Treasury Cancels All Booz Allen Contracts Over Leak Of Billionaires’ Tax Data

Current and former Marine recruiters describe immense pressure to find enlistees. Amid the desperation, a culture of fraud bloomed in the Rust Belt.

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The attacker was arrested at the scene and Omar continued with her town hall after the incident, later saying she doesn’t let bullies win.

Angry audience members have review-bombed the show, leaving it with a 35% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes despite strong critic reviews.

From industrial-scale fraud factories to influence operations and underground banking, Chinese organised crime groups are revolutionising law enforcement's understanding of transnational crime. The FT reports on the globalisation of scamming syndicates and the proliferation of crime-as-a-service tools.

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01:07 Intro
01:25 SMS-blasters
02:38 IMSI-catchers
03:54 Oslo connection
05:54 Spy hunter
07:31 SIM farms in NYC
08:21 The Smishing Triad
11:18 Nigerian crypto scammer
14:17 Chinese scammers in Africa
15:38 Macau, the genesis
16:16 Philippine POGOs
18:18 Criminal convergence in Asia
20:14 Palau connection
22:42 Isle of Man
26:20 China threat
27:13 Conclusion

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AI is helping crypto scammers create content and personas to lure targets, experts warn, amid a glut of pig butchering cases.

Private tax information about Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Michael Bloomberg, among others, was disclosed by a former Booz Allen contractor.

The judge said the Trump administration has failed to comply with “dozens” of court orders restricting immigrants from being detained.

Rogan, who previously interviewed Trump and endorsed his 2024 presidential campaign, is among so-called “manosphere” podcasters who have stepped up criticism of the president throughout his second term.

The peak online shopping season is also the peak season for ecommerce fraud. Here are five practical tips and considerations for retailers to stay safe online.

Security experts have raised the red flag over attacks on users as PayPal warns: Do not pay, do not phone. Here’s what you need to know and do.

Both leading cryptocurrencies surged to fresh records in recent weeks, only to be pulled down by market volatility.

The president sought to add a requirement for voters to show a passport or similar document proving citizenship when registering to vote through a federal form.

AI will be making purchases on our behalf worth $5 trillion by 2030. For banks, fintechs, and payments players positioning for this shift, three priorities stand out.

The Trump administration has repeatedly used alleged instances of mortgage fraud to target high-profile Democrats.

The litigation does not accuse the first lady of any wrongdoing, arguing she was deceived and “would not have agreed to any use of her name had they known the truth.”...

Former fashion tech CEO Christine Hunsicker faced multiple claims Friday over charges that she misled investors over the performance of Caastle Inc. and stock options.

Olof Kyros Gustafsson, also known as “El Silencio,” has pled guilty to charges related to marketing products he never delivered, based on licensing rights tied to the late narco-terrorist.

The court ruling erased the more than $500 million Trump had been ordered to pay, but still keeps him liable for fraud.

Ad fraud is undermining B2B lead gen through bots, fake data and shady list practices. Here’s how to spot the red flags and protect your funnel.

With widespread unemployment and financial precarity, cyberfraud can seem like an appealing way—sometimes the only way—to earn a living.

Hot Money, the award-winning podcast series from the Financial Times and Pushkin Industries, is back with a third season.

In 2020, the Financial Times exposed a €2bn fraud at Wirecard, a high-flying German fintech. Many thought that was the end of the story. 

But for FT reporter Sam Jones, it was just the beginning. This season on Hot Money: Agent of Chaos, Sam investigates Wirecard’s chief operating officer who vanished just as Wirecard collapsed — and who turned out to also be a Russian spy. 

From an Ibizan sting operation to an attempted takeover of the Austrian intelligence service, his reporting spirals into a world of warlords, espionage and disinformation. 

All in an attempt to answer two questions: who is the real Jan Marsalek? And what does his secret life reveal about the powerful forces he serves?

New episodes of the eight-part season will drop every Tuesday.

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Despite high digital literacy and advanced banking systems, Singaporeans have been vulnerable due to their affluence and trust in authorities. Many fall prey to romance, job, and e-commerce scams, often orchestrated by criminal networks operating from south-east Asia.

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Trump said he would also target “very expensive, and seriously controversial voting machines.”...

Though digital fraud continues to grow more complex, by harnessing the power of AI, fostering collaboration across industries and staying vigilant, we’re making progress.