New wave of scams coming and world is unprepared, warns former Obama adviser
Cyber Security observer Philip Reiner said most people do not understand the significance of people’s lives shifting online. But criminals do.
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Online scammers’ tentacles stretch far beyong Myanmar to .. Peru in South America!
While mainland Chinese are the masterminds behind most scamming operations in northern Myanmar, the Taiwanese are the ones pulling the strings of scam syndicates in Peru.
Subway sexual assaults on the rise in S. Korea: data
The data shows a growing trend of assaults that coincides with a post-pandemic surge in public transit usage.
Brunei court slaps a RM307,000 fine on Indonesian possessing and selling smuggled cigarettes
The customs prosecutor revealed in court that the defendant was found hoarding 120 cartons and 11 packets of cigarettes, along with over RM5000 worth of cash in his possession at…
Seremban ranks second in online scams in Malaysia
From 2022 to October 2023, the Negeri Sembilan police have received a total of 26,000 reports for various kinds of online scams involving RM 300,000.
Bengaluru Battles with Cyber Fraud
Bengaluru faces a daily loss running into hundreds of thousands of rupees, with a surge in financial cybercrimes.
China’s anti-fraud campaign nets 17,000 suspects
The arrests follow a nationwide operation targeting fraud crimes from June 25 to Sept 30.
President Marcos suspends LTFRB chair Guadiz amid alleged corruption
Guadiz’s suspension came after former senior executive assistant Jeffrey Tumbado earlier exposed alleged corrupt activities happening within the board.
Armed groups benefit from rampant cigarette smuggling: Global security expert
An expert also underscored the importance of controlling cigarette smuggling, since the Philippine government is losing billions of pesos a year in unpaid taxes.
Nepal’s anti-graft body files corruption case against seven, including former Madhesh minister
They have been accused of embezzling the funds received from the government by diverting the money from the original purpose it was meant for.