A Nigerian internet fraudster popularly known as Yahoo Boy, Hammed Akinola has bagged 180 months (15 years) imprisonment for a $10million fraud. His sentence was ordered by a Federal High Court in Houston, Texas, in the United States of America (USA) . Akinola’s accomplice American accomplice was not spared also, U.S. District Judge David Hittner […]
Experts at Kaspersky Lab’s annual Cyber Security Weekend discussed the wide spread growth of mobile payments across the globe and the many cyber risks that surround such technology. Especially the recent SIM swap fraud wave, which have become very common in Africa and the wider region. A SIM swap fraud happens when someone convinces your
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The US government is taking aim at the “India-based call centre scam industry,” Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski has warned while announcing the extradition of an Indian citizen from Singapore allegedly involved in a multi-million dollar racket. Hitesh Madhubhai Patel, 42, who operated the HGlobal call centre in Ahmedabad, was extradited to face trial on
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A New York student sued Apple Inc for US$1bil (RM4.12bil), claiming the company’s facial-recognition software falsely linked him to a series of thefts from Apple stores. Ousmane Bah, 18, said he was arrested at his home in New York in November and charged with stealing from an Apple store. The arrest warrant included a photo
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My team member,looking very upset, came to tell me that he had just found three mobile connections registered in his name, whereas, he actually owned only one. Both of his disowned number was activated on same date in two cities over 100 Km apart and away from his native city. Smiling, I asked did he
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Facebook Facebook on Thursday confirmed that it uploaded the contact details of 1.5 million new users without their permission in the last three years. “The error was discovered amid a change to the sign-up process made in March,’’ Facebook stated in a publication by the US news website Business Insider. The California-based social media giant
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Religious houses rely on the support and assistance of a wide variety of people besides their own leaders and administrative staff, such as volunteers, organizers, and others, who have access to youth, elderly, and other individuals who take part in activities organized or supported by their religious houses. For years, GFF has supported churches and
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Cyber security experts have revealed a list of the 12 most common subject lines used in phishing emails targeting businesses. The list shows that fraudsters are using a combination of personalisation and pressure in an attempt to deceive victims. In many cases, the language contained in the subject line of the email mimics popular terms
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Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property. The National Landlords Association says it’s been contacted by several individuals who have fallen victim to the scam, where fraudsters have used NLA branding and fake letters from NLA representatives to make their approaches
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BY NONKULULEKO NJILO – 05 April 2019 – 11:55 MP and chief Mandla Mandela on Friday called for crèches in the country to be thoroughly vetted after disturbing videos of a caretaker assaulting minors at a Carletonville crèche emerged. “We further call on our government to undertake a national audit of such institutions and ensure that an
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