October 17, 2024 at 04:14PM Hong Kong police arrested 27 individuals in a deepfake scam that deceived victims out of $46 million. The criminals used AI technology to create fake personas for online dating, employing real-time deepfakes during video calls. Police seized equipment and funds, linked some recruits to the Sun Yee On crime gang. … Read more
July 29, 2024 at 02:05PM Three individuals involved in a large-scale software pirating operation, selling unauthorized Avaya business telephone system software licenses worth over $88,000,000, were sentenced to prison. The individuals, Raymond Bradley “Brad” Pearce, Dusti O. Pearce, and Jason M. Hines, pleaded guilty and were ordered to forfeit between $2 to $4 million as … Read more
November 29, 2023 at 08:23PM Andrew Mahn, ex-Motorola technician, pleaded guilty to passport and wire fraud after launching a cyberattack on the company and attempting to acquire a passport with false credentials while pending trial. Mahn stole Motorola data, including code to unlock radio features, using employee credentials obtained via phishing. Sentencing is set for … Read more