Complicated passwords may not be as effective as you think
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Complicated passwords may not be as effective as you think

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Have we finally cracked the code on password security? A recent update to password best practices from the National Institute of Standards and Technology revealed that longer login credentials indeed boost account security more than shorter, more complex ones — but it’s not…

These 4 online scams will become the norm in 2025 — how to avoid
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These 4 online scams will become the norm in 2025 — how to avoid

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New year, new scams. Fraudsters won’t give their antics a break, always discovering a new way to scam the innocent despite the extreme methods they have to go through. A recent survey conducted by GBG fraud prevention firm revealed that 79% of the…

Hannah Kobayashi planned NYC trip to take photos at tourist spots with alleged ‘green-card’ husband to fool immigration officials: report
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Hannah Kobayashi planned NYC trip to take photos at tourist spots with alleged ‘green-card’ husband to fool immigration officials: report

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hannah Kobayashi, the missing photographer found alive on Wednesday, planned to fly to New York City with her alleged fake husband to create proof and fool immigration officials their marriage was real, according to a report. Kobayashi, 30, was traveling from Los Angeles…

Phony basketball-team phone-scammers made off with more than K in city-wide crime trend: NYPD
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Phony basketball-team phone-scammers made off with more than $76K in city-wide crime trend: NYPD

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They’ve got hoop schemes. Young scam artists are conning well-meaning New Yorkers by hijacking their phones and wiring themselves thousands of dollars in what is now deemed by the NYPD to be a city-wide crime pattern. A male sought by the NYPD in…

Oklahoma woman with Parkinson’s Disease duped out of ,000 in bitcoin scam
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Oklahoma woman with Parkinson’s Disease duped out of $20,000 in bitcoin scam

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An elderly Oklahoma woman stricken with Parkinson’s Disease lost $20,000 in a cryptocurrency ploy that was crafted as a scam within a scam, according to her daughter. Jamie Moore, the daughter of 77-year-old scam victim Marsha, knew that a swindler had tried to reach out to her mother when she…

Stop the scamsters who rip off vets with fake ‘charities’
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Stop the scamsters who rip off vets with fake ‘charities’

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The fundraising letters sounded warm and loving — a promise that a $10 donation every month could help provide a US military veteran with suicide-prevention counseling and medical care. But $20 million later, the federal government declared that Help the Vets was a phony charity. Founder Neil Paulson spent 95%…

Michigan murder suspects pose as DTE Energy workers and kill Detroit jewelry store owner Hussein Murray
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Michigan murder suspects pose as DTE Energy workers and kill Detroit jewelry store owner Hussein Murray

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Doorbell footage has been released showing two suspects pretending to be energy workers calling a house in an upscale Detroit neighborhood before they allegedly murdered a 72-year-old jewelry store owner in the basement while his wife was duct-taped. The chilling footage, released by police, shows the men in high-vis vests and face…