Texas man pleads guilty in NY bitcoin securities fraud case
A man involved in what federal authorities have described as the first bitcoin securities fraud case pleaded guilty on Monday.
Internet
Sep 22, 2015
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News tagged with fraud scheme
US charges filed in largest Internet breach on record
US authorities Friday unveiled charges against two Vietnamese nationals and one Canadian in connection with a computer fraud scheme to steal more than one billion email addresses.
Security
Mar 6, 2015
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Brazil cybertheft could be biggest ever
A scheme that has been skimming funds from Brazilian bank payments over the past two years may be the largest cybercrime heist in history, at some $3.75 billion, security researchers say.
Security
Jul 9, 2014
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Hacking case puts Dutch man in US prison
A Dutch man was sentenced to 12 years in a US prison on Friday for being an online "broker" for credit card numbers stolen in a computer hacking conspiracy.
Internet
Feb 2, 2013
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German scientist arrested in Brazil for fraud
(AP)—Brazilian police say they have arrested a German scientist wanted in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme in his home country.
Other
Oct 24, 2012
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US curbs on online poker compared to Prohibition
A former US senator who now represents poker players compared US efforts to curb online gambling to Prohibition on Tuesday as he argued for legislation that would allow Internet gaming.
Internet
Oct 25, 2011
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Feds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme
(AP) -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said ...
Internet
Sep 20, 2011
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3 indicted in $100 million Internet 'scareware' scheme
Three men have been indicted in connection with a Ukraine-based fraud scheme which tricked Internet users into believing their computers were infected and collected some 100 million dollars, officials said Thursday.
Internet
May 27, 2010
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State govs saying 'No thanks' to mystery laptops
(AP) -- Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited.
Other
Aug 28, 2009
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Probing Question: How do Ponzi Schemes work?
Imagine the shock, the horror, and the sheer panic that would come with learning that the financial plan you’d sunk your life savings into was a sham, the financial experts you trusted were crooks, and all your money was ...
Economics & Business
Jul 2, 2009
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