Fraud

20 stories about Fraud
אסף פלדמן ו עידו גל ריסקיפייד Riskified

Anti-Fraud Startup Riskified Raises $165 Million

05.11.19|Meir Orbach
Riskified’s products for online retailers utilize machine learning algorithms and user behavioral analytics to prevent account takeover, monitor payments, and detect fraudulent transactions
מתקן התפלה פלמחים

Two Israeli Desalination Plants Violated Water Standards, Forged Data

20.08.19|Lior Gutman
The country’s Ministry of Energy found the water in two facilities had levels of chloride higher than the predetermined standard. These facilities presented a false pretense of compliance in their reports
נעמה אופק ארד כנס פינטק 2019

A Fifth of Online Buyers Don't Complete Deals, Says Riskified Chief Operations Officer

25.06.19|Naomi Zoref
Naama Ofek-Arad spoke Monday at a fintech conference held in Tel Aviv by Calcalist, Bank Leumi’s tech banking arm LeumiTech, and accounting firm KPMG
טיפול ב אסירי צווארון לבן ב כלא ניצן

Behind Bars in an Israeli White Collar Prison

24.04.19|Tzally Greenberg
In an effort to track the motivations and causes for white collar crimes, Calcalist reporter Tzally Greenberg visited a prison in central Israel
מפעל טבע קריית שמונה

Teva Settles 14-Year Medicaid Pricing Fraud Lawsuit in Illinois

13.01.19|Lilach Baumer
The Israeli drugmaker agreed to pay $135 million to bring the allegations to rest. 46 other pharmaceutical companies were also named in the suit
חנות לממכר ביטקוין ב ת"א תל אביב

On Constructively Building the Future Crypto Economy

07.12.18|Zachary Swerdlow
The most innovative ICO scams didn’t make any money from the ICO at all. The secondary market, the stock exchanges, was where the real money making began
בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה בנאום חנוכה ב כפר המכביה

Netanyahu Makes Light of Fraud Allegations

03.12.18|Adi Pick and Tofi Stoler
On Sunday night, the prime minister spoke at his party’s annual Hanukkah celebration joking about the plethora of allegations pending against him
בנימין נתניהו ו משה כחלון בהודעה פרופ' אמיר ירון הוא הנגיד הבא

Israeli Police Recommend Charging Netanyahu with Bribery, Fraud

02.12.18|Lilach Baumer
On Sunday, Israel’s police and the Israel Securities Authorities recommended charging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara with fraud and bribery
אייל בליצר CHEQ

Anti Ad Fraud Company Cheq Appoints Eyal Balicer as Chief Global Operations Officer

14.11.18|Tofi Stoler
Prior to joining Cheq, Balicer was a principal at Israel-based venture capital firm Glilot Capital Partners
החתימה על מכירת הספינות מ טיסנקרופ לישראל

Israeli Police Recommend Far-Reaching Indictments in German Submarine Case

11.11.18|Tomer Ganon
The case is an investigation into whether high ranking officials, some related to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, engaged in bribery and fraud to promote a deal to acquire submarines and warships from German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp
נועם יוסיפידיס מנכ"ל וונטייז Vonetize

Vonetize Sale Dropped Following Lawsuit Alleging Buyer Is a Fraud

05.11.18|Hezi Sternlicht
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. alleges Desilu Studios, the intended buyer of the Israeli OTT company, has misled investors into believing it was the company behind Star Trek
בית מעצר כלא אבו כביר

Israeli Businessman Serving Time for Defrauding the U.S. Set for Early Release

17.09.18|Tomer Ganon
In 2017, Yuval Marshak pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of major fraud against the U.S.
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחיםצוות עובדי חברת מאנדיי monday.com

The Flavors of Israeli Tech

16.08.18|Orr Hirschauge
Six trends shaping Israel's tech industry: from a defense-tech spillover to the industry's diversity challenge
ישראלים שנעצרו ב פיליפינים

Israel’s Online Fraud Industry Targeted in Rash of Foreign Enforcement Actions

20.07.18|Asaf Shalev
The latest is motion requesting a court in Florida impose a $75 million judgement against an online marketer who allegedly helped Israeli companies defraud victims
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Telit Facing Lawsuit From Liquidators of Former Business Partner

11.07.18|Asaf Shalev
The maker of wireless chips says it cannot yet determine the possible impact on the company’s financials
רכבת ישראל תחנת חדרה

Israel’s National Railway Adopts Contactless Credit Card Payments

03.07.18|Racheli Bindman
The new payment system will allow passengers to use credit cards equipped with an EMV chip to instantly pay for rides without needing to purchase a paper ticket or charge a pre-purchased card
כסף אשראי מזומן אמצעי תשלום

Hebron Resident Indicted for Multi-Million Bitcoin and Credit Card Fraud

22.05.18|Zohar Shahar Levy
In a precedent, the Israeli State Attorney will ask to forfeit the defendant’s crypto wallet containing 1,071 Bitcoins, which he allegedly used to launder money he made through fraudulent activities
מייסדי סייבריזן מימין יוסי נער ליאור דיב יונתן שטרים-עמית cybereason סטארטאפים מבטיחים

Cybereason Was Duped Into Hiring Reference Falsifying Exec, The Information Reports

16.04.18|CTech
In 2017, more than 25% of Cybereason employees have left due to inner company tensions, San Francisco-based technology news website The Information first reported on Thursday
ממשק נטפליקס

Netflix Acknowledges Security Flaw That Puts Gmail Users at Risk

11.04.18|Raphael Kahan
The flaw utilizes a little-known Gmail feature in order to trick users into putting in their credit card information and paying for someone else’s Netflix subscription
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U.K. Regulator Launches Investigation Into Israel-Linked Chipmaker Telit Communications

28.03.18|Dror Reich
Telit has been under scrutiny since it ousted CEO Oozi Cats in August amidst probes into a 25-year-old fraud charges in the U.S.