Investment advisors pay the price for selling what looked a lot like AI fairy tales SEC bags $400K in settlements AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 6
UK tech titan Mike Lynch's US fraud trial begins today 13-year saga continues as jury set to hear claims on both sides of HP's Autonomy acquisition disaster Applications18 Mar 2024 | 6
FTC goes undercover to probe suspected antivirus scam, scores $26M settlement Imagine trying to trick folks into buying $500 of unnecessary repairs – and they turn out to be federal agents Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 9
Ten nations tell social media, banks, and telcos to get better at stopping scams Australian minister singles out Meta – where Zuck has 600,000 Nvidia GPUs ready to roll Public Sector14 Mar 2024 | 26
We're not Meta support: State AGs tell Zuck to fix rampant account takeover problem 'We refuse to operate as customer service representatives' Security07 Mar 2024 | 16
American Express admits card data exposed and blames third party Don't leave home without … IT security Security04 Mar 2024 | 9
China warns of fake digital currency wallets fleecing netizens Scammers' tactics are tiresomely familiar: get-rich-quick schemes and data harvesting Security27 Feb 2024 | 5
Oracle faces continued legal battle over alleged NetSuite software misrepresentations Judge allows fraud case to continue after customer resubmits complaint Databases21 Feb 2024 | 8
HPE seeks $4B in damages from Autonomy boss Mike Lynch and his ex-CFO Could have been worse – IT giant was asking for five On-Prem12 Feb 2024 | 16
Billions lost to fraud and error during UK's pandemic spending spree Watchdog orders a rethink in time for the next emergency Public Sector09 Feb 2024 | 152
Fintech engineer grounded by crypto fraud caper, including $300m spoof trades Fourth conviction in South Africa-linked scheme Legal08 Feb 2024 | 9
Cybercrime duo accused of picking $2.5M from Apple's orchard Security researcher buddies allegedly tag team a four-month virtual gift card heist at Cupertino tech giant Cyber-crime08 Feb 2024 | 2
JPMorgan exec claims bank repels '45 billion' cyberattack attempts per day Updated Assets boss also reckons she has more engineers than Amazon CSO18 Jan 2024 | 20
Mandiant's brute-forced X account exposes perils of skimping on 2FA Speculation builds over whether a nearly year-old policy change was to blame Cyber-crime11 Jan 2024 | 25
Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial Eighth charge related to campaign contributions would just take too dang long Security02 Jan 2024 | 54
SEC charges ex-medtech CEO with fraud for selling plastic fake implants Sure, bogus blood tests are bad, but have you considered tricking doctors into embedded useless tubes? Bootnotes20 Dec 2023 | 14
Scammers use India’s real-time payment system to siphon off money, send it to China Countries signed on for India’s stack might watch out Security24 Oct 2023 | 14
Indian authorities raid fake tech support rings after tipoff from Amazon and Microsoft Also went after crypto-crooks who sought money to buy miners for fake token Cybersecurity Month20 Oct 2023 | 38
US lawmakers want China export bans to include open tech like RISC-V ASIA IN BRIEF PLUS: South Korea to fine Apple, Google; Digital fraud booms in Hong Kong; Singtel slings TrustWave Legal08 Oct 2023 | 13
India's biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots Global tech companies' Bharat offices attract the wrong sort of interest Security21 Sep 2023 | 2
Robocall scammers sentenced in US after netting $1.2M via India-based call centers Part of network of crims who used 'trickery and threats' to target elderly Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 14
Sysadmin and spouse admit to part in 'massive' pirated Avaya licenses scam Could spend 20 years in prison after selling $88M in ADI software keys Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 21
Hong Kong authorities cuff six in connection with floundering crypto platform JPEX Special Adminstrative Region aspires to be a crypto hub, is making an example of allegedly unlicensed operator Personal Tech20 Sep 2023 | 3
Used cars? Try used car accounts: 15,000 up for grabs online at just $2 a pop Cut and shut is so last century, now it's copy and clone Research13 Sep 2023 | 9
Blazar Token creator accused of using investor funds for renovating bathroom Interesting choice, if true. Not a Lamborghini, is it? Legal24 Aug 2023 | 10
Tech support scammers go analog, ask victims to mail bundles of cash The approach is the same, but never mind the crypto or gift cards Security19 Jul 2023 | 28
Celsius feels the heat: Ex-CEO arrested, watchdogs line up to sue bankrupt crypto biz Exec faces fraud charges, one regulator wants $5 billion fine Cyber-crime13 Jul 2023 | 10
California man jailed after manure-to-methane scheme revealed as bull Fraudulent cash cow milked investors for almost $9M Offbeat28 Jun 2023 | 36
American and Southwest Airlines pilot candidate data exposed Time to start practising identity protection Cyber-crime26 Jun 2023 | 2
Capita wins £50M fraud reporting contract with City of London cops No, the irony isn't lost on us either Security14 Jun 2023 | 26
Cry-pto: Feds bury Bitcoin exchange giant Binance in 13-count fraud lawsuit 'We are operating as a fking unlicensed securities exchange in the USA bro' Personal Tech05 Jun 2023 | 25
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund regrets investment in crypto-villain FTX No fault found, but execs responsible punished with reduced compensation Software30 May 2023 | 9
New York county still dealing with ransomware eight months after attack security in brief Also: iSpoof no more, Edmodo fined more than it can pay, UK is #1 (in CC theft), and the week's critical vulns Security29 May 2023 | 8
Ads for lucrative jobs in Asia fail to mention chance of slavery as crypto-scammer FBI warns jobseekers to be very skeptical of working holidays in Cambodia Cyber-crime23 May 2023 | 17
Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison – with a $500m bill 'Liz' learns you don't screw over rich people Science17 May 2023 | 72
FTC sues VoIP provider over 'billions of illegal robocalls' XCast knew it was breaking the law and didn't hold back, watchdog says Cyber-crime16 May 2023 | 39
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch flown to US for HPE fraud trial Loses year-long battle against extradition Software12 May 2023 | 70
Elizabeth Holmes is not going to prison – for the moment Yes, launch another appeal, that'll do the trick Science26 Apr 2023 | 47
DoJ, Treasury accuses 3 men of laundering crypto for North Korea If the DPRK is named, you know it somehow involves Lazarus Group Cyber-crime26 Apr 2023 | 3
Autonomy's Mike Lynch loses battle against extradition to the US on fraud charges Next stop, Euro human rights court? Software21 Apr 2023 | 25
FBI: How fake Xi cops prey on Chinese nationals in the US 你好 [insert name], 我在 Ministry of Public Security 工作 [insert shakedown] Cyber-crime12 Apr 2023 | 17
Theranos founder Holmes ordered to jail after appeal snub Decade or so in the clink begins April 27 Science11 Apr 2023 | 67
Inside FTX: Jokes about misplaced funds, diabolical IT, poor oversight, and worse How's the saying go? $50m here, $50m there, pretty soon you're talking real money Cyber-crime10 Apr 2023 | 22
India-based cybergang busted for selling fake KFC franchises It's finger-licking.... what happened to my $$$? Legal27 Mar 2023 | 14
Where in the world is Terraform Labs villain Do Kwon? Montenegro, actually Probably in a jail cell, waiting to be extradited stateside Legal24 Mar 2023 | 12
Police pounce on 'pompompurin' – alleged mastermind of BreachForums In Brief Crypto laundering service gets cleaned up by police and SVB mess draws in more criminals Security20 Mar 2023 | 3
FTX inner circle helped itself to $3.2B, liquidators say SBF alone pocketed $2.2B, or so this bankruptcy paperwork goes Cyber-crime16 Mar 2023 | 20
WANdisco suspends shares pending fraud investigation Revenue guidance cut from $24m to $9m after discovery of 'potentially fraudulent irregularities' Spotlight on Databases09 Mar 2023 | 14
Aussie tech worker payroll scheme operators found guilty of tax fraud Contractors left hanging while principals splurged on luxury goods Cyber-crime08 Mar 2023 | 19
More victims of fake crypto investor scam speak to The Register Exclusive UK-based Coin Publishers were conned out of $206,000 after meeting in a Barcelona hotel Cyber-crime16 Feb 2023 | 53
Ex-CEO of logistics startup Slync collared on multimillion fraud, embezzlement charges Christopher Kirchner alleged to have hyped up biz to investors then siphoned off a slice of cash Legal15 Feb 2023 | 2
Russian crook made $90M exploiting stolen info on Tesla, Roku, Avnet, Snap, more Undisclosed earnings reports swiped, exploited Cyber-crime15 Feb 2023 | 4
Guy accused of wrecking crypto exchange now hauled into court Mango Markets still offline for now ... but v4 comeback release looms Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 16
Bankruptcy probe: Celsius cheated investors 'from the start' If it walks like a Ponzi, quacks like a Ponzi, guess what it is? Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 20
South Korea makes crypto crackdown a national justice priority It's listed alongside issues like tackling gang violence, drugs, and sex crimes Cyber-crime31 Jan 2023 | 2
FTX CTO and Alameda Research CEO admit fraud, pair 'cooperating' with Feds Samuel Bankman-Fried in FBI custody to face court 'as soon as possible' Networks22 Dec 2022 | 57
Fraudulent ‘popunder’ Google Ad campaign generated millions of dollars The scam was lurking behind the content of an adult website Security22 Dec 2022 | 44
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried charged with fraud by just about everyone Billions in people's private funds siphoned off to bankroll hedge fund, watchdogs say Personal Tech13 Dec 2022 | 54
Theranos' Sunny Balwani gets longer sentence than Elizabeth Holmes Ex-COO of failed blood testing startup will report to prison 6 weeks before fraudster CEO Legal08 Dec 2022 | 53
Remuneration coming for TrustCor customers impacted by CA revocation In brief Also, a Capone henchman lands behind bars, while nearly 9/10 DoD contract firms fail security standards Security05 Dec 2022 |
Instagram star gets 11 years for $300m email scam plot Hushpuppi swaps private jet, Dubai penthouse for prison duds and $1.7m to victims Cyber-crime10 Nov 2022 | 34
Wells Fargo, Zelle slammed by Liz Warren over rampant online banking fraud Customers 'more than twice' as likely to be hit by scams, says Dem Senator Cyber-crime09 Nov 2022 | 34