A 44-year-old woman from Queensland has been warning people about scams on job websites, after falling prey to one that robbed her of AU$48,000. Amana Peters was searching for work-from-home gigs when she was approached by the alleged scammer posing as a recruiter. The scammer, who claimed to be from Indeed, smooth-talked Peters into investing … Read more
The launch of the HAWK meme coin, spearheaded by social media influencer Haliey Welch, has devolved into controversy as reports reveal that her crypto team profited £2.59 million ($3.3 million) during a chaotic rollout. The token’s value crashed by 95% shortly after launch, sparking investor outrage and leading to complaints filed with the US Securities … Read more
Haliey Welch, 22, became a social media personality during the summers over the “hawk tuah” TikTok video, which instantly became a hit and enabled her to launch her own merchandise, the “Talk Tuah” podcast in September, and even an AI-based dating app called “Pookie Tools.” Her Instagram presence swelled to 2.6 million followers, and she … Read more
Brighton-based kitchen fitter Des Healey lost £75,000 last year in an AI-based crypto scam involving personal finance expert Martin Lewis, whom he looked up to for financial guidance. Healey recently attended an interview with Lewis on BBC Radio 5 Live, where he detailed how he lost his entire savings and was neck-deep in loans after … Read more
Australia’s signals intelligence agency has warned people that cybercriminals were using advanced AI techniques and fake QR codes to dupe unsuspecting victims into revealing their personal information or downloading malicious files, with the intent to fleece them of their money. Australia’s critical infrastructure has widely fallen target to this hacking spree, and hospitals and water … Read more
A former Disney employee faces federal cybercrime charges after allegedly hacking into the park’s menu system and falsely marking items containing peanuts as safe for people with allergies. According to prosecutors, Michael Scheuer, who worked as a menu production manager until his termination in June, used his access to Disney’s internal menu system to alter … Read more
A unique case of identity theft has emerged, revealing how a determined scammer exploited an online bank’s verification process to steal a $52,000 loan, only to lose the entire sum to a cryptocurrency scam. ABC 7 News’s 7 On Your Side investigative team uncovered the details after receiving an anonymous package from Manila, Philippines. The … Read more
Employee theft is a concern that affects businesses worldwide, costing billions each year. Even prominent billionaire and Dallas Mavericks co-owner Mark Cuban faced this challenge in the early days of his entrepreneurial journey. In a recent interview on the Club Shay Shay podcast with three-time Super Bowl champion Shannon Sharpe, Cuban opened up about how … Read more
The confidential data, which was allegedly sold to clients or used to blackmail businessmen and politicians, including former Milan Mayor Letizia Moratti, went back to at least 2019 and continued up to March 2024, a court document seen by Reuters showed. The Milan prosecutors allege the business intelligence agency tapped into three key databases: one … Read more
Cybersecurity experts have highlighted poor digital forensic capabilities as the bane of Nigeria’s fight against cybercrime. This was the consensus at the unveiling of the book “Cybercrime, Digital Forensic Readiness, and Financial Crime Investigation” on Monday in Abuja. The book, co-authored by Tombari Sibe and Christian Kaunert, provides an evidence-based report on Nigeria’s forensic resources … Read more
