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The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to employees at digital asset firms regarding the latest attempt by North Korea to steal crypto. In a Sept. 3 notice, the FBI said North Korean malicious cyber actors were targeting workers at decentralized finance and cryptocurrency companies to steal funds through “complex and elaborate” social engineering campaigns.

FBI warns of North Korean ’social engineering’ schemes to steal crypto

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  A former top official at South Africa's state-owned passenger railway company received a 15-year concurrent prison sentence on Tuesday for faking his engineering qualifications and other cases of fraud.Daniel Mtimkulu, 49, resigned as the head of engineering at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, or PRASA, shortly before he was arrested in 2015. He was convicted of three counts of fraud and forgery in 2022 over fake university qualifications and a forged job offer from a rival company that resulted in executives at PRASA nearly doubling his salary to keep him.Mtimkulu was sentenced to 15 years for...

Fake engineer: A top South African railway official is sentenced to prison for forged qualifications

North Korea has been running highly sophisticated social engineering schemes designed to crack the security measures of crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) firms, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A new FBI public service announcement indicates North Korean cyber criminals target specific employees at firms connected to...

North Korea Deploying ‘Highly Tailored, Difficult-To-Detect’ Tactics To Steal Crypto From Businesses: FBI

The CEO of messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, is currently in France, where he was arrested and charged for crimes committed by third parties using his app. As of today, his problems have just got worse because South Korean police have said that they're now launching a preliminary investigation on suspicions that the platform abetted deepfake sex crimes.

Pavel Durov's problems mount as South Korea is investigating Telegram too

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt started a defense company called White Stork to produce AI drones. He says the US military needs to shift priorities.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the US military is falling behind in AI warfare and needs a 'systemic overhaul'

The United States Secret Service and United States Department of State are on the hunt for Belarusian national Volodymyr Iuriyovych Kadariya, who is wanted in connection with cybercrimes pertaining to the Angler Exploit Kit, and the agencies are willing to pay a massive reward for help in tracking him down. How massive? Up to $2.5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.

Help The Secret Service Find This Hacker And You Could Score A $2.5M Bounty

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Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

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A woman says she overheard Texas Roadhouse corporate managers plotting to terminate an employee who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) by baiting her husband with a fake benefits package. The story has sparked outrage in a now-viral TikTok.

Woman catches Texas Roadhouse managers allegedly scheming to terminate an injured worker

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Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

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How This Money Laundering Scheme You've Never Heard of Could Land You Behind Bars

Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

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Today, Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration for failing to provide public documents requested through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filing. The March 2024 FOIA request sought records related to policies allowing the release of dangerous criminal illegal aliens from U.S. prisons into the general population rather than deporting them.

FL Attorney General Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over Release of Criminal Illegal Aliens

Attacker reportedly moved nearly the ETH funds to Tornado Cash in 16 transactions, aiming to hide the trail of illicit funds. The hacker responsible for the $230 million cyberattack on Indian crypto exchange WazirX has begun transferring stolen funds using Tornado Cash, a digital currency mixer sanctioned by the U.S. government.

Hacker Transfers $6.5 Million in Stolen WazirX Funds to US-Sanctioned Tornado Cash

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(Reuters) - The United States on Thursday banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, according to a government posting, as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with forced labor from the U.S. supply chain.

US bans imports from five more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor

Salem, OH

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Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

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(MA) Get ready to meet the happiest little pup who does not let his tough past define him. Scooter, or Scoot for short, is a 4-year-old Pomeranian mix pup who was sadly run over by a car, causing permanent nerve damage to the back of his body. Because of this, he is unable to control bodily movements for his back half, forcing him to wear diapers.

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Bad actors leverage premium-rate phone numbers and bots to steal billions of dollars from businesses. In this Help Net Security video, Frank Teruel, CFO at Arkose Labs, discusses how to spot and stop them.

The attack with many names: SMS Toll Fraud

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She loved being an expat, so she bought a one-way ticket to Singapore.  But dating hurdles and missing family and friends made her move back home.

I bought a one-way ticket to Singapore and tried to put roots down. Now, I'm saying goodbye to years of being an expat and going home to be an English girl in England.

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After Curtis Wallace was sentenced to 46-years-to-life in prison nearly two decades ago, for a shooting he has always maintained he did not commit, he made his family a promise: one day he would make it home in one piece.

‘I’m Innocent:’ He Was Stabbed In Prison After Nearly 20 Years, Will D.A. Gascón’s Policies Help Free Him Before It’s Too Late?

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Crypto ‘Mastermind’ Allegedly Behind $3,360,000 Scheme Arrested in South Korea: Report

Police in South Korea have captured a cryptocurrency scammer who reportedly defrauded millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims. According to the South Korean publication Newsis, the...

Crypto ‘Mastermind’ Allegedly Behind $3,360,000 Scheme Arrested in South Korea: Report

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