February 03, 2020

FTC warns VoIP providers that help robocallers: we can and will sue

It put 19 internet-calling companies on notice that helping illegal robocalls is illegal. It has sued before, and it can do it again.

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February 03, 2020

Fraudsters posed as art dealer, bilked museum for millions

Scammers got away with a $3.1m BEC heist, art dealer and museum blame each other, and ownership of a valuable landscape is up in the air.

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January 30, 2020

Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people

eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing.

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January 21, 2020

China and US top user data requests in Apple transparency report

Most of the US and China's requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.

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January 09, 2020

S2 Ep22: Word doc stops fraud, bye bye Python 2, latest from the ransomware swamp – Naked Security Podcast

We discuss the latest cybersecurity news and advice in our latest podcast. Listen now!

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January 07, 2020

IT exec sets up fake biz to scam his employer out of $6m

He cooked up an IT vendor, its invoices, its vapor-gear, and the phantom employees who never showed up to do all those services.

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November 22, 2019

Convicted Nigerian fraudster keeps a-fraudin’ from behind bars

He was supposed to be serving a 24-year sentence in the "maximum security" prison, not continuing the fraud... and going to parties.

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November 07, 2019

Facebook scam steals famous faces and BBC branding

An email scam from earlier this year has resurfaced on Facebook - don't fall for it!

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October 16, 2019

#FacebookLockout: Users who report fake/scam accounts locked out

Users report bad accounts, got presented with a request to verify ID, couldn't upload said ID, and got frozen out.

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