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Fraud is wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. It is one of the challenges to organisations that Information Security tries to prevent.

Fraud is wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. It is one of the challenges to organisations that Information Security tries to prevent.

For example, showing a screen on a website or mobile app that looks like a genuine login screen, could be used by an attacker to capture user credentials for use in fraudulent transactions.