Contrary to the ideals of the founders of the internet, we are all not sitting around the online campfire singing “Kumbaya.” Instead, the online world is filled with trolls who seem to find fulfillment in poisoning the well. Social media entities like Facebook and...
U.S. insurers are defrauded of over $80 billion every year, according to a recent white paper released by The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. The analysis of forensic accountants can knock out many unsubstantiated claims. But investigating the validity of claims is...
As sure as nemesis follows hubris, the greater interconnectedness of the world created by technology has left institutions vulnerable to fraud. But the good guys are using the same advances — algorithms, software, data — to combat fraud in innovative new...
Looking to cut waste and decrease the incidence of fraud, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will now cooperate in the dissemination of best practices and the sharing of data analytics tools to improve their...
Over the next five years, the global fraud detection and prevention market is expected to grow at a nearly 20% clip to hit a market size of over $42 billion. Reuters reports: Fraud detection and prevention (FDP) solutions have thus become more important in the current...
The California accounting firm White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt has asked the court to allow them to sue actor and director Mel Gibson’s ex-wife, Oksana Grigorieva, for $108,887.24 in unpaid fees. Grigorieva had hired the firm after her 2015 bankruptcy...