Dateline Ukraine at D+84: Five months of cyber and info ops. (The CyberWire) With little change on the ground, Ukraine increases its combat capability while…
View More CISA recommends VMware, F5 patches. Liquidity mining fraud. Strapi issues patched. TDI clarifies data incident. Hybrid warfare.Category: IRS Scams
Most scams are reruns of schemes that have worked before
Photo (c) B4LLS – Getty Images The text message that arrived on the ConsumerAffairs CEO’s phone was short and to the point: “(NETFLIX) To: Zac:…
View More Most scams are reruns of schemes that have worked beforeAmazon scam includes convincing script about money laundering
If only, she says, she looked at the caller ID and hadn’t grabbed the phone so quickly that morning when she was washing the dishes.…
View More Amazon scam includes convincing script about money launderingNew identity theft scam targets relief checks
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Cape Elizabeth Police Department warned residents of a new telephone scam. On May 15, police shared a statement from the attorney…
View More New identity theft scam targets relief checksChina to produce one in five of the chips it uses in 2026 • The Register
China’s integrated circuit (IC) production has failed to keep pace with its appetite for silicon, with market research firm IC Insights predcicting the nation will…
View More China to produce one in five of the chips it uses in 2026 • The RegisterTencent happily parting ways with loss-making cloud customers • The Register
Chinese tech giant Tencent has recorded its first ever quarter-to-quarter revenue fall, warned that COVID-19 lockdowns will hurt messing with its business, and cautioned against…
View More Tencent happily parting ways with loss-making cloud customers • The RegisterGoogle Russia to file for bankruptcy after account seized • The Register
Google Russia is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy after Vladimir Putin’s government confiscated the Chocolate Factory’s bank account in the nation. “The Russian authorities’…
View More Google Russia to file for bankruptcy after account seized • The RegisterSenators call on FTC to probe ID.me over facial recognition • The Register
Democrat senators want the FTC to investigate “evidence of deceptive statements” made by ID.me regarding the facial-recognition technology it controversially built for Uncle Sam. ID.me…
View More Senators call on FTC to probe ID.me over facial recognition • The RegisterBLM paid Patrisse Cullors’ graffiti artist brother $800K for ‘security’
A co-founder of Black Lives Matter used more than $800,000 in donations to pay her brother for “security services” for the charity even though he…
View More BLM paid Patrisse Cullors’ graffiti artist brother $800K for ‘security’Nonprofits lend an assist with taxes for King County residents | May 18-24, 2022
The waiting space is crowded. People rustle for hours as they wait for volunteers to help file their 2021 tax returns, including returns for the…
View More Nonprofits lend an assist with taxes for King County residents | May 18-24, 2022