Police said on Friday that it had dissolved a scam syndicate that had allegedly cheated banks out of HK$85 million in credit card fraud. Officers arrested 24 people, aged 23 to 67 – including the mastermind and core members of the group – on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. Police said the…
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Although some of those affected bought it legitimately Overfall, a strategy role-playing game released in 2016, has been revoked from some player’s Steam libraries due to the developer, they allege, being “scammed” by an unnamed publisher. The issue is that some of those keys ended being sold to players on Fanatical, a legitimate Steam key…
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Router maker admits extortion attempt, a phone scam and another COVID con.Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday April 2nd. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com.Network equipment maker Ubiquiti has responded to a news report that the cyber attack it suffered in January was more serious than initially described. An unidentified source…
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As non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming a global phenomenon increasingly due to their mainstream adoption, there are also concerns about the surge of related scams. A recent study revealed the most common NFT scams that are spreading on the net. Suspicious Domain Registrations With ‘NFT’ Word Surged 250% in March 2021 According to the research…
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Irish police are on high alert due to the rising number of cases related to a bitcoin-related scam targeting high-net-worth people in the country. The situation has become worrisome because suspicious high-value transactions have already been noticed by authorities. Authorities Already Searched One Property Tied to One of the Suspects According to The Irish Times,…
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Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has asked a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to reject evidence brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to be tendered as exhibits against him in his prosecution over alleged N544m contract scam. He told the court that the forensic laboratory…
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Aemilius Cupero News: Roku It’s an unfortunate fact of life that sometimes people are awful and take advantage of unsuspecting victims. So it’s important to keep in mind that Microsoft will never call you about your computer,…
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The problem is not federal infrastructure spending per se, but ‘infrastructure’ bills that are in fact political slush-funds. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE E ven though I live in a big city, I am a big fan of being in the middle of nowhere. But when you live in a place that is remote or rural or…
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GEORGE TOWN, Feb 3: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the public to exercise caution when purchasing devices such as laptops or computers during the COVID-19 pandemic as high demand for these devices has led to a spike in fraudulent activities. In a statement today, CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader said buyers were urged…
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Hong Kong / Politics Catchphrase ‘patriots governing Hong Kong’ is gaining currency amid city’s politically fractured landscape in the wake of the Occupy protests and 2019’s social unrest Pundits say changes in education sector, opportunities for youth and even a revamp to political system may be needed for slogan to take hold Topic | Hong Kong national…
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