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UK Fraud liability in 2026: The hidden cost of synthetic identity fraud Original

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By Barley Laing
| SecurityBrief UK Verified
UK fraud losses reached £1.17 billion in 2024, with more than 3.3 million confirmed fraud cases. Identity fraud continues to accelerate, driven by synthetic identities, AI-assisted scams, and increasingly sophisticated payment fraud. As reimbursement rules tighten, financial institutions are facing a new reality: fraud is no longer just a security problem; it is becoming a direct financial liability.
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Four ways to block damaging disposable email addresses

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By Barley Laing
| techUK
Cyber Resilience Programme activities techUK brings together key players across the cyber security sector to promote leading-edge UK capabilities, build networks and grow the sector. techUK members have the opportunity to network, share ideas and collaborate, enabling the industry as a whole to address common challenges and opportunities together. Visit the programme page here.
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Combat synthetic identity fraud with address-anchored identity verification

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By Barley Laing
| Finextra Verified
A critical weakness of many electronic ID verification (eIDV) platforms is that they authenticate documents without verifying the person behind them. Without this verification those in financial services leave themselves open to being exploited by sophisticated types of fraud.
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