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XFX in Potentially HUGE Trouble Amid China GPU Import Tax Fraud Allegations?!
For those of you unaware, China is currently in the middle of something of a huge battle when it comes to graphics cards being brought into the country. The key reason for the crackdown is primarily to attempt to stop or at least curtail cryptocurrency mining organisations which the government…
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Amazon and Google Questioned Over Fake Reviews
It is not exactly a secret that when it comes to most forms of online review systems, there are definitely weaknesses that allow for a product, business, or service to have an inaccurate representation of just how good or bad they really are. This is perhaps most prevalent on websites…
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John McAfee Reportedly on the Verge of Bankruptcy
We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again, but sooner or later, there has to be a film based on the life of John McAfee. Possibly directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Johnny Depp. If you don’t know the reason as to why that is, then click on the…
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DJI Promises Painful Action To Tackle Corruption
DJI Promises Painful Action To Tackle Corruption When it comes to drone technology, DJI is by far and away one of the biggest if not the biggest manufacturer around. The company has, however, been somewhat reeling in recent weeks as significant employee fraud was discovered. In a report last week, DJI confirmed…
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DJI Report Employee Fraud May Have Cost At Least $150m
DJI Reports Huge Employee Fraud DJI is perhaps one of the biggest and best-known drone manufacturers in the world. The boom the industry has seen in the last 5 years have played a massive role in the company providing a wide range of products from the entry-level enthusiast to the…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and DJ Khaled Fined for Crypto Fraud
Failure to Disclose Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music producer DJ Khaled found themselves in hot water recently. The two caught the attention of the US Securities and Exchange commission. Having to do with both celebrities promoting investments in initial cryptocurrency coin offerings (ICO). That is, promoting it without disclosing…
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Elon Musk Mocks SEC Days After Fraud Settlement
Elon Musk Mocks SEC Days After Fraud Settlement You may recall that last week it was revealed that the Security Exchange Committee (SEC) in America had decided to launch legal action against Elon Musk. The real crux of the matter was the Tesla boss seeming to announce his intention to…
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Thirty-Six Dark Web Users Charged With Fraud
Dark Web The dark web is not a place for the timid to visit. For those not comfortable with it, the dark web is probably a place best avoided. While the majority of websites are entirely harmless, a small number engage in illegal activity. One such website, which dealt specifically…
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Fake Cryptocurrency Provider Shut Down Sparking Fears of Fraud
How safe is your cryptocurrency? Investment in cryptocurrency has boomed in the last year. This is due, in no small part, to the almost vertical rise in the price of the Bitcoin. With the other major currency, Ethereum, also continuing to rise in value people want to get on board…
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Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Porn Torrent Fraud Charge
A US lawyer, indicted on charges of entrapping torrenters by producing and uploading pornographic films then threatening tracked downloaders with copyright lawsuits, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money in a Minnesota Federal court. John L. Steele, 45, was operating on…
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New Phone Fraud Scheme Uses Your Own Voice Recording
A new type of phone fraud scheme has hit North America that baits the user so that their voice can be recorded and used against them to sign up for services unwittingly. The Better Business Bureau warns that the scammers bait callers into simply saying “yes” by pretending to be…
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Dutch Developer Built Backdoors into Thousands of Sites
A Dutch web developer was found to have built backdoors into thousands of sites he built, which he then used to steal user credentials for fraudulent means, including online shopping and gambling, according to Dutch police. The unnamed 35-year-old man from Leeuwarden in The Netherlands used these details to open…
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RimWorld Ditches Free Steam Keys Due to Fraud
With more and more games coming out, it’s not hard to see piracy and fraud becoming even bigger problems for small time companies. This has affected RimWorld developer Tynan Sylvester , effectively forcing the company to stop offering Steam keys with the external purchases of the game thanks to “refund requests” costing…
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Met Police Chief Says Victims of Online Fraud Shouldn’t be “Rewarded”
When it comes to crime, the digital world is the new battlefront for government agencies and the police but one police officer doesn’t think that victims of online fraud should be “rewarded”. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe is the Metropolitan police commissioner and made some comments regarding victims of online fraud, in…
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Seagate Sends Employees’ Payroll Information After Phishing Scam
Seagate is known for many things, but most of all they are known for their hard drives. I would recommend you look elsewhere if you are looking for something a little more secure I would say avoid them for now as it’s been revealed that employees’ payroll information was sent…
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