Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A researcher working alone, disconnected from the world and the wider scientific community, is a classic but misleading image. In reality, research is based on continuous exchange within the scientific community: first you understand the work of others, then you share your findings. Reading and writing articles published in scientific journals … Read more
All products are independently selected by our experts. To help us provide free unbiased advice, we earn an affiliate commission if you buy anything. Click here to find out more One of the largest databases ever of leaked passwordshas surfaced online, security researchers have warned. The massive haul of stolen credentials — some 9,948,575,739 unique … Read more
England fans in Dusseldorf are in immediate danger of becoming victims of a shocking ATM fraud that police say is taking place in the city. Compared to the UK, Germany is surprisingly behind on the digital front, and cash is still the norm. Although the use of plastic has increased enormously since corona, euro coins … Read more
Two former executives at Northern Data, a Germany-listed crypto and AI infrastructure company backed by Tether, say they were fired after raising concerns about alleged fraud they say was committed by the CEO and COO. In a complaint filed last month in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Joshua Porter and Gulsen … Read more
A fraudster tried to con shops into giving him iPhones by using the details of real customers. Md Rahman, who was serving a prison sentence for the scam, was caught again at an O2 store in Wales — but the asylum seeker claimed he was forced into the crimes by a gang he borrowed money … Read more
One of the researchers who posted a message on Wizz Air’s official account asking if a flight was delayed received responses “almost immediately” from two fake accounts. “Both used almost identical language, apologizing for the inconvenience, stating that they had ‘already escalated this matter to the relevant department’ and asking via DM for a ‘reachable … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mike Lynch, once one of Britain’s leading tech entrepreneurs, was acquitted of criminal charges by a San Francisco jury on Thursday, capping a 12-year legal saga stemming from one of Silicon Valley’s biggest-ever fraud cases … Read more
A US jury has begun deliberating the fate of British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch in a corporate fraud trial that began in March, as a years-long saga over a 2011 takeover deal comes to a close. Lynch is charged with fifteen counts of fraud, although he originally had sixteen; a securities fraud charge was dismissed … Read more
A motorist is warning others about parking fraud after he was fined despite paying for a ticket. Stuart Flynn visited Harvey Towans Beach with a group of friends on December 15 last year They all struggled to download the parking app Sippi, the only way to pay at Hayle beach as the machine does not … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Item information Author, Charlotte Edwards Role, Business reporter 5 hours ago Fake Olympics and Taylor Swift tickets are the two biggest online scams consumers are likely to encounter this year, UK Finance warns. The warning came as the banks’ lobby group reported that the number of people duped by romance and … Read more