lending apps. These fraudulent platforms steal personal data, charge abusive interest rates, and escalate to physical threats.
7 min de lectura