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PHOTO: PETER PARKS/AGENCY FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
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Where there are crypto scams, there are lawyer scams. Fraudsters are contacting victims of crypto scams, posing as government attorneys and claiming to be able to help these people retrieve their funds, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned. Instead, these imposters steal personal information and, if they can, more money from the victims, the FBI said. (InfoSecurity Magazine)
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A scammer will sometimes convince victims that their funds are at a foreign bank, urging them to open a new account there in an effort to syphon more money.
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The FBI advised consumers to request video verification, documentation or a photo of the person's law license, along with notarized proof of identity.
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Layoffs at F5: Seattle-based cyber company F5 plans to lay off 106 people in Washington state, including some in product groups. The company in 2023 let go more than 600 staff members and reduced employee travel and executive bonuses. (Seattle Times)
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IRS and ICE share data: The Internal Revenue Service is sharing taxpayer information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to support deportation efforts, according to a filing by the Justice Department in federal court. (Quartz)
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Poland stopped a cyberattack on a municipal water supplier in an unidentified city, said Krzysztof Gawkowski, deputy prime minister and digital affairs minister. He said the country, which supports Ukraine, is a frequent target of pro-Russia hackers. (Reuters)
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Bugs in industrial systems: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency this week issued warnings about 39 vulnerabilities affecting industrial and operational systems. These include weaknesses in products from Siemens, Rockwell, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric and other equipment makers.
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Percentage of 3,000 job seekers who said they had participated in interview fraud, either posing as somebody else or having someone stand in for them, according to tech research firm Gartner. By 2028, one in four job-candidate profiles worldwide will be fake, Gartner predicted. (WSJ)
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