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What is hidden behind harmless PyPI packages? Checmarx specialists found PyPI packages containing malicious script in the file "init.py", which transmits user data to the bot in Telegram. Malicious packages uploaded by the user "dsfsdfds" turned out to be part of a major cybercrime operation...

According to the public accusation of the prosecutor of the Zhytomyr regional Prosecutor's Office, the prisoner was found guilty of seizing someone else's property by deception (fraud), committed repeatedly, including through illegal operations using electronic computing equipment (Part 2, 4 of...

Nigerian police have arrested self-proclaimed cryptocurrency billionaire Linus Williams, known as Blord, on charges of digital asset fraud and terrorist financing. According to law enforcement officials, Linus Williams managed a trading platform where the purchase of USDT stablecoins and...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with H-Coin cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering. According to the prosecutor's office, Wengui was arrested in March 2023, and his sentence is due to be announced on November 19. The defendant...

Operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Northern Administrative District of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow, together with colleagues from the Strogino district of Moscow, detained four suspects in fraud. It was...

A recent study by the analytical company Elliptic showed that cryptocurrency fraud in Southeast Asia has reached industrial proportions and led to losses of tens of billions of dollars. According to a recent Elliptic report, many cryptocurrency scams are committed by members of transnational...

Plastic payment cards, such as credit and debit cards, are highly popular and convenient cash alternatives, widely accessible to people across most of the world. Their portability and ease of use make them a favored choice for financial transactions. This efficiency is supported by a vast...

A resident of Washington State, Michael Joseph McaLeeny, who founded the MAC Blockchain Solutions cryptocurrency investment fund, pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and fraud using electronic means of communication. According to the Prosecutor's Office for the Eastern District of...

It was previously established that a 52-year-old resident of Tula received a message from an unknown man who introduced himself as a retired general of a foreign army in one of the popular instant messengers. During the conversation, the fraudster convinced the victim to pay a fee allegedly for...

The investigative division of the Central District Police Department of the Sochi City Department of Internal Affairs has completed the investigation of a criminal case initiated against a 21-year-old local resident on the grounds of crimes under Articles 158 and 159 of the Criminal Code of the...

Employees of the UBK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region during a business trip to the Stavropol Territory detained a local resident. He is suspected of fraud committed on a particularly large scale. It was previously established...

An investigator of the Main Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass has completed the investigation of a criminal case initiated against four residents of the Novosibirsk and Tomsk regions...

The Internet has become such a familiar part of our lives that we sometimes forget that not everyone we cross paths with online has our best interests at heart. Cybercriminals are ubiquitous and do everything they can to capitalize on ordinary internet users, so the threat of online fraud is...

The Economic Crimes Investigation Department of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kursk region is investigating a criminal case on a series of fraudulent actions committed by a 23-year-old resident of the regional center. The facts of the crime...

The New York State Attorney General's Office (NYAG), represented by its head Letitia James, has filed a lawsuit against NovaTechFx and AWS Mining on charges of fraud and defrauding investors. According to the report, the companies worked on the principle of a financial pyramid, their victims...

The scammers will go to any lengths to get your money. Here are many examples of deception that are easy to believe. But don't do this! 1. A friend asks for a loan What's happening: An acquaintance writes on social networks or instant messengers that he is abroad and has run out of money. He...

Boys and girls! And also their parents! Today we have a very instructive story waiting for us, so sit down, open the popcorn and get ready for a journey into the fascinating world of investments, fraud, arrogance and madness. This story was sent to me by a subscriber who immediately set a very...

Today, fake calls from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, from false investigators, or from a grandson allegedly involved in an accident can no longer surprise anyone. The basic schemes of scammers have long been known even to pensioners. However, criminals do not sit idle. Literally...

Content: Latest statistics Who becomes the victims? Types of fraudulent activities Deception depending on the scope of financial fraud Fraudulent methods of offline and online deception Other existing fraudulent schemes Protection measures against financial fraudsters You gave secret...

Expert Stekolnikov: vigilance remains the main way to protect against fraud with bank accounts. The average amount of thefts from citizens bank accounts, according to the Bank of Russia, increased by 30% in 2022; over the past year, more than 13 billion rubles were stolen from clients of credit...