Yuan Huang

Yuan Huang

Global Fraud Intelligence Lead

Yuan Huang is the Global Fraud Intelligence Lead at Group-IB, specializing in AI-driven fraud prevention, cyber fraud intelligence, and digital trust. Her research spans financial crime including account-takeover, identity theft, card fraud, scams/authorised push payment fraud, money mule and large-scale phishing and banking malware operations.

She leads global fraud intelligence initiatives and collaborates across research, product, marketing, and business teams to transform technical investigations into actionable intelligence, industry research, and strategic insights. Passionate about the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and financial crime, Yuan is committed to helping organizations stay ahead of rapidly evolving fraud threats through intelligence-driven decision-making and industry collaboration.

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Scam & Phishing
May 27, 2026
The GHOST STADIUM Score: Billions At Stake At The World’s Largest Football Tournament
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just weeks away, Group-IB researchers have uncovered six distinct fraud schemes, four independent threat actors, and over 4,300 fraudulent domains impersonating FIFA's official web presence — including a sophisticated phishing operation run by the Chinese-speaking threat actor GHOST STADIUM, whose campaign could cause losses reaching billions of dollars.
Scam & Phishing
May 6, 2026
The Architecture of Deception: How a $187 Million Fraud Ecosystem Exploits Trust Across Australia and the United States
This blog examines how threat actors use deepfake impersonation and social media to manipulate real stocks, how a network of 208 connected fake investment platforms steals millions in cryptocurrency, and what a new approach to defence can do about it.
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Technologies
February 19, 2026
Beyond Tax Returns: How Shared Malware Infrastructure Scales Brand Abuse In Indonesia
It’s tax season in Indonesia and fraudsters are observed to be ramping up the fraud campaign involving fake Coretax apps, but behind it lies an industrialized MaaS infrastructure ready to strike anywhere.
Fraud Protection
August 6, 2025
The Anatomy of a Deepfake Voice Phishing Attack: How AI-Generated Voices Are Powering the Next Wave of Scams
Discover how AI voice deepfake vishing exploits trust, drains millions, and learn practical steps to detect and stop voice‑based scams.
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Fraud Protection
December 4, 2024
Deepfake Fraud: How AI is Deceiving Biometric Security in Financial Institutions
Group-IB’s Fraud Protection team examines how fraudsters use deepfake technology to bypass biometric security in financial institutions, including facial recognition and liveness detection. This blog highlights the use of emulators, app cloning, and virtual cameras to exploit vulnerabilities, and highlights the financial and societal impacts of deepfake fraud.
Beware the RAT: Android Remote Access malware strikes in Malaysia
Malware Analysis
July 31, 2024
Beware CraxsRAT: Android Remote Access malware strikes in Malaysia
CraxsRAT is a notorious Android malware family known for its Remote Administration Tools (RAT), which include remote device control and advanced spyware functions like keylogging, gesture manipulation, and recording of cameras, screens, and calls.