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Interpol Arrests Almost 4,000 People in Crackdown on International Online Scams
Police around the world have arrested 3,950 people and seized assets totaling $US257 million in a coordinated effort to crack down on online scams, according to a news release Thursday from Interpol. Dubbed Operation First Light 2024, the scammers engaged in a variety of online crimes, including phishing, investment fraud, taking in money from fake…
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Fake Claim That OpenAI Has a New Billion Dollar Investor Mysteriously Appears on Stock Exchange Website
A fake press release claiming that investment firm Ripplewood is putting $US1 billion into OpenAI appeared on the website of the London Stock Exchange on Monday. The false press release claimed the 28-year-old New York-based company would benefit from investing in OpenAI, saying it would be a “giant valuable asset” in the event that the company…
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Hackers Hijacked Crypto Wallets With Stolen MailChimp Data
MailChimp, the well-known email marketing company, has been hacked. Cybercriminals infiltrated the company’s systems at some point last month, stealing information on over 100 users. The criminals then repurposed the stolen data to phish users of the popular crypto wallet Trezor Hardware.
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FTC Says Social Media Was a ‘Gold Mine’ for Scammers in 2021, Leading to $1,069 Million in Losses
Social media has become an increasingly popular tool among scammers in recent years, which is bad news for those of us that frequent the platforms. A new report from the Federal Trade Commission published this week called social media a “gold mine for scammers,” reminding us all of a guiding principle we should live by:…