Scams and Crime
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BEWARE: Criminals Are Selling Fraudulent Expert Opinion Letters From “Me” In Support of CyberSecurity Professionals Seeking Immigration Visas to The United States
January 31, 2025I have been made aware that one or more criminals are offering – in exchange for...
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The Hidden Dangers of Rideshare Apps: A Decade Later, Lobbying and Inaction Continue to Threaten Our Safety
November 12, 2024When, back in 2012, I first wrote in Forbes about smartphone taxi and e-hail apps,...
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Deepfake Video of Central Bank Governor and Journalist Promotes Fraudulent Investment Opportunity
September 5, 2024Over the summer, criminals released a video of Gaston Reinesch, governor of the Central Bank of...
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Iran, Hamas, and the Houthis Are Killing People All Over The World Who Will Never Know They Were Victims Of Terror
February 5, 2024Iran, Hamas, and the Houthis are causing people all over the world to suffer unnecessarily, and...
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Scammers Steal Over $25 Million By Using AI Deepfake Video Call To Convince Suspicious Employee That A Phishing Email Is Legitimate
February 4, 2024Scammers stole over $25 million from a multinational business by utilizing cutting-edge real-time video deepfake technology...
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Warning: Phone Scammers Are Now PERFECTLY Impersonating Utility Companies
January 19, 2024Several hours ago , I received a phone call; the caller ID displayed the accurate name...
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Cybersecurity Event Cancelled After Being Hit By Cybercriminals
October 24, 2022An online cybersecurity event with 2,500 people already logged in had to be cancelled after suspected...
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Does Law Enforcement Have More Control Over Cryptocurrencies Than People Believe? (How Did The FBI Seize Bitcoin From The Colonial Pipeline Hackers?)
May 31, 2022According to the FBI, it has successfully seized most of the Bitcoin ransom paid by Colonial...
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The FBI Warns About A Google Voice Scam That Is Not New, But Still Finding Plenty Of Victims
January 26, 2022The FBI recently warned the public that many people are still falling prey to a Google...
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Lawmakers Should Update The Anti-Money-Laundering Act Of 2020 To Account For Inflation
June 17, 2021On Jan. 1, 2021, the United States government enacted as federal law the Anti-Money Laundering Act...
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