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CYBER13h agoHong Kong woman, 66, loses HK$2.7 million in money-laundering phone scamA 66-year-old Hong Kong woman was swindled out of HK$2.7 million (US$344,158) in a phone scam after a caller alleged that her bank account had been involved in money laundering. Police said the woman, who lives in Sau Mau Ping, told the force at about 5am on Saturday that she had received the call earlier this month from a suspected scammer. He claimed her bank account, the one she used to buy insurance online, had been involved in money laundering and allegedly instructed her to transfer funds...South China Morning Post
CYBER1d agoChina calls U.S. investigation into Chinese businesswoman for espionage "unfounded"China denies NYT accusations about espionage linked to Nvidia, calling them slanders. The U.S. is investigating a Megaspeed executive. Suspicions point to illegal access to advanced AI chips. The relationship between Huang and Trump reportedly halted sales restrictions.Clarín
CYBER4d agoGhanaian twin brothers and US woman plead guilty to $9m romance scamThe group targeted elderly people across US and Europe, luring them into romantic relationship before persuading them to transfer large sums of money.BBC World
CYBEROct 19Young people falsely accused of killing a woman in Burgos by far-right accounts: “They have ruined our lives”Dos españoles, de 20 y 29 años, que no se conocen de nada, están envueltos en un falso caso de asesinato tras la difusión de sus fotografías el pasado sábadoEl País
CYBEROct 17Documentary 'Super Scam Me': when the prey catches the predator in romance scamsReporter Mariana van Zeller delves into the world of romance scams to understand the impact on victims. Van Zeller questions why the focus is on victims and not on the scammers' deceptions.Clarín
CYBEROct 17Man in Brazil traveled more than 2,000 km to meet a woman who turned out to be created with AI and spent all his savings: 'I felt cheated'Edimar Rocha gastó sus ahorros tras enamorarse de una falsa influencer en internet y tuvo que pedir ayuda para regresar a casa.El Tiempo
CYBEROct 17Illinois woman waited 80 days for her late father life insurance after a cyberattack but the insurer kept charging himAn Illinois woman experienced an 80-day delay in receiving her late father's life insurance payout due to a cyberattack, while the insurer continued to charge him. This illustrates the disruptive impact of cyberattacks on essential financial services.aol.com · United States
CYBEROct 15Fake AI images of protester go viral after woman punched at Trump's Ohio rallyA protester who heckled Donald Trump at his midterm rally in Youngstown, Ohio, was physically assaulted and removed from the event, but fake AI-generated photos recreating the incident are going viral online. The images carry digital watermarks identifying them as AI-generated. While footage confirms the woman was punched, there is no evidence to support Trump’s claim that the protester was "paid" to disrupt his speech, as he mocked the protester's weight. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.France 24 [en]
CYBEROct 14Nigerian man jailed in UK for hacking woman’s social media, selling her images onlineA Nigerian man, Bosun Osagie has been jailed in the United Kingdom, UK for hacking a woman’s Snapchat and X accounts, using her images to create fake profiles that advertised her as a sex worker, selling the images online and subsequently blackmailing her. The post Nigerian man jailed in UK for hacking woman’s social media, selling her images online appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CYBEROct 13Romance scammers are getting harder to catch. The consequences are costly.For people looking for love online, a match with a scammer could cost them their life savings.NBC News
CYBEROct 5US arrests woman for spying for China and monitoring the son of the Taiwanese presidentClarín
CYBEROct 4Hong Kong woman loses HK$21.5 million in cryptocurrency scamA 60-year-old Hong Kong woman has lost more than HK$21 million (US$2.7 million) in a cryptocurrency scam after a fraudster posing as an investment expert she met online duped her. The clerk reported the case to police on Saturday, saying she had befriended an individual claiming to be an investment specialist on “Baby Kingdom”, a popular online parenting forum and community website, on March 15 this year, a source said. The fraudster duped her into investing on a fake cryptocurrency platform...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 2FlyDubai co-pilot accused of cockpit attack was grounded by Oman Air before joining airline: reportFox News World