Cybercrime

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 12:11 PM EDT
Kentucky temporarily shutting down UI system to stop fraud
By Bruce Schreiner Apr. 08, 2021 04:08 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will temporarily shut down its unemployment system to bolster security protections to block an onslaught of cybercrime detected...
Tanzania cops arrest man for reporting that president is ill
By Tom Odula Mar. 14, 2021 10:48 AM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian police have arrested a man for circulating posts saying that President John Magufuli is in ill health.
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Man charged with cyberstalking woman, soliciting a killer
By Michael Kunzelman Dec. 22, 2020 04:59 PM EST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A New York man was arrested Tuesday on charges he has been cyberstalking a Maryland woman for months, making threats that included...
MSU vet students: We deserve rebates for online classes
Dec. 19, 2020 12:53 PM EST
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Veterinary students at Michigan State University are pleading for a tuition rebate after months of online instruction.
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Mexico moves to stem unauthorized sharing of sexual images
By Maria Verza Nov. 25, 2020 03:42 PM EST
Man pleads guilty to role in several pandemic scams
Nov. 20, 2020 09:50 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — A man who participated in a number of online financial scams to take advantage of people during the coronavirus pandemic has pleaded guilty,...

Indiana officials emphasize caution for students headed home
By Casey Smith Nov. 19, 2020 02:29 PM EST

Justice Dept.'s China focus likely to continue under Biden
By Eric Tucker Nov. 19, 2020 12:25 AM EST
Brazilian police investigate online hacking of high court
Nov. 05, 2020 05:40 PM EST
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's federal police opened an investigation into the hacking of computers at one of the country's high courts on Thursday.
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FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
By Frank Bajak Oct. 28, 2020 09:41 PM EDT

Scammers seize on US election, but it's not votes they want
By David Klepper Oct. 17, 2020 12:11 AM EDT

US man could get prison for review of Thailand hotel
By Busaba Sivasomboon Sep. 29, 2020 07:37 AM EDT

Jury gets case of white supremacist accused of rape threat
By Michael Casey Sep. 25, 2020 05:57 PM EDT
Critic of Chinese leader sentenced to 18 years in graft case
By Joe Mcdonald Sep. 21, 2020 11:53 PM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — The former chairman of a state-owned real estate company who publicly criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was...
State: Cybercrime on the rise during pandemic, caution urged
Sep. 05, 2020 10:41 AM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State securities officials say cybercrime including email attacks are on the rise during the pandemic, and they're warning people to be...
Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn back in race
By John Hanna Aug. 25, 2020 04:25 PM EDT
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old Democratic candidate for the Kansas House who admitted to engaging in revenge porn and harassing girls online has reversed...