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 | 20
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 | 51
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
Former Apple worker pleads guilty to $17m mail and wire fraud charges Nefarious schemes included harvesting motherboard components and selling them back to Apple Cyber-crime02 Nov 2022 | 12
Founder of zero-emissions truck venture Nikola found guilty of $1b fraud Verdict in for trial where promo vid showed gravity rather than batteries or fuel cells keeping electric truck moving Science19 Oct 2022 | 26
Interpol busts global 'Black Axe' cyber-fraud suspects 75 collars felt, $1.2m seized in bid to cut off crime network’s financial lifeline Cyber-crime17 Oct 2022 | 3
China-linked Budworm burrows hole in US legislature systems In brief Also, Senator Warren says banks need to grow the Zelle up, an AirTag does some good – if you’re a Democrat, and more Security17 Oct 2022 | 7
Prison inmate accused of orchestrating $11M fraud using cell cellphone Judge rejects defense effort to toss warrantless device search on privacy grounds Security13 Oct 2022 | 29
Cambodian authorities crack down on cyber slavery amid international pressure Lured by fake jobs, victims are isolated abroad and forced to carry out crypto and romance scams, and more Security22 Sep 2022 | 15
PC store told it can't claim full cyber-crime insurance after social-engineering attack Two different kinds of fraud, says judge while throwing out lawsuit against insurer CSO16 Aug 2022 | 4
Four charged with tricking Qualcomm into buying $150m startup Updated Technically the chip giant already owned the tech due to real inventor’s contract, according to DoJ Legal11 Aug 2022 | 18
Chinese scammers target kids with promise of extra gaming hours Cyberspace regulator's fraud report finds all is not well behind the Great Firewall Cyber-crime09 Aug 2022 | 5
Vietnamese attacker circumvents Facebook security with ‘DUCKTAIL’ malware Session cookies and 2FA subversion allow takeover of biz and ad accounts, lead to unauthorized ad buys Research27 Jul 2022 | 8
North Koreans spotted harassing SMBs with malware In brief Also: Lawyers told to dissuade clients from paying off ransomware crooks, and more Security16 Jul 2022 | 16
This big phish can swim around MFA, says Microsoft Security Slippery AiTM attacks targeted more than 10,000 orgs over the past nine months CSO13 Jul 2022 | 2
Indian tax authorities raid offices of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo Why does a smartphone maker have 2kg of gold bars in the office? India reckons it smells tax fraud Legal08 Jul 2022 | 18
China finds and kills 42,000 counterfeit apps – many of them investment scams Constant crackdowns on bad online behavior don't seem to deter crims Offbeat04 Jul 2022 | 8
Interpol anti-fraud operation busts call centers behind business email scams 1,770 premises raided, 2,000 arrested, $50m seized Security17 Jun 2022 | 25
Indian authorities issue conflicting advice about biometric ID card security Government authority forced to backtrack warning that photocopied Aadhaar cards represent a risk Security30 May 2022 | 11
US recovers a record $15m from the 3ve ad-fraud crew Swiss banks cough up around half of the proceeds of crime Security19 May 2022 | 11