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Israelis, Americans should prepare for new sextortion scam, expert warns ‘Post’

A new AI-driven sextortion scam preys on high-net-worth individuals via manipulated video calls. Israeli cybersecurity experts warn that the fraud is spreading from the US to Israel.

JUNE 10, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

ILLUSTRATION of cybercrime and hacking activity with a laptop displaying a pirate symbol while a hooded person uses a digital tablet in a dark environment in Paris, France, April 28, 2026.

Then-New York City mayor Eric Adams stands beside the crystal button that triggers the descent of the New Year’s Eve Ball in Times Square, New York City, December 31, 2025; illustrative.

Former NYC mayor Eric Adams under scrutiny following apparent NYC Token crypto 'rug pull'

NYC Token was launched to "address antisemitism and anti-Americanism," Adams claimed, in an apparent swipe at his mayoral successor, Zohran Mamdani.

JANUARY 13, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's Campanile of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore) are pictured from a panoramic point of Florence, in Tuscany region, Italy, April 15, 2024.

Florence's historic monuments targeted in $35M international fraud scheme

Intercepting email correspondence, criminals posed as a company that carried out restoration and conservation work and received nearly 1.8 million euros from it.

DECEMBER 12, 2025|ByREUTERS

For the first time, a jury has declared that what Meta described as ‘despicable’ hacking comes at a high cost.

US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

Reuters reported that internal documents from late 2024 stated that Meta expected to earn about 10% of its revenue that year – about $16 billion – from illicit advertising.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025|ByREUTERS

Even the world’s greatest cybersecurity is no match for human error

People's tendency to fall for phishing scams is a chink in cybersecurity that technology has not yet been able to overcome.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Four Israelis arrested on suspicion of scamming French treasury out of millions

The suspects in a scamming affair filed for COVID-19 leave money and turned it into cryptocurrencies.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByWALLA!