The recently approved Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine is slowly spreading across the United States. But those looking forward to their turn should beware of dangerous fraud and misinformation about vaccine distribution. The CNN edition told in more detail. Several government agencies have warned of scammers promising access to vaccine in ...
In California, prisoners have managed to receive at least $400 million in unemployment benefits. How they did it, writes CBS8. State lawmakers are calling for public hearings into the massive fraud case. Independent contractor Tyler Estabrook is one of the millions of unemployed people who depend...
As the number of online shoppers increases this year due to COVID-19, cybercriminals are launching new scams ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, writes Threat Post. The number of online holiday shoppers is expected to surge this year due to the pandemic - and therefore...
A Twitter user named The Science Femme claimed to be a female academic, a racial minority, and an immigrant. She spoke harshly of other women scientists and accused them of racial intolerance. It turned out that behind this image was a white man...
What is fraud? The generally accepted definition is that it is any type of illegal criminal transaction in which the victim is deprived of his funds or confidential information. One of the common features of fraud is that the perpetrator often takes advantage of situations of stress, panic or anxiety, in...
Through a vulnerability in the operating system, millions of iPhones and iPads were at risk of being hacked. Writes about this BBC. A study by cybersecurity company ZecOps suggests that hackers can launch attacks through a bug in the Mail application. Attackers sent blanks to victims ...
Criminals never miss a major crisis. The Chinese coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, is a great opportunity for them. Because it can induce normally rational people to "relax their guard" and fall for the tricks of the scammers, Fox News reported. Here are the three most common ...
Tax frauds occur all year round, but during tax season (this year is from January 27 to April 15), the number usually increases. Of the tax scams reported in the Better Business Bureau's scam tracker last year, 61% ...
The DoNotPay application, which allows you to sue anyone, including Robocall scammers, has gained its popularity due to its simplicity and ease of use, writes Fox Business. DoNotPay can help you with issues such as getting a refund for ...
Using people's fear of the coronavirus, scammers use e-mail to impersonate health officials and try to find out their personal information from people, Businessinsider reports. As the number of deaths from the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise, online scammers are using email phishing schemes.