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Cybercrime is low risk, low investment, and high return. Not surprisingly, illegal financial gain is one of the biggest reasons for cyber-attacks. The result is a predicted USD 10 Trillion of damages by 2025. Our vision is to change that.

Why You Need a Crypto Tracing Report

In the world of cryptocurrencies, security is crucial. If you’ve been a victim of crypto theft or a scam, you know how devastating it can be. Recovering stolen funds is difficult and often impossible without the right tools. This is where a Crypto Tracing Report (CTR) comes in. Here’s why you should consider one—and why […]

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Swiss Instant Payments is Live – Beware the fraud threat

Earlier this week the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and SIX the Swiss Clearing House announced that the Swiss instant payments system is now live.   Payments of up to CFH20,000 can be made and will happen in just a few seconds, covering 60 financial institutions. This is expected to cover over 95% of retail payments, with […]

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CYBERA Awarded 2024 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

New York, NY [June 6, 2024] — CYBERA, a leading provider of advanced reporting and prevention tools to combat scams and fraud, has been honored with the prestigious Technology Pioneer award by the World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the design, […]

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UK Finance 2023 Fraud Figures – Improvement but more to do stop scams

As ever the UK Finance fraud loss figures make for interesting reading. There have been a number of changes in the last year with some clearly positive signs yet with some worrying trends. The key points are: · Overall fraud loss by value down 4% to £1.17bn · Unauthorised Fraud prevention up 7% to £1.2bn […]

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2023 FBI IC3 Internet Crime Report Highlights: The rise of Scams; how to protect your customers

Last month the FBI published their latest IC3 2023 Internet Crimes Report which, as always, makes for interesting reading. The report highlights the continued growth in both volume and value of scams (or authorised frauds) and that this is a clear and present danger to be tackled. Key points: · Total reported losses up 21% […]

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Scorechain and CYBERA Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Blockchain Analytics and Asset Recovery Solutions

CYBERA, a leading provider of advanced reporting and prevention tools to combat scams and fraud, has announced a strategic partnership with Scorechain, a premier European provider of Blockchain Analytics and AML/Compliance Solutions. This partnership marks a significant milestone in the blockchain industry, combining Scorechain’s expertise in analytics with CYBERA’s cutting-edge solutions for scam response & […]

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CYBERA Announces Integration with Blockchain Data Platform Chainalysis, Delivering Richer Scam Intelligence to Government Agencies and Compliance Teams

[New York, NY] February 5, 2024: CYBERA, a leading provider of advanced reporting and prevention tools to combat scams and fraud, today announced an integration with Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform. CYBERA WATCHLIST™, an AI-driven global dataset that detects and prevents cyber-related financial crime, including scams, is now integrated with Chainalysis investigation solutions and data […]

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The UK PSR’s New Reimbursement Requirements – what PSP’s need to know and how CYBERA can help

In mid-December, just before Christmas the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) gave UK banking customers an early Christmas present, by confirming the enforcement date for the its new Reimbursement Requirement. This requirement is for paying PSPs, subject to exemptions and rules, to refund victims of APP frauds using Faster Payments 100% of their losses. The beneficiary […]

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2024 Fraud Predictions and a Review of 2023

Another busy year here at CYBERA and globally for fraud. As is traditional at this time of year, lets look at how our predictions from a year ago worked out: 1. Continued authorised frauds at similar or increasing levels. I think I go that fairly obvious one. UK losses are essentially flat, and countries everywhere […]

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UK Finance 2023 Half Year Fraud Update – Continuing positive signs in the battle against fraud and scams

It often feels like doom and gloom when talking about fraud, but the latest fraud figures from UK Finance show there is some light in the fight against fraud and scams. In this blog, I’ll give an overview of the numbers concentrating on remote payments and APP frauds as well as the recent UK Government […]

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CYBERA, CEX.IO Partnership Reaches Milestone in Fraud Prevention and Crypto Asset Recovery 

The collaboration’s proactive and reactive measures have assisted over 100 users in documenting fraud, and liaising with law enforcement to better secure the crypto ecosystem. [New York, NY] December 5, 2023 CYBERA Global Inc. a leading provider of advanced reporting and prevention tools to combat scams and fraud today announced the success of their partnership […]

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FCA Multi-Firm Review of APP Fraud – What does it mean for you firm? 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just completed a multi-firm review of fraud prevention controls and complaints handling, focused on APP fraud.  The review has happened as the UKs APP problem is still large, with Authorised Push Payment Fraud (APP) losses of £239.3m for H1 2023 vs. £241.9 down 1% in H1 2022. However, case […]

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