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As experts scan the web, attackers revive old‑school deception tactics - opinion

Cybercriminals are ditching digital scams for convincing physical letters, exploiting trust in paper to steal money and personal data.

|ByORI SEGAL
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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.

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.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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.

|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.

|ByREUTERS

Were you targeted by a phone scammer pretending to be Israel Electric Corp?

The scammer tends to threaten targets with immediate disconnection from the power supply if they do not cover 'unpaid' electricity bills.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByWALLA! TECH
Israel Electric Corporation

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
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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!
A coin representing the bitcoin cryptocurrency is seen on computer circuit boards in this illustrative picture