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Data Brokers, Elder Fraud, and Justice Department Investigations | Lawfare

351 · 500 · seniors · scams · databrokers

February 9, 2024 at 2:26:58 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/data-brokers-elder-fraud-and-justice-department-investigations

Pluralistic: How I got scammed (05 Feb 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

510 · socialengineering · scams

February 5, 2024 at 2:41:16 PM UTC · permalink

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https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/#swiss-cheese-security

Predatory Conferences: What Are the Signs? | Journal of Academic Ethics

658 · scams · conferences

January 12, 2024 at 6:33:07 PM UTC · permalink

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-021-09406-4

Actor paid to pose as crypto CEO “deeply sorry” about $1.3 billion scam | Ars Technica

Actor looks the part... which speaks to how many people buy into stereotypes about what a CEO looks like.

500 · cryptocurrency · scams · stereotypes · entrepreneurship

January 12, 2024 at 2:15:57 PM UTC · permalink

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/actor-paid-to-pose-as-crypto-ceo-deeply-sorry-about-1-3-billion-scam/

Luring with love, a network of pig butchering “mining” scams robbed millions from victims’ wallets – Sophos News

510 · saas · scams

December 18, 2023 at 5:17:55 PM UTC · permalink

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https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/12/18/luring-with-love-defi-mining-scam-indepth/

Fake WordPress security advisory pushes backdoor plugin

510 · scams

December 4, 2023 at 8:53:01 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-wordpress-security-advisory-pushes-backdoor-plugin/

Are you scam savvy?

Quiz on common BEC and similar scams. Could work for the online class, but it takes 10-15 minutes so possibly too long for in-person.

510 · email · scams · assignments

November 29, 2023 at 3:18:19 PM UTC · permalink

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https://businessquiz.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/

My journal was hijacked: an editor’s experience – Retraction Watch

658 · journals · ejournals · scams

November 7, 2023 at 5:49:52 PM UTC · permalink

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https://retractionwatch.com/2023/11/03/my-journal-was-hijacked-an-editors-experience/

The prey’s perspective on the rise of predatory publishing | EXCLI Journal

Brief but decent explanation of who gets sucked into scam journals and why.

658 · openaccess · scams

October 9, 2023 at 3:18:12 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.excli.de/index.php/excli/article/view/6392

FBI warns of surge in 'phantom hacker' scams impacting elderly

510 · socialengineering · scams · seniors

October 2, 2023 at 3:10:51 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-surge-in-phantom-hacker-scams-impacting-elderly/

Never mind predatory publishers… what about ‘grey’ publishers? | Profesional de la información

658 · ejournals · scams

September 13, 2023 at 2:15:14 PM UTC · permalink

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https://revista.profesionaldelainformacion.com/index.php/EPI/article/view/87464

Stepping back from the Tusky project — nikclayton

opensource · scams

August 29, 2023 at 11:37:51 AM UTC · permalink

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https://nikclayton.writeas.com/stepping-back-from-the-tusky-project

Costly invite? Scientists hit with massive bills after speaking at COVID-19 ‘webinars’ | Science | AAAS

658 · conferences · scams

July 23, 2023 at 2:30:56 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.science.org/content/article/costly-invite-scientists-hit-with-massive-bills-after-speaking-at-covid-19-conferences

Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp | Meta | The Guardian

510 · socialengineering · scams

June 16, 2023 at 6:49:52 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/16/victims-speak-out-over-fraud-on-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp

Three journals’ web domains expired. Then major indexes pointed to hijacked versions – Retraction Watch

658 · ejournals · scams

May 30, 2023 at 3:37:43 PM UTC · permalink

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https://retractionwatch.com/2023/05/26/three-journals-web-domains-expired-then-major-indexes-pointed-to-hijacked-versions/

The Newest Way to Buy an Advantage in College Admissions — ProPublica

658 · scams · highered

May 18, 2023 at 6:21:28 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.propublica.org/article/college-high-school-research-peer-review-publications

Advanced Fee Fraud Surges by Over 600% - Infosecurity Magazine

510 · socialengineering · scams

May 2, 2023 at 2:37:55 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/advanced-fee-fraud-surges-by-over/

On the Road to Failure | Slidebook.io

technomessianism · scams

April 29, 2023 at 1:27:28 AM UTC · permalink

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https://www.slidebook.io/blog/article/on-the-road-to-failure/

Indian PhDs, professors are paying to publish in real-sounding, fake journals. It's a racket

658 · scams · india

April 25, 2023 at 1:22:45 PM UTC · permalink

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https://theprint.in/ground-reports/indian-phds-professors-are-paying-to-publish-in-real-sounding-fake-journals-its-a-racket/1535766/

Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites

510 · scams · seniors

April 18, 2023 at 2:55:25 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/04/massive-malvertising-campaign-targets-seniors-via-fake-weebly-sites