internet scams Update on company that was pulling a massive telemarketing scam in the UK Mark Frauenfelder

Funny Prankster sends a 419 scammer into a NSFW rage Andrea James

picks 'Spam King' Sanford Wallace gets 2.5 years in prison for 27 million Facebook scam messages Xeni Jardin

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

News Americans lack basic digital security and privacy knowledge, survey finds Xeni Jardin

crime FBI: Online theft, fraud, exploitation caused losses of $2.7B globally in 2018, up from $1.4B in 2017 Xeni Jardin

Telemarketing The story of "Lenny" — a chatbot designed to make telemarketing unprofitable Mark Frauenfelder

Business Porn blackmailers supercharge their scam with password dumps, make bank Cory Doctorow

security The .cm typosquatters accidentally exposed their logs, revealing the incredible scale of typojacking Cory Doctorow

Business UK government warns people that copyright trolls are a scam Cory Doctorow

hackers Scammers stole $2.3 billion in "business email compromise" attacks, FBI reports Xeni Jardin

science fiction 2016 is the year of the telepathic election, and it's not pretty Cory Doctorow

Culture A midnight army at the dawn of the web Leigh Alexander