Tag: Online Fraud
NHS U.K. Warns About Fake Omicron PCR Test Alerts
Just when the world is trying to come to terms with the challenges unleashed by the COVID-19 virus, we have another variant, Omicron. Threat...
CISA, FBI Ask Critical Infrastructure Partners to be Vigilant This Festive...
With the onset of the holiday season, employees, especially in the West, take off on the much-awaited annual leave and head home for family...
Brazil Implements Tougher Reforms to Fight Cybercrime
Brazil is the top-most targeted country in Latin America when it comes to phishing attacks. As per official stats, one in every five (19.94%)...
Tech Tip: How to Avoid Online Scams
Online scams are getting sophisticated as cybercriminals are using advanced techniques and tools. Stay alert to stop scamming attempts and protect your data or...
Ex-Microsoft Employee Sentenced to 9 Years Jail time in a $10...
A $10 million digital currency fraud scheme earned an ex-Microsoft employee a $160,000 car and a lakefront home in Renton, Washington. But karma came...
Operation Egypto: U.S. and Brazil Seize $24 Mn in Cryptocurrency
Law enforcement authorities from the U.S. and Brazil seized $24 million in cryptocurrency that was procured via online fraud. According to the Department of...
Find the Fake! Disinformation Cited as Biggest Cybercrime Concern
Misinformation is a greater concern than other online security risks like cyber bullying or fraud schemes, according to Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll....
Online Fraudsters Steal Over $21 Mn Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Action Fraud, the U.K.’s National Fraud and Cybercrime Reporting Center, reported that consumers have lost more than £17 million (US$21 million) to online frauds...
Moscow Police Detains Two Individuals for Fake Digital Pass Scam
Together with the Moscow Department of Information Technology, Group-IB a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, helped Moscow police to identify and detain two individuals for running...
Fraudster Puts Statue of Unity on Sale to Raise Pandemic Relief...
A fraudster in India tried to pull off a Houdini stunt as he put the world’s tallest statue—The Statue of Unity, located in Kevadia...
