fraud

For a long time, the term "Deepfake" was perceived as an application where you can substitute faces in a video. This was facilitated by the fact that the technology received the most publicity first on image boards, such as Reddit, and then moved to social networks, including TikTok, where it...

Employees of the UBK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia together with their Saratov colleagues detained two local residents. They are suspected of multi-million dollar fraud. "It was previously established that the attackers discovered a software vulnerability in the system of the...

The Japanese police used their example to show an effective way to protect citizens from money theft. The vx-underground service reports that the Japanese police have implemented an unusual method of combating fraud aimed at the elderly. Fake payment cards designed to warn victims of online...

The SEC has filed a lawsuit against the mining company Geosyn Mining and its two co-founders on charges of unregistered and fraudulent securities offering. According to the regulator, the firm, Caleb Ward (CEO) and Jeremy McNutt (COO) raised approximately $5.6 million from more than 60...

An instagrammer known as Jay Mazini has pleaded guilty to money laundering using bitcoins. Now the blogger faces up to 20 years in prison. In March of last year, Jebara Igbara was charged by the US Department of Justice with stealing bitcoins from his subscribers. Recently, the defendant...

The innovative project will turn predators into prey. Tinkoff Bank has launched an innovative pilot project called "Fraud Roulette", aimed at combating phone fraudsters. According to the official statement of the financial institution, this initiative is a system where randomly connected users...

Employees of the UBK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region detained a visitor from Penza. He is suspected of fraud committed using Internet technologies. "It was previously established that the attacker had been engaged in illegal activities...

A preliminary investigation of the criminal case against members of an interregional organized group who are accused of fraud and theft of funds by remote means has been completed by the investigator of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Tver Region. "The investigation established that...

Employees of the interdistrict department No. 5 of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Udmurt Republic as a result of operational search activities detained a 34-year-old resident of Izhevsk, suspected of fraud using the Internet. Police officers...

Employees of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Department in the Ulyanovsk region and the Republic of Tatarstan detained local residents. They are suspected of fraud committed on a particularly large scale. It was previously established that at the end of 2022, a call from an unknown person was...

In January, the Khanty-Mansiysk Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia received a statement from a 67-year-old man on the fact of fraud committed against him. The pensioner said that the day before he received a call from an unknown number via messenger. The caller introduced...

Tinkoff Protection has revealed a new scenario of telephone fraud, which is used by scammers to deceive residents of Russia. During one of these calls, the Tinkoff client lost 1.5 million rubles, which the bank later compensated for as part of the "Protect or refund money"service. This was...

During the operation called Magictheft, employees of the Spanish Civil Guard eliminated a criminal gang that was engaged in cryptocurrency fraud. This is reported in the published press release of the country's law enforcement agencies, which refers to the agency La Razon, the Spanish radio...

Older people risk everything to leave as much money as possible to their families. A Mexican criminal gang formerly known for drug trafficking, avocado trafficking, real estate and construction has now turned its sights on elderly timeshare owners. Timeshare — or timesharing) is a form of...

Employees of the criminal investigation department of the OMVD of Russia in the Khoroshevo-Mnevniki district of Moscow detained two men suspected of embezzling 1.8 million rubles from an 81-year-old resident of the capital by deception. It was previously established that at the end of last...

Scammers used new methods of deception in the East, earning $100 million. During Ramadan, Resecurity recorded a significant increase in the number of fraudulent activities and scams, coinciding with an increase in retail and online transactions. Cybercriminals are particularly active in the...

The shadow of past threats is once again hanging over millions of defenseless users. Last weekend, a huge database was discovered on a cybercrime forum, affecting more than 70 million records allegedly stolen from the American telecommunications giant AT&T back in 2021. According to Dark Web...

What about the criminal code? Does it mean nothing to ransomware? ALPHV/BlackCat, a group of cybercriminals known for their ransomware attacks, suddenly stopped their activities, which caused a lot of speculation on the network. The events unfolded after the group's representatives were accused...

How will the ban on virtual assets affect the investment climate and business? Vietnam's Finance Ministry has announced plans to ban or regulate virtual assets by May 2025. The decision of the authorities was part of efforts to combat money laundering. The 17-point action plan aims to remove...

Yo guys, I have some questions regarding OTP (and OTP Bots), would be nice if you mind helping me: - In what forms do Victims get the OTP? Is it a code by sms/Email or do they have to confirm it on their banking app? - If the victims get the code per sms: Does the bank tell them that the code...