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moneycontrol.com > technology > over-119-000-fake-online-shops-are-ready-to-steal-your-money-how-to-protect-yourself-article-14033821.html

Over 119,000 fake online shops are ready to steal your money: How to protect yourself- Moneycontrol.com

5+ hour, 50+ min ago   (335+ words) Up to ₹50 lakhs | Starts at 9.99% German cybersecurity startup Nebty has discovered a huge cybercrime operation dubbed “DoppelCart” that’s using fake online shop pages to steal payment card details. The DoppelCart online shopping scam reportedly employs more than 119,000 domains to run…...


dexerto.com > roblox > roblox-widow-sues-male-escort-over-alleged-6m-grief-scam-3410383

Roblox widow sues male escort over alleged $6M grief scam

15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (718+ words) A widow whose late husband helped build software for Roblox is suing a male escort she claims exploited her grief and medical vulnerability before persuading her to transfer nearly $6 million through an alleged $10 million contract buyout. Marianne Flippo, 49, filed the…...


cryptoslate.com > ai-was-supposed-to-take-scammers-jobs-but-it-gave-them-superpowers-instead

AI was supposed to take scammers’ jobs, but it gave them superpowers instead

23+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1372+ words) FATF warns that one or two people with enough computing power could do work that previously required much larger teams For anyone worried that AI would eliminate every profession except the one sending messages about your frozen crypto account, there's…...


medium.com > @mandem868 > qr-phishing-post-mortem-aceac4a3753c

QR Phishing Post-Mortem

19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (25+ words) CYBERSECURITY QR Phishing Post-Mortem Tax-themed campaign stopped by human vigilance and the lessons learned Recently, a high-confidence Tax related phishing campaign targeted recipients through a …...


bleepingcomputer.com > news > security > north-korean-waterplum-hackers-infected-30-000-devices-worldwide

North Korean WaterPlum hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (691+ words) OpenAI details more cases of AI agents taking unauthorized actions Brevo supply-chain attack injected ClickFix scripts on customer sites North Korean WaterPlum hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide ShinyHunters hacks Clop leak site, threatens to extort ransomware gang Get 25 hours of ChatGPT…...


medium.com > @rajkanjariya2020 > the-developers-who-never-existed-0a41b2df7f4b

The Developers Who Never Existed

20+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1270+ words) Inside the Remote Work Scam The Developers Who Never Existed North Korea has placed thousands of fake IT workers inside Western companies — earning $500 million a year, stealing source code, and …...


coinpedia.org > news > former-hong-kong-banker-jailed-over-1-6b-fake-credit-documents-and-crypto-bribes

Former Hong Kong Banker Jailed Over $1.6B Fake Credit Documents and Crypto Bribes

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (47+ words) Hong Kong banker gets four years in prison after taking $470,000 in crypto bribes to authenticate $1.6 billion in fake documents....


cryptorank.io > news > feed > d8ce0-north-korea-linked-hackers-used-fake-jobs-to-steal-crypto

North Korea-Linked Hackers Used Fake Jobs to Steal Crypto From IT Workers | Market Crypto Live News | CryptoRank.io

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (287+ words) A North Korea-linked hacking group used fake job offers to target IT workers and steal cryptocurrency, Japan’s NPA said Friday. The group, known as WaterPlum, infected more than 30,000 devices across over 100 countries from December 2025 through July 2026. Investigators also found information…...


claimdepot.com > investigations > three-oaks-hospice-data-breach-2026

Three Oaks Hospice Data Breach Lawsuit Investigation

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (191+ words) Shamis & Gentile P.A., one of the nation's premier class action law firms specializing in data breach cases, is investigating the Three Oaks Hospice of Dallas data breach. Three Oaks Hospice is a private hospice and palliative care provider headquartered in Dallas,…...


straitstimes.com > singapore > courts-crime > do-it-now-scammers-impersonate-firms-chairman-on-microsoft-teams-chat-company-almost-lost-120k

???Do it now???: Scammers impersonate firm???s chairman on Microsoft Teams chat; company almost lost $120k

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (710+ words) Published Sep 19, 2026, 10:00 AM SINGAPORE – When the chief financial officer of a local healthcare firm was asked by her company’s “chairman” and “managing director” to submit the firm’s financial statements, her instinct was to follow orders. Unbeknownst to her, scammers were…...