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‘Flaunting his wealth’: Fraudster who escaped prison found on Florida’s Gold Coast wearing Rolex, driving Mercedes
Lifestyle

‘Flaunting his wealth’: Fraudster who escaped prison found on Florida’s Gold Coast wearing Rolex, driving Mercedes

By Michael Rubinkam and The Associated Press
August 5, 2023
Shot of a hacker dressed in a black mask hacking a computer.
Newsletters

The most-clicked phishing emails pretend to come from HR—and their subject matter might surprise you

By Paige McGlauflin and Joey Abrams
August 2, 2023
Scammers net 6 figures on Bitcoin Pizza Day
The Coins

Scammers net 6 figures on Bitcoin Pizza Day

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May 24, 2023
Billy McFarland and Fyre Festival survivor, Andy King.
Success

Disgraced Fyre Festival founder says he’s going to do it again despite being hit with a 6-year fraud sentence after the first event’s blistering failure

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April 11, 2023
A senior citizen is holding her smartphone.

Telephone scammers who bilked older Americans for at least $87 million by impersonating law enforcement are arrested in Thailand

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March 22, 2023
Hacker in front of a laptop with a backdrop of Bitcoins
The Coins

Crypto’s downturn has taken a toll on another sector: scammers

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August 16, 2022
Vault DAO employees pose for a group photo
The Coins

NFTs keep getting hacked. Has this startup found a way to keep them safe?

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August 3, 2022
Synthetic media and deepfakes are here–but our economy isn’t ready
Commentary

Synthetic media and deepfakes are here–but our economy isn’t ready

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July 27, 2022
NFT artist Beeple’s Twitter account was hacked with a phishing scam, and people lost thousands of dollars
Finance

NFT artist Beeple’s Twitter account was hacked with a phishing scam, and people lost thousands of dollars

By
May 23, 2022
Not even crypto’s biggest names are safe as NFT marketplace OpenSea’s Discord channels infiltrated by a hacker promoting a scam drop
NFTs and Culture

Not even crypto’s biggest names are safe as NFT marketplace OpenSea’s Discord channels infiltrated by a hacker promoting a scam drop

By
May 6, 2022
Andrew Bailey
Finance

‘Opportunity for the downright criminal’: Bank of England’s governor says crypto is the new front line for scams

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April 4, 2022
Bar owner charged with selling fake COVID vaccination cards
Health

Bar owner charged with selling fake COVID vaccination cards

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May 6, 2021
Scammer behind massive Twitter hack has made only $109,000—so far
Finance

Scammer behind massive Twitter hack has made only $109,000—so far

By
July 15, 2020
Stock scammers are using the coronavirus outbreak to dupe investors, SEC warns
Finance

Stock scammers are using the coronavirus outbreak to dupe investors, SEC warns

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February 6, 2020
APTOPIX Harvey
Leadership

Fraud and Price Gouging Spike After Hurricane Harvey

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September 1, 2017

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