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UK Account Hijacking Fraud Up 400% as Scammers Sell Fake Tickets Through Victims' Own Profiles
Criminals are breaking into people's email and social media accounts to impersonate them, then selling counterfeit concert tickets to the victim's own friends. The UK's cybersecurity authority says one fix is already in most people's pockets.
North Korea's Fake-Employee Scheme Now Recruits Workers From Iran and Lebanon
What began as a North Korean operation to sneak remote workers into U.S. tech companies has grown into a multinational scheme, with recruits now drawn from Iran and Lebanon.
Tesco alerts City of London police after fake casino ads hijack its brand on Facebook and Instagram
Unlicensed gambling sites are impersonating well-known brands and celebrities in social-media ads. Tesco is the latest target, and the pattern points to a systematic problem with how ad platforms verify who is really buying space.
Sadiq Khan's Car Tax Conviction Withdrawn After 'Scam' Targeting London Mayor
A conviction handed down by magistrates in Hereford has been dropped after it emerged that Khan was fined for failing to tax a car he does not own, raising questions about a court system that processes hundreds of cases a day.
North Korean Spies Are Getting Hired as IT Workers. Here Is How to Spot Them.
Security firm Huntress investigated three separate cases in 2026 where North Korean government operatives had successfully applied for, and been hired into, real jobs at Western companies. The red flags they left behind are now a playbook for anyone doing the hiring.
NSW Plans to Share Licence Photos With National Face-Matching Database
A new bill before the New South Wales parliament would connect the state to a federal facial recognition system, hand police access to toll road camera images, and let investigators apply to search seized phones and laptops. Civil liberties groups say the changes amount to mass surveillance with too few safeguards.
A journalist scored 25% on an AI fake-image quiz. Experts say that is about average.
A new survey found Americans can barely tell real photos from AI-generated fakes. CBS News consumer investigator Kristine Lazar tried a 12-question quiz and got three right. Here is what that means for the rest of us.
Former College Basketball Player Charged With $2.2 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Fake Identities
Kerr Kriisa, who played at Arizona, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, faces five counts of wire fraud after allegedly posing as his own mother and a made-up person to extract money from two victims over four years.
AI Tools Surge in Ransomware Markets, Lowering Entry Barriers
Underground markets are booming with AI-driven tools that put ransomware within reach of almost anyone with a credit card.