Category: Scams
Disinformation and false claims of hacked voter info designed to delegitimize U.S. elections
the FBI and CISA have no information suggesting any cyberattack on U.S. election infrastructure has prevented an election from occurring, compromised the accuracy of voter registration information, prevented a registered voter from casting a ballot, or compromised the integrity of any ballots cast
2020 voting could be impacted slightly by cyber threats, but voting process still mostly secure
FBI: No evidence to date that cyber activity has prevented a registered voter from casting a ballot
Slovenian woman sawed off her own hand for the insurance money, but ends up jailed for fraud
And her boyfriend and father were in on it
Trial date set for Steve Bannon’s ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud case
Took in more than $25M and defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors in campaign to build Trump’s border wall
Mastermind behind recent $100K Twitter Bitcoin hack was a 17-year-old Florida teen
This was the one-day $100,000 hack that compromised Obama, Biden, Bezos and Musk Twitter accounts
Florida man arrested after defrauding Payroll Protection Program to buy himself a Lamborghini
He was awarded almost $4M in PPP loans, none of which went to pay any purported employees
Charges levied against Chinese hackers accused of stealing COVID-19 info and more international secrets
The two probed for vulnerabilities in computer networks of companies developing COVID-19 vaccines, testing technology, and treatments.
Avoiding the 2020 ‘Dirty Dozen’, IRS releases list of top 12 tax scams
The IRS released a listing of “Dirty Dozen” tax scams to avoid in 2020
Massive criminal fraud scheme uncovered in Maryland
47,500 Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Using Identity Theft Totaling Over $501 Million
Lori Loughlin and hubby plead guilty in college admissions scandal, agree to jail time
The ‘Full House’ Aunt Becky could have been sentenced to 20 years behind bars
