fraud

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...

Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Moscow region, together with colleagues from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "Balashikha", detained a 36-year-old native of Ufa, suspected of fraud. According to preliminary...

The investigation revealed which online crimes brought $100 million to the Myanmar fraud syndicate. Researchers have revealed that a newly built "fraud factory" on the Myanmar-Thailand border has earned almost $100 million in less than 2 years. Details about the activities of online criminals...

On Wednesday, February 21, the State Police received a statement from a resident of Kuldiga about fraud. The woman, having trusted scammers who posed as bank employees and the police, lost more than 160,000 euros, the structure reports. During the" processing " of the victim, the scammers...

Maxim Downin, one of the creators of Nginx, is leaving the project due to disagreements with F5. One of the key developers of Nginx, the most popular web server in the world, announced his departure from the project. He stated that the project is no longer perceived by him as "a free and open...

An example from the United States shows how cheating with counties can lead to unfair results. Imagine you decide to have lunch and make a ham sandwich. Suddenly you slipped, and your lunch flew in all directions: ham under the plate, one piece of bread on the floor, another on the ceiling. It...

The investigator of the investigative unit of the SU of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kurgan region has completed the investigation of a criminal case against a 22-year-old resident of Kurgan, accused of 25 episodes of fraud. During the investigation, it was established that...

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow remanded in custody for 1 month and 28 days a group of people accused of committing fraud on a particularly large scale through the Telegram messenger in relation to elderly citizens in the capital, the press service of the court reported. Yevgeny...

Deepfakes in robocalls are officially banned. What does this mean for victims and perpetrators? The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has imposed a ban on the use of AI technologies to create robotic calls. This decision was a response to the frequent cases of fraud, in which...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) has filed charges of fraud and deception of clients against the management of the Singapore trading platform Zipmex. According to the authorities, Akalarp Yimvilaya, as regional CEO, allowed the transfer of customer funds stored on Z...

The CEO of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bitsonic, Jinwook Shin, was sentenced to seven years in prison for participating in a fraudulent scheme worth 10 billion won ($7.5 million). Local media reported this. According to the case file, from January 2019 to May 2021, Shin...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of the online course American Bitcoin Academy, Brian Sewell, and his company Rockwell Capital Management with fraud. According to the agency, 15 students who want to learn how to trade digital assets were deceived for a...

An investigator of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Novosibirsk has completed the investigation of a criminal case under parts 1 and 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against two men and a woman aged 27 and...

Operatives of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow, together with employees of the Department" K " of the SEB of the Federal Security Service of Russia, stopped the activities of members of an...

Residents of the capital placed ads in social networks and Telegram channels and through a special website, where they offered to receive super-profits from investing in casinos. Malefactors convinced citizens to transfer money through the payment system to controlled bank cards. However, more...

Employees of the department for combating the illegal use of information and communication technologies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Khakassia detained seven residents of the region. They are suspected of a series of remote frauds committed by an organized group that...