Most crimes, at the end of the day, are crimes of opportunity. After all, bad actors and scammers just need to get lucky once. And with the resurgence of the cryptocurrency market, as bitcoin tops $70,000 and even meme coins start to make a comeback, opportunity...
Behavioral fraud and social engineering scams are getting more dangerous for businesses. Despite the increasingly sophisticated weapons fraudsters have on hand to execute their scams, social engineering tactics remain one of their most effective ploys. This, as a study published Thursday (Feb. 29) by researchers at the...
March 04, 2024
Behavioral fraud and social engineering scams are getting more dangerous for businesses. Despite the increasingly sophisticated weapons fraudsters have on hand to execute their scams, social engineering tactics remain one of their most effective ploys. This, as a study published Thursday (Feb. 29) by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that at least $75 […]
May 17, 2024
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with leading a scheme to launder proceeds from cryptocurrency investment scams. The indictment, unsealed in the Central District of California Thursday (May 16), names two individuals who have been arrested: Daren Li, a dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, and Yicheng Zhang, a Chinese national, the […]
