The surge in AI-driven fraud requires coordinated global defense
Pro The surge in AI-driven fraud requires coordinated global defense Opinion By Matthew Thompson Published 31 July 2026 AI has enabled an 8,000% fraud surge, and a global networked response is our best bet to stop it When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. AI has accelerated fraud and made sophisticated deception accessible to any bad actor.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: Matthew Thompson Social Links Navigation President and Chief Commercial Officer, Socure. Criminal rings, nation-state adversaries, and even ordinary people can now make fraud attempts against people and businesses at massive scale.
- ▪Pro The surge in AI-driven fraud requires coordinated global defense Opinion By Matthew Thompson Published 31 July 2026 AI has enabled an 8,000% fraud surge, and a global networked response is our best bet to stop it When you purchase throu
- ▪AI has accelerated fraud and made sophisticated deception accessible to any bad actor.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: Matthew Thompson Social Links Navigation President and Chief Commercial Officer, Socure.
- ▪Criminal rings, nation-state adversaries, and even ordinary people can now make fraud attempts against people and businesses at massive scale.
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| Publication time | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:49:50 +0000 |
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Pro The surge in AI-driven fraud requires coordinated global defense Opinion By Matthew Thompson Published 31 July 2026 AI has enabled an 8,000% fraud surge, and a global networked response is our best bet to stop it When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Trust has become the world’s most vulnerable infrastructure, yet most people don't realize we're already at war to defend it.Every online interaction, phone call, password reset, remote job interview, and even a pickup or delivery now raises the…
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