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Deel snaps up deepfake defense startup Clarity as AI fraud surges

The HR platform is betting on Clarity’s identity tools to counter synthetic applicants and workplace fraud as it tops $1.5 billion in annual recurring revenue

ynet Global | 08.03.26

נוסעים יוצאים רגיל דרך המכס ולא דרך היציאה הצדדית להסעות

Israel airport customs ‘sheriff’ fired over card-punching scheme and bullying staff

Senior Tax Authority official Ran Sofer permanently dismissed after admitting to 38 false attendance reports and repeated threatening, abusive conduct toward airport employees

Amir Kurz, Calcalist | 07.21.26

‘Work from home, no experience needed’: the dark side of online job ads

Criminal networks lure young and financially vulnerable people with promises of easy money, then use their bank accounts and digital wallets to launder funds from fraud, cybercrime, drugs and terrorism

Raphael Kahan | 07.21.26

Police seize 186 million shekels in Histadrut corruption probe

Lahav 433 says funds were seized from insurer Menora and five senior officials as part of the Histadrut corruption investigation, amid suspicions that insurance agent Ezra Gabai was paid to influence policy deals through union chairman Arnon Bar-David

Meir Turgeman | 07.06.26

World Cup travel boom gives fraudsters room to hide

As fans race across North America for the 2026 tournament, their real buying patterns can resemble fraud, creating new risks for travel and ticketing merchants

Julia Hallett | 07.02.26

American residing in Israel extradited to US over alleged $28M mortgage fraud case

Michael Fine, a US citizen who lived in Israel, was indicted by a Missouri grand jury in 2020; Israeli courts approved his extradition after rejecting his appeal

Tomer Ganon, Calcalist | 06.29.26

אורן דוד שחר מקליפורניה, נגדו הוגש בארה"ב כתב אישום בגין הונאת ענק

Israeli accused of stealing dead patients’ identities in $27 million Medicare hospice scam

Oren David Shachar, an Israeli citizen in Los Angeles, allegedly ran four hospice firms that billed Medicare for patients who were not terminally ill or already dead, in a nationwide fraud takedown involving over $6.5 billion in false claims

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.24.26

Jewish fintech entrepreneur who defrauded celebrities, NBA team gets 14-year prison sentence

Joseph Sanberg, who for years portrayed himself as a philanthropist and social activist, has been convicted of massive fraud totaling $248M and received significant sentence for white-collar crimes; among those he defrauded were Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., and Drake

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.02.26

Former Netanyahu chief of staff Tzachi Braverman will be charged with fraud and breach of trust

A year and a half after the secret meeting with Eli Feldstein in the Kirya parking lot in Tel Aviv, the Attorney General's Office announced it will indict Tzachi Braverman subject to hearing; Braverman has been tapped as Israel's next UK ambassador

Tova Zimuky | 05.26.26

Lawyer ordered to pay 510,000 shekels after failing to detect loan scam

An Israeli court ordered a lawyer to pay about 510,000 shekels after ruling he negligently failed to identify red flags in a fraudulent deal involving a woman his client had never met

PsakDin | 05.22.26

Phone scam in Israel: a man on the autism spectrum loses 250,000 shekels in bank impersonation fraud

Man impersonating Bank Hapoalim representative defrauded an autistic Sharon-area resident of a 250,000-shekel loan, siphoning about 130,000 before account freeze; Police opened investigation, bank says it is assisting the victim

Guy Vaknin, Shavvim | 05.21.26

פרשיית התחזות וחיים כפולים תחת זהות ישראלית ופלסטינית

Palestinian woman posed as Israeli Negev resident for more than 20 years

A couple from Halhul was arrested on suspicion of identity fraud and receiving state funds, in what police say may be Israel’s longest-running impersonation case, lasting more than 20 years

ynet | 04.29.26

Bear suit insurance scam: California trio stages fake attacks on luxury cars, sentenced to jail

Three individuals were sentenced for staging fake bear attacks on luxury vehicles in California. Using a man in a bear costume, they filed fraudulent claims for nearly $142,000. The scam was uncovered after a biologist identified the human in the footage

ynet | 04.20.26

'Netanyahu is dead' and ‘shelter app’: Phishing campaign spreads panic with fake IRGC messages

Fake SMS messages are being widely distributed, appearing highly credible as part of a phishing campaign urging users to click malicious links; Israel’s National Cyber Directorate warns the Home Front Command does not send app download links via text and urges the public not to click or download

Daniela Ginzburg | 03.19.26

AU10TIX is an Israeli technology firm that develops identity verification software used by major global platforms

Israeli firm AU10TIX targets rising identity fraud with AI verification tools

As deepfakes and AI-powered scams fuel a surge in identity fraud, Israeli company AU10TIX is using automated verification, biometrics and shared fraud intelligence to help global platforms detect fake identities and stop coordinated attacks in real time

ynet Global | 03.11.26

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