crime

An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
As Smash-and-Grab Raids Go Viral, the Retail Industry Is Fighting Back
As Smash-and-Grab Raids Go Viral, the Retail Industry Is Fighting Back
December 16, 2021  |  Retail

Organized retail crime is running rampant in the run-up to Christmas. As captured on smartphones and closed-circuit video cameras across the U.S. and splashed all...

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Fraudsters Create ‘Clone’ Investment Accounts To Dupe Consumers
Fraudsters Create ‘Clone’ Investment Accounts To Dupe Consumers
July 14, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Retail investors have been succumbing to “impersonation fraud,” where fraudsters pretend to be famous brands and thus are able to con millions of Euros from...

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Ex-Microsoft Engineer Guilty Of Pilfering $10M In eCurrency
Ex-Microsoft Engineer Guilty Of Pilfering $10M In eCurrency
February 26, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A former Microsoft engineer was found guilty of 18 federal felonies after he stole $10 million worth of digital currency from his ex-employer and used...

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NY Man Gets Jail Time For $390K Card Skimming Scheme
NY Man Gets Jail Time For $390K Card Skimming Scheme
January 09, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A New York man, 39-year-old Bogdan Rusu, was sentenced to 60 months in prison on charges of using credit card skimming tactics to steal $390,141...

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Report: Crypto Fraud Losses Reach $4.4B In Q3 2019
Report: Crypto Fraud Losses Reach $4.4B In Q3 2019
December 02, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Looking back at 2019, and at cryptocurrencies, we may well make the declaration that fraudsters got a lot more brazen … which may mean 2020...

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Report: Crypto Crime On The Rise
Report: Crypto Crime On The Rise
November 27, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

There has been a larger amount of cryptocurrency crime this year than last, and criminals are getting away with more and more money, according to...

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Cybercrooks Go Old School With German Jewelry Heist
Cybercrooks Go Old School With German Jewelry Heist
November 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Ours is the age of the cyberheist. Business email compromises. Spoofed phone numbers. Billions of passwords floating around. Malware and synthetic identities and the Dark Web, where...

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Bitcoin Daily: Komodo Blockchain Platform Hacked Itself To Protect Users’ Crypto; ING Gets On Board With USC Blockchain Project
Bitcoin Daily: Komodo Blockchain Platform Hacked Itself To Protect Users’ Crypto; ING Gets On Board...
June 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain startup Komodo Platform resorted to hacking its users’ wallets in order to save $13 million in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency from being stolen. The...

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Carsharing App car2go Hacked, 100 Mercedes Stolen
Carsharing App car2go Hacked, 100 Mercedes Stolen
April 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Daimler’s car-sharing service car2go was shut down temporarily Thursday (April 18) in Chicago after a slew of Mercedes-Benz cars were stolen by using the app. According...

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