Scams and Crime
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Beware of This Scam Targeting People Buying Homes
May 13, 2018Criminals know that many Americans buy homes during the spring — and they continue to target such...
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Do Not Believe These 8 Dangerous Myths About Scams
May 1, 2018One of the most important defenses that you can possess against scammers is knowledge, including an...
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Joseph Steinberg: I Am Going Independent After 6 Years With Forbes And Inc.
April 2, 2018After six years of writing for Forbes and Inc., my column will now be published exclusively...
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SEC Charges Former Equifax CIO with Insider Trading Related to Massive Data Breach
March 15, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Jun Ying, a former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of...
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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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