QR codes may be a gateway to identity theft, FTC warns
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesYou may want to think twice before scanning that QR code.The codes — a digital ...
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How Innovation Refunds cashed in on the Employee Retention Credit
The Employee Retention Credit was intended to be a financial lifeline to small businesses struggling to make ends meet during ...
Read the secret encrypted text messages that could help put Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars
Sam Bankman-Fried appears at federal court in New York on Oct. 4, 2023, in this courtroom sketch.Artist: Claudia JohnsonMuch of ...
‘Phantom hacker’ scams that target seniors’ savings are on the rise, FBI says
South_agency | E+ | Getty ImagesThere has been a nationwide increase in "phantom hacker" scams, a type of fraud "significantly ...
Bankman-Fried was very concerned about his image, including his big hair, ex-girlfriend Ellison testifies
Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, exits court in New York on Oct. 10, 2023.Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | ...
Kazakh fintech Freedom Holding is being investigated by DOJ, SEC, documents show
Freedom Holding CEO Timur Turlov speaks during a press interview in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2019.Maxim Shemetov | ReutersFreedom Holding, ...
Student loan borrowers at risk of scams as payments restart, says FTC
Juan Algar | Moment | Getty ImagesStudent loan payments are restarting in October after a pause of more than three ...
Amazon AI scammers blew millions on Lake Como wedding and cars, FTC alleges
Lake Como in northern Italy's Lombardy region.Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesJohn and Roman Cresto made millions of dollars selling ...
‘Bulletproof’ hosting site that allegedly enabled 400 ransomware attacks seized, founder indicted
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" and ...
Tech investors face ‘new era’ of China restrictions after Biden order limits funding in A.I., chips
US President Joe Biden speaks on how "Bidenomics" is helping clean energy and manufacturing, at Arcosa Wind Towers in Belen, ...
