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Key Case$25M Deepfake CEO Video Call Scam

Key TypesDeepfake Scams, AI Phishing, Voice Cloning

Key DefenseAI Fraud Detection, Biometrics

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Baselayer Raises $35M to Build Identity Verification System for AI Agents Acting on Behalf of Businesses

San Francisco-based Baselayer has raised $35 million in Series A funding led by M13 to expand its identity verification technology to AI agents. The company is launching its Agentic Identity Suite to help businesses verify whether AI agents are authorized to act on their behalf, addressing growing concerns around automated transactions and fraud prevention in the emerging agentic economy.

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Baselayer Raises $35M to Build Identity Verification System for AI Agents Acting on Behalf of Businesses

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Microsoft Disrupts EvilTokens AI-Powered Phishing Service, Arrests Two Suspects

Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit seized 50 websites and disabled over 150 domains tied to EvilTokens, an AI-enabled phishing-as-a-service platform. London's Metropolitan Police arrested two men, aged 32 and 38, who allegedly ran the service that compromised 12,000 email inboxes across 10,000 organizations using AI chatbot analysis to automate business email compromise.

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Microsoft Disrupts EvilTokens AI-Powered Phishing Service, Arrests Two Suspects

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Former xAI Staffer Raises $50M to Build Deepfake Defense Startup as AI Fraud Surges 1,600%

Tina Oberoi, who worked on Grok 3 and Grok 4 at xAI, is launching Moir with $50 million in seed funding at a $250 million valuation. The Palo Alto startup aims to help people prove their identities online as AI-generated deepfakes fuel fraud losses exceeding $893 million in 2025 alone.

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Former xAI Staffer Raises $50M to Build Deepfake Defense Startup as AI Fraud Surges 1,600%

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Banks Warn AI Shopping Agents Outpace Fraud Protections as Agentic Commerce Accelerates

Major banks including NatWest and Bank of America warn that AI shopping agents are advancing faster than industry fraud protections and consumer safeguards. As Mastercard and Visa roll out virtual cards for AI-driven shopping agents, financial institutions face urgent compliance challenges around liability, data-privacy risks, and the shift from human-initiated to autonomous transactions.

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Banks Warn AI Shopping Agents Outpace Fraud Protections as Agentic Commerce Accelerates

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Senators Push FTC Investigation Into Amazon and Walmart AI Chatbots Over Made in USA Label Issues

Two US senators are calling for an FTC investigation into Amazon and Walmart after a Columbia University report revealed their AI chatbots suppress products labeled 'made in the USA' while surfacing foreign alternatives. The study found both Alexa for Shopping and Sparky AI can detect fraudulent 'made in USA' claims but choose not to flag them.

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Senators Push FTC Investigation Into Amazon and Walmart AI Chatbots Over Made in USA Label Issues

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Neo4j Unveils GraphAware Financial Crime Intelligence for Banks After $442B Global Fraud Losses

Neo4j launched GraphAware Financial Crime Intelligence, a graph-native solution helping banks and insurers detect and investigate financial crime. The product marks Neo4j's first major release since acquiring GraphAware in August 2026, targeting a $442 billion global fraud problem with AI-powered knowledge layers and multi-hop reasoning capabilities.

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Neo4j Unveils GraphAware Financial Crime Intelligence for Banks After $442B Global Fraud Losses

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RBI Proposes Targeted Account Blocking Framework to Combat Cyber Fraud Without Freezing Entire Accounts

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced draft rules requiring banks to freeze only disputed transaction amounts instead of entire accounts in suspected cyber fraud cases. Using AI-based transaction monitoring systems, banks will flag unusual transfers of ₹1,000 or more, giving customers 20 days to prove legitimacy before potential law enforcement referral.

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RBI Proposes Targeted Account Blocking Framework to Combat Cyber Fraud Without Freezing Entire Accounts

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Nvidia RTX 5090 Disappears From Shelves as AI Demand Pushes Prices Beyond $9,500

Nvidia's RTX 5090 has vanished from major US retailers in under two weeks, with third-party sellers now charging $6,500 to $9,500—more than triple its $1,999 launch price. Photos show pallets of consumer RTX 5090 cards being deployed in AI server builds, highlighting how AI demand has transformed Nvidia's flagship GPU from a gaming card into an AI workhorse.

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Nvidia RTX 5090 Disappears From Shelves as AI Demand Pushes Prices Beyond $9,500

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AI Fraud Costs Americans $893M as Voice Cloning and Deepfakes Bypass Traditional Security

AI-powered fraud is reshaping financial crime as criminals use voice cloning scams and deepfake videos to impersonate victims and executives. The FBI reported $893 million in AI fraud losses from 22,000 cases, with synthetic identity fraud and authorized push payment fraud bypassing traditional authentication methods at financial institutions.

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AI Fraud Costs Americans $893M as Voice Cloning and Deepfakes Bypass Traditional Security

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COAI and British High Commission Sign MoU on AI, Digital Trust, and Intelligent Connectivity

COAI and the British High Commission signed an MoU on September 14 to strengthen cooperation on Artificial Intelligence, digital trust, and intelligent connectivity. The partnership focuses on combating digital fraud, securing telecom networks, and building AI-enabled systems to protect consumers across both nations.

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COAI and British High Commission Sign MoU on AI, Digital Trust, and Intelligent Connectivity

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PayU Rolls Out AI-Powered Fraud Protection for Cross-Border Card Payments at Global Fintech Fest 2026

PayU unveiled its Fraud Liability Protect solution at Global Fintech Fest 2026, offering Indian merchants AI-powered protection against international card fraud. The system uses AI/ML-based risk engines to assess cross-border card payments while improving success rates by 4-5%. One online travel merchant saw a 14% boost in payment success rates and an 83% drop in fraud-to-sales ratio.

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PayU Rolls Out AI-Powered Fraud Protection for Cross-Border Card Payments at Global Fintech Fest 2026

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Ant International, Visa & Mastercard Develop Know-Your-Agent Framework for $3-5 Trillion AI Commerce

Ant International, Visa and Mastercard are collaborating on a shared Know-Your-Agent framework to verify AI agents before they complete purchases. The partnership addresses trust and security concerns as AI agents are projected to handle $3 trillion to $5 trillion of global consumer commerce by 2030, requiring common standards for agent verification across payment networks.

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Ant International, Visa & Mastercard Develop Know-Your-Agent Framework for $3-5 Trillion AI Commerce

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Only 23% of Consumers Trust AI Payments Despite 72% Using AI Assistants for Shopping

Visa's latest research reveals a stark trust gap in AI-driven commerce. While 72% of US consumers use AI assistants for product discovery and shopping research, only 23% trust generative AI to handle payments autonomously. The disconnect highlights consumer hesitancy in AI payments as the critical barrier facing agentic commerce adoption.

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Only 23% of Consumers Trust AI Payments Despite 72% Using AI Assistants for Shopping

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TRM Labs Valuation Soars to $2 Billion as AI-Powered Crime Prevention Tools Drive Explosive Growth

San Francisco-based TRM Labs has doubled its valuation to $2 billion just six months after hitting the $1 billion mark, driven by surging demand for its AI-powered investigations platform. The blockchain intelligence firm is expanding beyond crypto tracking to combat AI-driven fraud, deepfake scams, and digital crimes as criminal adoption of AI jumped 40% year-over-year in 2026.

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TRM Labs Valuation Soars to $2 Billion as AI-Powered Crime Prevention Tools Drive Explosive Growth

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Falcon Launches MerlinFX AI Agents to Automate Banking Transactions in Real-Time

Falcon has launched MerlinFX, embedding seven AI agents directly into banking transaction systems to automate reconciliation, fraud monitoring, and customer service in real-time. Two agents are already in production at banks including Karur Vysya Bank and Jana Small Finance Bank, with five more rolling out to clients as India's payment volumes surge.

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Falcon Launches MerlinFX AI Agents to Automate Banking Transactions in Real-Time

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