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impersonation fraud

Coverage of impersonation fraud in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 2 · 18:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 16 · 11:02 UTC
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UK Financeorganization1Ruth Rayperson1Aditya Hindochaperson1SquareTrade Europeorganization1authorized push payment fraudtopic1investment fraudtopic1romance fraudtopic1Googleorganization1Androidorganization1FTCorganization1deepfake phone scamstopic1AI voice cloning toolstopic1
Recent coverage
  • CRIMEJun 16 · 11:02 UTCTHE REGISTER
    Scammers keep scoring: Brits fleeced for £1.3B as Americans lose $3.5B to impersonators

    Brits lost £1.28 billion to payment fraud in 2025, with 66% of incidents originating from online platforms and 17% from telecoms networks. UK Finance called for stricter regulations on tech and telecoms sectors to combat scams, as authorized push payment (APP) fraud losses rose 19% to over £576 million, driven by investment, romance, and impersonation fraud.

  • SECURITYJun 2 · 18:00 UTCARS TECHNICA
    Google announces deepfake call detection for Android, new AirDrop device support

    Google is expanding its deepfake call detection feature to protect Android users from impersonation scams, which cost $3 billion in 2024. The update, part of broader Android 17 changes, now works with all contacts and counters AI voice cloning tools used in fraudulent calls.