[ad_1] Burkov was arrested in 2015 at an airport near Tel Aviv. In 2017, an Israeli district court approved his extradition to the US, but Russia fought that decision for years. As Krebs on Security points out, the Russian government may be concerned that Burkov knows too much. In late 2019, Burkov was extradited to […]
Category: fraud
Facebook and eBay crack down on fake product reviews after UK warning
[ad_1] According to the CMA, neither company was purposefully allowing such reviews on their platforms, but believed they could do better in preventing such activity. Facebook has since agreed to introduce more robust systems to detect and remove fraudulent content, while eBay has improved its existing filters to better identify and block listings for the […]
Echo Fox co-owner sues team partners over fraud claims
[ad_1] Fox also asserted that Raizada has retaliated against him for bringing up Raizada’s use of racist language against ex-CEO Jace Hall. Riot Games cut Echo Fox from its League of Legends Championship Series after it argued that the team hadn’t addressed Raizada’s behavior, with Echo Fox eventually selling to Kroenke for just over $30 […]
Internet metrics giant settles charges it faked its own numbers
[ad_1] The deal has Comscore and Matta pay respective penalties of $5 million and $700,000, while Matta will also pay another $2.1 million to reflect profits he made from selling company stock and other compensation. The executive is also banned from serving as the director or officer of a public company for the next 10 […]
Twitter is cracking down on financial scams
[ad_1] According to Twitter, users may not operate a fake account or pretend to be a public figure or an organization. Money-flipping schemes in which users ask for a small amount of money in return for a larger sum are prohibited, and phishing schemes will count as a violation. To report instances of fraud, users […]
Amazon asks delivery drivers to verify their identities with selfies
[ad_1] A message in the Amazon Flex app told drivers they had to take a selfie before they could continue working (though it urges them not to take photos while driving). Amazon also informed drivers it may collect their biometric data to occasionally confirm their identity. The selfie obligation could stop Flex drivers from sharing […]
‘Fraud’ caused Chicago shutdown, not hacking
[ad_1] The service didn’t address those specific claims in its response to Edwards, but did say it was “working with law enforcement” to address the fraud. It stressed that its app “wasn’t hacked” and that that the perpetrators hadn’t obtained sensitive member data. Whatever the cause, the incident is unusual for car services as a […]
US convicts Romanians over scheme that hijacked 400,000 computers
[ad_1] The malware would also turn off antivirus protection, and even blocked users from visiting law enforcement websites. The crooks made off with “millions of dollars,” according to the Department of Justice. Sentencing isn’t due to take place until August 14th, but the penalties could be stiff. Miclaus and Nicolescu were convicted of 21 counts […]
Former Senate IT worker pleads guilty to doxxing senators on Wikipedia
[ad_1] Cosko took advantage of another employee’s key to break into Hassan’s office at least four times, using keyloggers to help him swipe login credentials and grab sensitive data. He published the Senators’ information in September after he got “angry” at their line of questioning for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Staff caught him in […]
Man pleads guilty to hijacking Apple IDs of rappers and sports stars
[ad_1] Ford was indicted on six counts back in April 2018, but is only pleading guilty to one count each of computer fraud and aggravated identity theft. Sentencing is due to take place June 24th. Officials didn’t name the victims or outline the full extent of the damage. It’s not certain that Ford will face […]