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North Korean operatives and American accomplices accused in massive fraud that infiltrated the Fortune 500 and stole millions
The Justice Department on Monday announced a significant crackdown on the North Korean IT workers fraud scheme, with two new…
Two men who worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR public filing system were charged with insider trading after…
Thieves accused in record $100 million jewelry heist also nabbed Apple AirTags and Samsung electronics, authorities claim
From the dark evening hours until the early morning of July 11, 2022, a crew of California men allegedly stalked…
A 35-year-old Florida man booked more than 120 free flights by posing as a flight attendant
A Florida man who used to be a flight attendant posed as one to book free flights through several airlines.…
For 45 years, the inspector general’s office at USAID has investigated all kinds of crimes committed using the billions in…
‘Anthony from Staten Island’ said he developed a chat tool for Meta. His entire identity was fake.
A provider of identity verification and fraud tools was recently targeted by what appear to be multiple North Korean IT…
AI deepfakes pose ‘significant’ risk to ‘identity systems upon which our entire economy relies,’ warns fintech CEO
With one new AI capability after another entering the mainstream, it’s tempting to give each one the same cursory consideration.…
In January 2024, a finance director at a UK firm transferred $25 million to fraudsters after a video call with…
‘This is the mafia’ — How North Korea structures its IT workers like an organized crime syndicate
The crime syndicate La Cosa Nostra in the U.S. is built around “Five Families” that famously war with each other…
California man who tried to evade arrest by crossing lake with an underwater scooter pleads guilty in $35 million investment fraud scheme
A California man who tried to evade arrest by jumping into a lake with an underwater scooter pleaded guilty Thursday…












