With the relaunch of its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program, the IRS is urging all US taxpayers to act quickly and safeguard themselves against identity theft and fraudulent tax returns. Last year alone, the IRS flagged 2.8 million...
Three Russian nationals have been indicted for allegedly operating now-defunct cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov could face decades behind bars on...
When it comes to investment scams, nothing lures potential victims more effectively than a get-rich-quick scheme supposedly endorsed by trustworthy public figures like billionaire Elon Musk. The latest example is the "Elon Musk Golden Badges" scam—a sophisticated...
Threat actors target iPhone users with malicious messages to trick them into turning off Apple iMessage’s phishing protection. iPhone users face new phishing campaign Phishing attacks are still a significant threat in the cybersecurity landscape. Unfortunately, the...
In the span of a few days, a Russian government agency and a major ISP provider have been compromised by hackers, leading to loss of data and disruption of internet services. Ukraine and Russia have been trading blows in cyberspace since the invasion began, and it...
A man from Toronto has described to the media how he lost $100,000 worth of cryptocurrency investment after making an elementary blunder. Art, who didn't share his surname, told CTV that back in 2021 he decided to invest a family inheritance in cryptocurrency. He...
