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In March 2020, coinciding with the onset of the Covid pandemic, Christina Chapman, a resident of Arizona and Minnesota, received a LinkedIn message inviting her to…
A 21-year-old student has been sentenced to seven years in jail for designing and distributing online kits responsible for £100 million worth of fraud. Ollie Holman…
HM’s revenues and customs have experienced a loss of £47 million due to phishing scams that have compromised tens of thousands of tax accounts, a panel…
“Hi Mom,” the opening message states. “I’ve misplaced my phone.” It unfolds into a distressing narrative: somehow, the sender has also been locked out of their…
Arup, a British engineering firm, fell victim to a deepfake scam when an employee mistakenly transferred HK$200 million (approximately 20 million yen) to criminals during an…
Millions of mobile phone users have been warned about possible text scams in the run-up to Christmas, reaching a peak today on what has been dubbed…