Tag results for: fraud
A US Congressman tried (and failed) to fake his Spotify Wrapped for political gain
There are some things you just don’t do in certain parts of the US. You don’t use inferior salsa during a cattle drive in Texas. You don’t eat...
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Alex Mashinsky, former CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, which together carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.In...
The US Treasury is using AI (a vehicle for fraud) to detect fraud
AI has been used to defraud people through everything from calling voters to faking celebrity giveaways. Now, the US Treasury Department claims machine learning AI has played a...
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin startup is dropping the coin and doubling down on Orbs
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin is going to need some new business cards printed up because it’s dropping the “coin” in its name. The OpenAI CEO’s startup is shifting from...
How to Use Call Detail Records to Detect Fraud
If you’ve ever checked your phone’s call history to see when someone last rang, you’ve probably seen information such as the caller’s name, the call time, and the...
FTX advisor and Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison
A US district court judge sentenced Caroline Ellison, the former advisor and ex-girlfriend to the convicted crypto fraudster and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, to two years in prison....
