364 of them hacked the JPay tablets they use for email, music and games and transferred money into their own accounts.
Tag Archives: fraud
Elderly scam victims are too embarrassed to speak up
Financial talk itself is taboo. Admitting to getting fleeced and losing all your savings? That qualifies as super taboo, a new report says.
Immigrant identity thief and ICE lawyer gets four years
A former high-ranking lawyer at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is going to jail for four years after stealing the identities of US immigrants.
Trial of two men accused of $20m hacked press release fraud begins
This is reportedly the first time criminal charges have been brought for a securities fraud scheme involving hacked inside information.
Amazon sues over 1000 people for posting fake reviews
Amazon is suing more than a thousand people it says have left fake reviews on the e-commerce website, saying fake reviews tarnish its reputation with customers.
You make your PRIVATE key PUBLIC, right? [Chet Chat Podcast 218]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Enjoy!
Lottery chief who “rigged the randomness” is jailed for 10 years
He was supposed to protect the lottery from fraudsters and cheats, but the court was told that he used USB malware to cheat the lottery himself.
Live from the Virus Bulletin conference 2015 [Chet Chat podcast 216.5]
Find out what the world’s threat protection experts talk about when you cloister them in a Prague hotel for three days!
Google’s charging for YouTube ads it knows are from bots, researchers say
Google charges advertisers for YouTube ad views in spite of correctly spotting them as being fake views generated by bots – no human eyeballs involved – a group of European researchers have claimed.
Why it’s not a good idea to leave your fiancée for someone you met online
Good job that the jilted fiancée was on the ball. Rebecca Lewis managed to save Paul Rusher £2,000 AND their relationship.