Liz Weston: In 'SIM swap,' criminals really have your number
If you're not familiar with SIM swap fraud, prepare to be terrified.
Oct 14, 2019
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If you're not familiar with SIM swap fraud, prepare to be terrified.
Oct 14, 2019
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A Russian hacker has admitted to his involvement in one of the biggest thefts of consumer data from a U.S. financial institution.
Sep 24, 2019
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A global crackdown on cybercrime has led to the arrest of 281 people, mostly in Nigeria and the United States, officials said Tuesday.
Sep 10, 2019
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Have you ever used your credit card at a new store or location only to have it declined? Has a sale ever been blocked because you charged a higher amount than usual?
Sep 20, 2018
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The ability to "keep calm and carry on" could explain why some people suffer less depression and anxiety when faced with adversity, research has discovered.
Jul 23, 2018
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Machine learning computer systems, which get better with experience, are poised to transform the economy much as steam engines and electricity have in the past. They can outperform people in a number of tasks, though they ...
Dec 21, 2017
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(Tech Xplore)—Joshua Browder, founder, DoNotPay, has expanded a "robot" initiative to cover more categories and provide not only guidance and letter formats for communicating complaints.
In the broadest sense, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and is also a civil law violation. Many hoaxes are fraudulent, although those not made for personal gain are not technically frauds. Defrauding people of money is presumably the most common type of fraud, but there have also been many fraudulent "discoveries" in art, archaeology, and science.
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