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Researcher Exposes Cryptocurrency Scam Network of 300 Domains
A new investigation by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler from VPNmentor reveals an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that employs over 300 fake websites to steal funds from unsuspecting victims and lure new investors.
August 7, 2023
Online scams: How to give scammers a taste of their own medicine
Internet users are much more aware of these scams these days, but they do still happen. Let’s look at the different types of internet scams.
January 19, 2021
FBI arrests Famous Instagrammer Ray Hushpuppi over $125m BEC scam
Ray Hushpuppi also targeted the English Premier League soccer club...
July 7, 2020
74 arrested after FBI disrupts International gang of BEC scammers
In a joint operation, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Department of the…
June 15, 2018
Nigerian Man Hacked Thousands of Global Oil & Gas and Energy Firms
The IT security researchers at CheckPoint cyber security firm headquartered in Israel and the US has revealed that the…
August 16, 2017
Software engineer detained at JFK airport; forced to prove he is really an engineer
Visitors to the US are currently going through a lot of trouble due to the temporary immigration ban…
March 1, 2017
Sultry Sextortion Sisters Meet Their Match In Nigerian Oil Billionaire
Nigerian news website Politics Nigeria has reported that two Indian sisters hailing from Toronto, Canada have been detained…
December 28, 2016
Phishing attack on LA County computers; personal data of 756k people stolen
The Los Angeles County employees have become the victim of a phishing attack and as a result, the…
December 20, 2016
Nigerian Scammer Sentenced to 12 years in Prison for $84k Scams
Nigerian Scammer Sentenced to 12 years in Prison in Cape Town for Conducting Online Dating Scam and Making…
October 16, 2016
Anonymous Targets Nigerian Government Sites, Wages War Against Corruption
Appalled by Corruption, Theft & Poverty- Anonymous Declares Cyberwar against Nigerian Government Anonymous, the infamous hacktivist group having…
January 9, 2016