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India's CBI helped US sleuths shut down a call centre scam that impersonated Microsoft at times
A federal court has permanently shut down a US-based computer scam that preyed on elderly Americans…
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Fake call centers in India tricked over 50,000 people across 15 countries, FBI joins investigation
The fraud was reported at the Gurugram police commissioner’s office where teams from Singapore…
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New AI tools are helping workers bluff their way through interviews
New AI tools are helping jobseekers land gigs by quietly revealing the right answers to interview q…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Student-loan borrowers will start to see 'improvements' to the repayment process starting this month
The Education Department announced it will begin streamlining federal student-loan servicing platfo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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AI is about to turn the internet into a total nightmare
From way more spam to sneakier scams, AI is going to make even the most basic online tasks more ann…
Shubham Agarwal
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All I wanted was a swimming pool. What I got was a $31,000 lesson in Zelle fraud.
In search of a status symbol, I wound up getting ripped off big-time. But the real scam is how Amer…
Devin Friedman
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Bitcoin climbs to a 1-week high, hitting $38,000 as the cryptocurrency shrugs off renewed calls for tighter regulation
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Thursday said bitcoin's capital requirements for bank…
Isabelle Lee
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Short seller Jim Chanos has mocked meme-stock buyers, dismissed crypto, and warned the current market boom dwarfs the dot-com bubble. Here are 14 of his best tweets.
The Kynikos Associates boss has taken aim at Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and compared Warren Buffett's bus…
Theron Mohamed
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Tech leaders dish on how asinine it is to try to describe their companies, products, and worth to Congress
Tech companies are growing worried that an aging Congress can't meet their needs. But some members …
Hanna Kang,Kayla Gallagher
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This millionaire is suing Facebook over fraud adverts - and he's shocked by the firm's 'deliberately obtuse' response
Indeed, scammers have even traded off the "Dragons' Den" brand - the UK equivalent of "Shark Tank" …
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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New IBM research suggests that state and local governments are not getting trained to address the ransomware that is crippling cities and that threatens the 2020 elections
The 2021 budget's summary of those programs says, "in preparation for the upcoming 2020 elections, …
Jeff Elder
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Sears outage lasting 3 days left some shoppers unable to pay for purchases and waiting on deliveries that never came
The outage prevented some shoppers from making returns, picking up online orders, or accessing Shop…
Hayley Peterson
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Cybersecurity experts warn that hackers are targeting people now working from home amid the coronavirus outbreak: 'They're not always as diligent'
Remote platforms say they offer best practices and their own protections. Microsoft says its Teams …
Jeff Elder
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How a hacker got sweet revenge on scammers who tried to take advantage of his parents
They directed him to install a remote-assistant app that let them control his computer (in reality,…
Rob Price
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The IRS begins accepting tax returns Monday - here's what to expect this year
The US Department of Justice warns that the IRS never discusses personal tax issues via unsolicited…
Lauren Lyons Cole
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How to hack a bank
And the majority of attacks against financial institutions by other groups of attacks are likely go…
Rob Price
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Hillary Clinton's biggest problem isn't going away yet
Nevertheless, both aspects mean the story isn't going away anytime soon. And for its part, the FBI …
Brett LoGiurato,Natasha Bertr…
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Why The Spammers Are Winning
Spending years immersed in spam has given Brunton, who is 32, a degree of sympathy for spammers. "I…
Oliver Burkeman
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17 Crazy Facts That Sound Fake But Are Actually True
Not one to miss an opportunity, Lustig devised a plan to convince the city's biggest scrap-metal de…