A new spate of lawsuits suggests that despite legislation and prosecutions by foreign governments, alleged investment fraud remains a lucrative business in Israel, with local law enforcement doing little to crack down on suspected online scammers. Among the recent lawsuits — filed in Israel by alleged victims from countries including…
Dateline Moscow, Kyiv, Berlin, and Washington: A return to diplomacy over Ukraine. Cyber threat warnings and diplomatic good cops. (The CyberWire) Russia offers the prospect of more diplomacy over Ukraine as the German Chancellor visits Moscow. In the meantime the US repeats warnings of heightened cyber threat during the crisis….
Viewers worldwide have been horrified by the cunning deception involved in romance frauds after The Tinder Swindler aired on Netflix. Bogus billionaire Simon Leviev was the focus of the show after he was accused of fleecing women out of millions. It is alleged the Israeli – born Shimon Hayut –…
A new warning has been issued today to help people avoid online predators who trawl social media and dating sites to target the lovelorn and vulnerable. It is called ‘romance fraud’ and is carried out by criminals who hide behind fake online identities to target and groom those who are…
In May 2018, New York Magazine published “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It,” which chronicles the unusual rise of Anna “Delvey” Sorokin. The article, by Jessica Pressler, is now the basis of a Netflix limited series produced by Shonda Rhimes. If you’re interested in reading similar stories,…
One father lost almost £2,000 after fraudsters posed as his teenage son and convinced him that he had had his credit cards blocked after losing his mobile phone The scammers are hoping to target those with children ( Image: Belfast Live) Fraudsters are posing as children and vulnerable family members…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For years, Carman Alfonsi relied upon Facebook Marketplace to buy and sell used pool tables for his Michigan billiards business. He banked a steady stream of income from…
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2022-02-03 | IT Security News 3. February 2022 GSA, DOD seek clean electricity to meet emissions targets Silo-busting software closes benefits gaps in Philadelphia Low-Detection Phishing Kits Increasingly Bypass MFA Research From Quantum and ESG Reveals Top Challenges in Data Management Tenable Launches Suite of…
It took a long time for psychics to make their way onto the Internet, but once they did, it was a revolution. Even a few years ago, almost everyone recommended speaking with a psychic over the phone rather than consulting with one online. It changed, however, after the skilled teams…