Tresor and Carhartt join forces for a tale of two techno cities A ‘lost’ track by Juan Atkins’ Model 500 will see the light of day on a new EP exploring the links between artists from Detroit and Berlin. ‘030313’ has been put together by Berlin-based label Tresor – an early adopter of and home […]
In 2023, the U.S. FTC reported that Americans lost over $10 billion to scammers, a 14% increase from the previous year. Imposter scams were the most frequently reported, followed by online shopping scams and investment scams.
A multinational company lost HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) in a scam after employees at its Hong Kong branch were fooled by deepfake technology, with one incident involving a digitally recreated version of its chief financial officer ordering money transfers in a video conference call, police said. Everyone present on the video calls except the victim […]
South Africa’s railway agency lost some 30.6 million rand (US$1.6 million) after the transport network fell victim to a phishing scam. In its annual report, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) said that it had recovered just over half of a the total money stolen by the criminals behind the attack. The theft […]
Bill Lou, co-founder of Nest Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet startup, lost $125,000 to a crypto scam. He fell victim to a phishing attack after visiting a fraudulent website that appeared to be a legitimate crypto airdrop platform.