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The Australian High Commission in Kenya has issued a warning against fraudulent schemes falsely claiming ties to its officers for jobs and visas. It described the advertisements as misleading and targeting vulnerable job seekers aiming to migrate to Australia. The alert comes amid a rise in migration-related fraud in Kenya.

27 januari 2026 Rapporterad av AI

State Representative Russell Bedsole has introduced House Bill 303 to regulate cryptocurrency ATMs and protect Alabamians from fraud. The legislation responds to a surge in scams that have cost residents hundreds of thousands of dollars. If enacted, it would impose limits similar to those on traditional bank ATMs.

Cybersecurity experts in Hong Kong are urging residents to quickly sign up for the eMPF platform after a scam stole HK$1.8 million from three Mandatory Provident Fund accounts. Police arrested five suspects last week for allegedly using fake IDs to create fraudulent accounts. The incident has raised alarms over the security of the city's HK$1.5 trillion pension assets.

21 december 2025 Rapporterad av AI

Hackare riktar in sig på WhatsApp-användare med ett nytt GhostPairing-bedrägeri som ger full åtkomst till konton utan att knäcka lösenord eller krypteringsskydd. Bedrägeriet kringgår traditionella autentiseringsmetoder och utgör en betydande risk för användarnas integritet och säkerhet. Användare uppmanas att kontrollera avsnittet Kopplade enheter för att upptäcka eventuella intrång.

Tusentals Leonardo DiCaprio-fans har laddat ner en falsk torrent-fil med titeln 'One Battle After Another', och ovetandes installerat AgentTesla-malware på sina Windows-enheter. Bedrägeriet har spridits snabbt via seeders och leechers världen över. Cybersäkerhetsexperter varnar för farorna med sådana vilseledande nedladdningar.

14 december 2025 Rapporterad av AI

Sterling Heights officials are proposing new rules for cryptocurrency machines to combat scams that have defrauded residents of over $542,000 this year. The City Council will review the ordinance on Tuesday, following 23 reported fraud incidents since January. The measures aim to protect vulnerable users, particularly seniors, from schemes involving Bitcoin ATMs and similar devices.