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Cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest disclosed on August 23, 2026, that it was the target of a social engineering attack on August 22, in which a threat actor impersonated a company security employee to trick a staff member int...
A federal jury in Nevada has convicted Las Vegas businessman Brent Kovar of running a $24 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 400 investors.
Pseudonymous blockchain investigator ZachXBT announced plans to automatically decline future assistance requests from crypto fraud victims located in seven countries, citing repeated frustrations with local law enforceme...
Apollo Global Management disclosed on August 21, 2026, that it suffered a data breach in July, resulting in the compromise of highly sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers.
A global cybercrime operation dubbed StopAndProtect has been uncovered, using nearly 2,000 hacked WordPress websites as its entire infrastructure to distribute malware, steal data, and deploy ransomware.
Irish police have issued statements to reassure the public after artificially generated images depicting a person dressed as the Cat in the Hat were shared widely on social media, causing concern in communities across th...
Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother from New York City, was found dead on August 20 near Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, nearly two weeks after she disappeared during a visit to the city.
Three individuals have been remanded in custody at the Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan following their arraignment on separate charges of alleged Canadian visa fraud totaling over 30 million naira.
A joint operation by India's Income Tax Department and Bengaluru police has resulted in the seizure of more than Rs 10.3 crore in cash being transported from Bengaluru toward Tamil Nadu.
A new analysis by a nonprofit research group has identified over 150 anonymous wallets on the prediction market platform Polymarket that may have used nonpublic U.S.
Two employees of cryptocurrency exchange Binance were detained and questioned by police in the United Arab Emirates in recent weeks as part of investigations into possible financial crimes on the platform, according to p...
A new documentary trailer reveals the details of a decades-old financial betrayal involving comedian Dane Cook and his half-brother, former manager Darryl McCauley.
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, proposed a new policy that could subject companies to federal charges if they secretly vary prices for individual customers based on personal data without clear...
Director Indra Kumar and producer Ashok Thakeria, the filmmakers behind the popular Dhamaal comedy franchise, are facing a police investigation in Mumbai over an alleged Rs 1.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has concluded its civil enforcement action against Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, a cofounder of FTX, after both accepted consent orders adm...
A cyberattack on a major European logistics provider has forced Pokémon Center to cancel customer orders and exposed personal data for shoppers in the United Kingdom and Germany.
Britain's competition regulator has launched formal investigations into Trainline, Virgin Atlantic, and Red Driving School over concerns they may be using illegal "drip pricing" tactics that hide mandatory fees from cons...
A pollster called Median Strategies has admitted that its recently published surveys, which showed substantial leads for two Democratic candidates, were entirely fabricated.
Karnataka authorities dismantled a major illegal pharmaceutical operation on August 18, 2026, seizing counterfeit medicines and materials valued at over Rs 5 crore from an unlicensed facility near Bidadi in Ramanagara di...
Police in Ahmedabad announced on Tuesday they had dismantled a multinational cybercrime network that supplied infrastructure for fraud operations linked to Pakistan and China, following an investigation that began with a...
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