How Will Russian Sanctions Increase Cyber Fraud? w/ fmr. USSS agent Robert Villanueva

Fraudology is presented by Sardine.

Cyber & Financial fraud coming from Eastern Europe isn't new. But, in light of the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, recent international sanctions are greatly impacting the people of Russia. How will this increase or change online fraud & cyber security as we have come to know it?

Robert Villanueva, an expert on Eastern European cyber fraud and a former US Secret Service agent with 25+ years of cyber threat intelligence experience sits down with Karisse to answer the above question & more. Including:

*An overview of his career experience within the USSS, founding the Cyber Intelligence Division & international task force and applying his breadth of cyber threat intelligence knowledge to the company he co-founded, Q6 Cyber.

*How the different levels or tiers of cybercrime work in Eastern Europe, and particularly Russia, and how cybercriminals see political unrest as an opportunity to increase their financial crimes against Western online companies

*Why banks, fintech, and online companies are seeing more sophisticated Account Takeovers (ATOs) targeting their consumers, especially targeting digital currencies (including online gift cards)

*What critical steps fraud & cybersecurity companies need to take to protect your company and employees from the increased cyber threats targeting Western countries

Robert is a wealth of knowledge and a great resource to learn more about the specific threats targeting your company. He can be reached at RV@ q6cyber (dot) com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-v-0b3a4413/

Fraudology is hosted by Karisse Hendrick, a fraud fighter with decades of experience advising hundreds of the biggest ecommerce companies in the world on fraud, chargebacks, and other forms of abuse impacting a company's bottom line.

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She brings her experience, expertise, and extensive network of experts to this podcast semi weekly, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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