Scams and Crime
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FBI Arrests CEO of Secure Smartphone Company, Phantom Secure
March 12, 2018The FBI has arrested the CEO of Phantom Secure, a provider of BlackBerry and Android devices...
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Virtual Kidnapping Scams are Back with Higher Stakes – Here is What You Need to Know
March 11, 2018According to police, a mother in Wyckoff, New Jersey, recently received a terrifying phone call during...
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Beware: Criminals Are Sending Extremely Well-Written Fraudulent Emails Related To ICOs And Other Cryptocurrency Investment Opportunities
February 18, 2018The small fortune stolen in the last few weeks have motivated criminals to send out many...
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Cryptocurrency: Why Criminals Are Now Focusing Their Attacks on Bitcoin, ICOs, And Many Alt-Cryptos
February 2, 2018Over the past month, criminals have successfully stolen significant amounts of cryptocurrency, making international news headlines...
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Google Removed 700,000 Problematic Apps From Its Android Play Store in 2017
February 1, 2018In 2017 alone, Google blocked over 700,000 problematic Android apps from being available to users via...
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Hacker Steals $150,000 From Cryptocurrency ICO Participants Via Breach And Phishing Attack
January 29, 2018A criminal has apparently successfully stolen about $150,000 by tricking people participating in the cryptocurrency, Experty, ICO pre-sale...
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7 Types of Ransomware That You Need To Know About
January 18, 2018In a post last week, I described ten reasons why ransomware – that is, computer malware...
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Ransomware: Why It Will Cause Even More Damage and Destruction in 2018
January 9, 2018Ransomware – that is, computer malware that prevents users from accessing their files until they pay...
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Exclusive: How a Fake Product Announcement Created A Viral Marketing Campaign For Protecting The Environment
October 30, 2017Earlier this year, a startup company called Treepex announced that it was taking pre-orders for an...
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Hackers Hid Malware In Security App With Billions Of Downloads
September 18, 2017Hackers have infected millions of computers by secretly hiding malware inside of a popular security product...
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