Help Net Security2026-10-26 05:00:59

Synthetic identities leave US lenders with $2.4 billion in fraud exposure

Criminals are exploiting established customer accounts and familiar brands to steal money and personal information, according to TransUnion’s Fraud in the Age of Continuous Trust report.

Summary

Eighty-one percent of suspected digital fraud in its network during the first half of 2026 occurred during account logins and financial transactions, highlighting risks that persist throughout a customer relationship. Verifying someone’s identity does not establish whether every subsequent interaction can be trusted.

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This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.

KazaSec's take

Perimeter infrastructure like VPNs, firewalls, and routers needs the same ongoing scrutiny as anything user-facing, it's frequently the oldest, least-monitored layer of the stack, and a popular target precisely because of that.

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Source: Help Net Security
Published: 2026-10-26 05:00:59
Author: anamarija pogorelec
Category: technology

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