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Tech
Scams Are Ruining Pakistan’s Digital Economy
The last time Zippy posted to Instagram was in April 2022—a four-paragraph-long apology note saying he was sorry for not…
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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Has Been Arrested
Photo: Craig Barritt (Getty Images) Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been arrested…
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Why the World Fell for FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
Back in April I paid $12 to “attend” a virtual event with 30-year-old crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. Around 45 other…
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Life Style
Here’s What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim
The risk of becoming a scam victim or falling prey to fraud is more common than you may believe. The…
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Tech
HP Wins Huge Fraud Case Against Autonomy’s Mike Lynch
After years of wrangling, HP has won its civil fraud case against Autonomy founder and chief executive Mike Lynch. The…
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Your Old Phone Number Could Get You Hacked, Researchers Say
Photo: STR/AFP (Getty Images) When you get a new phone number, mobile carriers will often “recycle” your old one—assigning it…
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Geico Data Breach Let Fraudsters Steal Driver’s License Numbers
Photo: David McNew (Getty Images) Car insurance giant Geico has quietly disclosed that a recent security breach allowed cyber thieves…
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A Phishing Scam Targeting Postmates Drivers Pretends to Represent the Company to Empty Out Victims’ Accounts
This illustration photo taken on June 30, 2020 shows the logo of delivery app Postmates on a smartphone screen in…
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