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Amazon Prime Day is a big shopping event for scammers too, experts warn
Retail

Amazon Prime Day is a big shopping event for scammers too, experts warn

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
July 16, 2024
Dara Khosrowshahi
Tech

Uber and authorities are probing hoax calls made to an 81-year old man that allegedly led him to shoot a female driver

By Mark Scolforo and The Associated Press
April 20, 2024
‘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

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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

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

Bar owner charged with selling fake COVID vaccination cards

By
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

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July 15, 2020

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