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According to CNBC, in February of this year, a Canadian resident became a victim of a telephone scam. As a result, she bought $62,500 worth of Bitcoin and sent it to the scammer, who she believed was the Canada Revenue Agency.
If you thought that problems with the Flash plugin had stopped, then you are mistaken, they are gaining momentum, and scammers have become wiser and more creative.
Not long ago, British Airways and Facebook were on the long list of hacker victims. Such events hit the reputation of companies quite hard; many clients stop trusting them. But what do the hackers themselves get as a result of these attacks?
The data of each of Facebook's 50 million users, stolen in late September, is being sold on the dark web. After the social network announced the discovered vulnerability, the company hastened to officially announce that it had been fixed and that there was no threat to users. However, this data breach was one of the largest in the history of the social network, and now a fresh Facebook user database has appeared on underground online markets.
According to Australian police, fraudsters disguised as debt collectors forced four migrants to pay their tax debt through a Bitcoin ATM. If the requirements are not met, migrants, according to the scammers, could go to prison.
At least 25 Android apps on the official Google Play store contain code that mines cryptocurrency in the background.
US customs officials say cryptocurrency helps track criminals
Facebook announced the discovery of another vulnerability, thanks to which hackers gained control of 50 million accounts. The company is still in the early stages of investigating this incident, and its employees announced that they have notified law enforcement authorities about the incident.
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