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Man sent to prison for selling data of 7 millions elderly Americans

May 29, 2026 // 14:16

A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for selling the personal information of over 7 million elderly Americans to […]

FBI: Americans lost over $388 million to scams using crypto ATMs in 2025

May 20, 2026 // 01:02

The FBI says Americans have lost over $388 million last year to scams using cryptocurrency kiosks, also known as crypto ATMs or Bitcoin ATMs. Cryptocurrency […]

Americans sentenced for running ‘laptop farms’ for North Korea

May 7, 2026 // 16:56

Two U.S. nationals were sentenced to 18 months in prison each for operating so-called laptop farms that helped North Korean IT workers fraudulently obtain remote […]

FTC to ban data broker Kochava from selling Americans’ location data

May 6, 2026 // 00:58

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will ban data broker Kochava and its subsidiary Collective Data Solutions (CDS) from selling location data without consumers’ explicit consent […]

FTC: Americans lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025

Apr 27, 2026 // 19:57

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned of a massive increase in losses from social media scams since 2020, exceeding $2.1 billion in 2025. According […]

Cybercrime cost Americans a staggering $21B last year, an FBI report reveals.

Apr 8, 2026 // 01:17

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Americans were defrauded of approximately $21 billion through online crimes last year, mainly through investment schemes, compromised business […]