CEO Spoofing Scammers Indicted for AI-Assisted $129 Million Fraud
Three men arrested for using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers in a fraud scheme totaling $129 million; extradition pending.
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ITRC survey finds lasting shame and recovery burden after scams
Among scam victims who sought ITRC help, 54.8% felt ashamed, and 64% of identity-theft victims spent over 40 hours on recovery.
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Woman charged over a Cash App account she says she never opened
404 Media says account address and network details did not match Amanda Smith, whose case remains ongoing.
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Woman faces prison after scammer opened a Cash App in her name
Amanda Smith is charged in Arkansas over a $1,000 Facebook Marketplace payment to an account using her SSN.
American pleads guilty to fraud scheme targeting US servicemembers
He faces up to 40 years after using stolen military PII through July 2019, with money mules moving funds to the Philippines.
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Nigerian man sentenced to 8 years for tax-prep hacking and fraud
Amachukwu must pay nearly $3.65 million in restitution and forfeit almost $10.85 million after a 2019–2023 scheme.
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Nigerian national sentenced to 8 years for tax-business hacks
Chukwuemeka Amachukwu must also pay more than $3.6 million after spearphishing U.S. tax preparers and filing fraudulent returns.
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Nigerian national gets 8 years for US tax-prep spearphishing
The court also imposed one year of supervised release, $3.6 million in restitution, and forfeiture of nearly $11 million.
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Siriusim claims leak of State Bank of India customer records
The unverified post cites 375,000 CSV rows and 2,722 PDFs, not a confirmed unique-customer count.
ETS breach exposes data on millions of California students
Stolen SFTP logins were used between May 22 and September 18; Social Security numbers and financial data were not included.
U.S. Shuts Down Over 40 Laptop Farms, Charges 14 in North Korean IT Worker Fraud
U.S. prosecutors charged 14 people and seized laptop farms used in a North Korean remote IT-worker fraud scheme.
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Japan on Cyberattack Alert as Ransomware Wave Hits Major Brands and Exposes Millions of Records
Ransomware at SoftBank’s IDC Frontier disrupted IDCF Cloud for 495 organizations in Japan.
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Medicare scam calls, texts and ads: What to watch for this Open Enrollment
ESET warns Medicare Open Enrollment scammers use calls, texts, and fake ads to steal personal and financial data.
What to do when a data breach notice doesn't say much
ESET explains how to act on vague breach notices as US victim notices surge and details shrink.
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Leader of vast money mule operation that laundered cybercriminal proceeds pleads guilty
Oleg Korniev pleaded guilty to leading YMCO, which laundered at least $10 million through more than 15,000 money mules.
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Advantest confirms personal information stolen in ransomware attack
Advantest confirmed a February ransomware attack stole personal data, including SSNs and financial records.
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Denmark’s national ID system breach exposes personal data of 8.8M
Attackers used a company’s credentials to pull records on about 8.8 million people from Denmark’s national ID registry.
Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database
Hackers stole personal records on about 8 million people from Denmark's Central Person Register.
Pentagon breach exposes Social Security numbers and military records of millions
A Pentagon personnel-records breach exposed Social Security numbers and service data for about 3 million people.
US Air Force members given over 6 years in prison for cyber theft of more than $2 million
Two U.S. Air Force members received 9- and 6.5-year sentences for a BEC scheme that diverted over $2 million from at least 15 organizations.
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Japanese Railway Operators Hit with Weekend Cyber Attacks
Tokyo Metro, Keio, and Times Car disclosed cyberattacks, including ransomware and a breach of up to 6.6 million people.
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Pentagon Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Data of Over 3 Million People
Pentagon confirms a DMDC breach exposing SSNs and other data of about 3 million people.
Pentagon Data Breach – Hackers Reportedly Accessed 3 Million People’s Sensitive Data
Pentagon confirmed a DMDC breach exposing unencrypted personal data, including Social Security numbers, of roughly three million people.
Rydox Admin Faces 20 Years After Selling Stolen Data and Fraud Tools
Kosovo's Ardit Kutleshi pleaded guilty to running Rydox, which sold stolen identities and fraud tools.
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