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Cryptocurrency Firm Mistakenly Sent out $89M -- asks Users to Return it -&- Fraud Ring Scams Millions of Dollars out of US Military Service Members

  Crypto firm mistakenly sends out $89M, asks users to please return it https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/crypto-firm-mistakenly-sends-out-89m-asks-users-to-please-return-it/ar-AAP7Wzt?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  Irina Ivanova, CBS News Transnational Fraud Ring Bilks U.S. Military Service Members Out of Millions https://threatpost.com/transnational-fraud-military-members/175298/ SOURCE:  Tara Seals, threat post 

Warning about 'Fake' U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Website -&- Cybercriminals Targeting Hospitals

  FTC Fraud Alert: Look Out for Fake ‘Trading Commission’ https://securityintelligence.com/news/ftc-fraud-fake-trading-commission/ SOURCE:  David Bisson, Security Intelligence Cyber criminals targeting hospitals are 'playing with lives' and must be stopped, report warns https://www.zdnet.com/article/cyber-criminals-targeting-hospitals-are-playing-with-lives-and-must-be-stopped-report-warns/ SOURCE:  Danny Palmer, ZDnet   

NEWS TIDBITS: Fraud and Unemployment Benefits

It's great to hear that more and more states are starting to issue supplemental unemployment benefits. It's not so great to hear that there are scammers out there stealing millions of dollars from state unemployment systems. I have read stories where people who have been unemployed since March, have not received any unemployment benefits. How can they survive?  Especially those with children. That's why it is so frustrating to hear that some state unemployment systems have been hacked and millions of dollars have been stolen.  I am sure that cybersecurity systems have been installed in most cases. However, it still is not enough because unfortunately, hackers are getting more and more sophisticated in terms of hacking technology.  Ohio begins issuing $300 supplemental unemployment benefits https://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/2020/09/ohio-begins-issuing-300-supplemental-unemployment-benefits.html SOURCE:   Rich Exner, cleveland.com Some States Are Now Prov...