"Crypto King" Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of $8 billion FTX fraud, faces up to 110 years in prison
SBF is believed to have been worth over $15 billion at the peak of FTX's popularity
Microsoft and Amazon tip India's law enforcement on tech support call center fraudsters
The tech support scammers convinced customers to pay for PC "fixes"
FTX employees discovered customer wallet backdoor, but bosses ignored their warnings
FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh could have avoided charges if he'd listened to subordinates
Sam Bankman-Fried finally finds himself behind bars
Federal judge decides SBF has proven he cannot be trusted to adhere to his bail agreement
US prosecutors seek gag order after SBF allegedly leaked co-conspirator's private journal to NYT to "discredit" her
How long until the DoJ adds witness tampering to his list of charges?
Online scammers are turning analog to steal users' money
Tech support scammers are trying a novel offline approach
European law enforcement agencies disrupt fraud operation with 33,000 online victims
A fake online investment platform collected millions in illegal profits
Disgraced FTX founder faces "slew of new charges," including more fraud and illegal political contributions
When added to existing counts, SBF could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted
Sophisticated mobile ad scam peaked at 12 billion requests per day
An estimated 11 million devices were hit
The FBI advises users to install ad blockers
PSA: Ad blocking is perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of browsing the web today. Users agree that it declutters web pages, but they also deny ad revenue to many sites that need it (like TechSpot). However, law enforcement agencies admit that ad blocking also mitigates some security risks that online advertising introduces.
Eight "influencers" charged with securities fraud in $114 million pump-and-dump scam
Each suspect faces a maximum of 300 years if convicted on all 12 counts
Authorities arrest Sam Bankman-Fried on FTX fraud and money laundering
What just happened? Investors taken to the cleaners by Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange will probably be pleased to hear that the man who admittedly made a lot of "mistakes" that cost them their money is in police custody today on fraud and money laundering charges. He was arrested last night in his Bahamian headquarters at the request of US officials.
US Justice Department lands conviction in $3.36 billion Silk Road Bitcoin heist
Over 50,000 Bitcoins
Apple employee embezzled $17 million over seven years using supply chain scams
Faces up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court
New SEC lawsuit accuses MoviePass executives of fraud
Former MoviePass leadership could be banned from ever holding executive positions again
Philippines fraud inquiry examines government purchase of 40,000 Celeron laptops at $1,000 each
A grand for a Celeron laptop? No wonder it bought so many...
Criminals in China are scamming children desperate for more online gaming time
It's hard surviving on three hours a week
Former employee charged with defrauding Apple out of $10 million
Using a combination of theft, kickbacks, and money laundering schemes
The world's best Guitar Hero player faked most of his accomplishments
Faking gameplay records is hard in the age of video recording
US Department of Justice gets approval to liquidate $56 million in cryptocurrency from BitConnect seizure
The government will use the proceeds to repay investors
Amazon hits over 600 Chinese electronic brands with the banhammer
Consumer-friendly or anti-competition?
Litecoin spikes 34 percent in 15 minutes on fraudulent Walmart press release
Walmart is not accepting Litecoin