The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about a sophisticated multi-phase scam known as the “Phantom Hacker.” This scam has been successful in draining the bank accounts of a significant number of Americans, especially those approaching their retirement years. The “Phantom Hacker” scam operates in three distinct phases, each meticulously designed to manipulate victims…
To illustrate hacking, ransomware, intellectual property theft, espionage, surveillance and so much more | Image Credits:MustafaU / Getty Images A Chinese-backed hacking campaign that previously hacked into nine U.S. telecommunication and internet providers is now confirmed to have hacked at least 200 American companies, according to the FBI’s top cyber chief. FBI assistant director Brett…
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — The FBI on Monday launched an intensive two-day search for clues to the whereabouts of Travis Decker near the Washington state campground where his three young daughters were found dead in early June. But authorities stressed that there had been no break in the case and they still haven’t determined whether…
An active-duty U.S. Navy sailor was convicted of espionage by a federal jury on Wednesday, according to a Department of Justice press release. Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Jinchao Wei, 25, who was stationed at Naval Base San Diego, sold Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for $12,000 over the course of 18 months. “The…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican who has been an ardent backer of President Donald Trump, said Monday that he is resigning to take a leadership position at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The move is the latest in a series of changes at the FBI under Director Kash…
State Sen. Douglas McCrory had a powerful voice over how one of the city’s leading nonprofit agencies distributed state grant money, including decisions directing millions of dollars to a new and relatively untested charitable organization created by a close personal friend, according to a variety of sources. Almost immediately, McCrory’s relationship with Sonserae Cicero-Hamlin raised…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Beijing denies threat as FBI opens new office in New Zealand to ‘counter China’ Claims by the head of the FBI that China is a threat to the Indo-Pacific…
Claims by the head of the FBI that China is a threat to the Indo-Pacific are groundless, Beijing said as the American security agency opened its first permanent office in New Zealand. “We strongly oppose any attempt to make groundless assertions or vilification against China out of the Cold War mentality,” the Chinese embassy in…
[Kalé Carey] A CALIFORNIA MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED ON 14 FEDERAL CHARGES FOR A SCHEME PROSECUTORS ALLEGE USED MULTIPLE DATING APPS TO LURE VICTIMS WITH FALSE PROMISES OF ROMANCE, ONLY TO BE DEFRAUDED. THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCED THE INDICTMENT ON THURSDAY, JULY 24, IDENTIFYING 39-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER EARL LLOYD OF WHITTIER AS THE MAN BEHIND…
It sounds like the plot of an action-thriller, but for one Atlanta tech entrepreneur, an elaborate cryptocurrency theft involving North Korean assets became his reality. “It felt like I was in a movie,” Marlon Williams told Channel 2 News (WSB-TV). “That’s where we see these things, right?” Rather than a phishing scam with criminals pretending…