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Why traditional fraud detection tools struggle to catch identity mules

Mar 2, 2026 By Louis DeNicola In Persona
Traditional detection methods and point solutions often focus on fraud detection at a single point. Identity platforms and orchestration layers help fraud fighters detect patterns and stop scaling attacks. But there’s a growing fraud vector called identity muling that’s particularly difficult for some fraud systems to detect. Below, we’ll explore how identity muling works, what it looks like from a fraud fighter’s perspective, and what you can do to protect your organization.
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Document fraud is getting worse. Here's what's changing.

Feb 27, 2026 By Ashley Fang In Persona
Physical discs have given way to streaming. You can make a purchase with a tap of your phone. But relying on documents to verify business and individual identities isn't going anywhere. In fact, the opposite is true. Some regulations require document checks during identity verification. Even when that’s not the case, documents are becoming popular and valuable components of identity checks because they provide information that isn’t available elsewhere.
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Post-incident review: Source map exposure on non-production subdomain

Feb 24, 2026 By Neal Harris In Persona
Update (February 24, 2026): @vmfunc has published part two of their series about Persona. You can read it here. We will update this post with part three when it is released. On February 16, 2026, security researchers @vmfunc, @MDLcsgo, and @DziurwaF published a blog post identifying exposed frontend source maps on a non-production subdomain under withpersona-gov.com.
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How to detect the new wave of document fraud

Feb 23, 2026 By Kerwell Liao In Persona
Supplemental document checks are often required for businesses that conduct Know Your Customer (KYC) or Know Your Business (KYB) checks. Even when compliance isn’t required, organizations often collect supplemental documents for their own business purposes, such as risk assessments. In business contexts, a supplemental document is a non-government-issued document that you collect to support a risk assessment.
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3 fraud vectors to watch: synthetic identities, deepfakes, and identity mules

Feb 23, 2026 By Louis DeNicola In Persona
Audiences around the world may be captivated by dramatic stories of con men like the Tinder Swindler. But this type of fraud is the exception rather than the rule. Most criminals go to great lengths to stay hidden and minimize the risk of getting caught. Sometimes, though, a criminal needs to show their face — or at least, a face — to pass identity checks.
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Simplifying how businesses pay creators and contractors worldwide with Trolley - S2E10

Feb 23, 2026 By Persona In Persona
In this episode, we're excited to introduce Barnett Klane, VP of Product at Trolley, the leading payouts platform powering the internet economy. Trolley enables businesses to automate global payments to creators, freelancers, and contractors across 210+ countries and territories, serving major companies. Barnett previously founded MyManual and held product roles at Bugcrowd, bringing deep expertise in building products at the intersection of payments, compliance, and creator platforms.
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Dinari bridges traditional markets and digital assets - S2E09

Feb 4, 2026 By Persona In Persona
In this episode, we're excited to introduce Brandon Ooi, the COO of Dinari, a fintech innovator making compliant tokenized securities accessible to investors. Brandon co-founded Crunchyroll as its CTO and worked at Stripe as an engineer specializing in marketplace enterprises, bringing deep technical expertise and product leadership to the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain technology. Join us as we explore Brandon's journey from building beloved consumer platforms to pioneering the future of securities trading, and how Dinari is bridging the gap between traditional markets and digital assets.
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7 ways synthetic identity fraud is changing in 2026

Feb 4, 2026 By Louis DeNicola In Persona
Synthetic identity fraud used to be a specialty fraud job. Bad actors created synthetic identities by modifying personal information, combining multiple real identities, or combining real and fake information. But building up identities convincing enough to pass muster took time, research, and effort. As a result, you typically saw synthetic identity fraud when bad actors targeted organizations that could pay off in a significant way.
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Safe agentic commerce starts with KYA and dynamic IDV

Jan 26, 2026 By Ross Freiman-Mendel In Persona
Product, fraud, and trust and safety teams at online merchants and marketplaces have been fighting bots for a long time. While there were occasional disagreements about how “bad” bots were (a purchase is a purchase, some might say), the general consensus often ranged from suspicious to block them all. But not anymore. As AI-powered browsers and agents become more commonplace, online merchants have to prepare for a world where agentic commerce is a standard sales channel.
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As online fraud expands, here's how you can stay ahead

Jan 23, 2026 By Louis DeNicola In Persona
Globally, companies lost an average of 7.7% of their annual revenue to fraud, according to TransUnion’s 2025 Digital Identity Risk Accelerates Fraud Losses report. In the US, companies reported revenue losses of 9.8%, a 46% increase from the previous year. That’s hundreds of billions of dollars heading into the hands of fraudsters. And those stats don’t account for the loss of trust, hit to brand reputation, and time and resources spent on mitigating and resolving the fraud.
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