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Month: June 2024

Cybercrime / Privacy

Cybercrime adds a new, very dangerous twist — face-to-face meetings

June 28, 2024 Bob Sullivan 0

We often think of cybercrime as a long-distance nightmare.  A victim is manipulated by someone pretending to be a lover, or a boss, or a seller, and then sends that criminal money using some electronic, virtual method.  A really disturbing trend I’ve noticed recently is the increased frequency of in-person [Keep reading]

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Finally, alarm bells about kids and tech. But it’s not just kids and tech

June 20, 2024 Bob Sullivan 0

You roll over in the morning, and you impulsively reach for it.  You walk away from your desk and dig into your pocket for it. You have a free second or two waiting for a bus….or waiting for a red light…and you grab it.  When you can’t get at it, [Keep reading]

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They’re finding dead bodies outside scam call centers; it’s time to sound the alarm on fraud

June 3, 2024 Bob Sullivan 0

“The cartel just very quickly, easily, and efficiently made an example of them by leaving their body parts in 48 bags outside of the city….They’re good at making high profile, gruesome examples of those who would defy them.” I’ve spent many years writing about Internet crime, so I don’t spook [Keep reading]

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BOB SULLIVAN is a veteran journalist and the author of four books, including the 2008 New York Times Best-Seller, Gotcha Capitalism, and the 2010 New York Times Best Seller, Stop Getting Ripped Off! His latest, The Plateau Effect, was published in 2013, and as a paperback, called Getting Unstuck in 2014. He has won the Society of Professional Journalists prestigious Public Service award, a Peabody award, and The Consumer Federation of America Betty Furness award, and been given Consumer Action’s Consumer Excellence Award.

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