$160,000 Worth of XRP Stolen via Fake Google Chrome Extension
A total of 1.4 million XRP, worth over $160,000 at press time, have reportedly been stolen from users via a malicious Google Chrome extension. According to the…
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Russian-Based Online Platform Taken Down By the FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation as of late brought down the Russian-based online platform DEER.IO that said to have been facilitating different cybercrime…
Covid-19 conspiracies go viral on WhatsApp as crisis deepens
LONDON: On Sunday morning, a viral outbreak in the Dutch city of Utrecht infected more than 60 people in less than hour. Unlike the coronavirus, however, the…
Woman licks airplane’s toilet seat to go ‘viral’ on TikTok
TikTok influencers are known to do ‘out-of-the-box’ videos to gain instant publicity but will you think of the dirtiest thing ever to just make some quick…
Europol Arrests 26 SIM Swapping Fraudsters For Stealing Over $3 Million
Europol, along with the Spanish and the Romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million)…
Senate bill seeks to ban Chinese app TikTok from government work phones
On Thursday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced legislation to further restrict the use of the popular viral video app TikTok on…
2 Chinese nationals charged in $100M cryptocurrency scheme
Two Chinese nationals were charged Monday with laundering over $100 million in cryptocurrency that had been stolen by North Korean hackers, U.S. prosecutors…
Shark Tank host just lost nearly $400,000 in an email scam
Email scams are back in the news after it emerged that cybercriminals tricked a staff member working for Shark Tank host Barbara Corcoran into handing over…
TikTok ‘Skullbreaker’ challenge injures New Jersey teen
Doctors are reportedly warning parents about another viral challenge that involves two people getting a third to leap into the air, and then doing their best…
Self-driving car companies complain California test data may mislead
Developers of self-driving cars are amping up criticism of a California reporting requirement on test data, saying the data could mislead, as the state…