bside New sextortion phishing scam uses target's harvested password Andrea James

scams Beware of Uber vomit fraud Mark Frauenfelder

Business Your phone company's shitty security is all that's standing between you and total digital destruction Cory Doctorow

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

Weird Scammer who lived high life as fake Saudi prince gets outed by ? Gina Loukareas

scams Gifted clarinetist's prestigious scholarship sabotaged by ex-girlfriend Seamus Bellamy

scams Tech support scammer actually caught, gets slap on wrist Rob Beschizza

Business Scammy phone company Centurylink: "No one can sue us because we don't have any customers" Cory Doctorow

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

finance Don't use Venmo for merchant transactions, example 1,001 Andrea James

china In-depth investigation of the Alibaba-to-Instagram pipeline for scammy crapgadgets with excellent branding Cory Doctorow

Business New York Times profiles a sleazy Twitter follower-farm, the sleazy serial liar who made millions on it, and the celebs, politicians, sports figures and "influencers" who paid him Cory Doctorow

Science The science of carnival game scams and tips to beat them David Pescovitz

Food Quaker Apples & Cinnamon has "35% less sugar" because they've cut the portion size by 35%, while the price remains 100% Cory Doctorow

picks A talented impersonator is scamming Richard Branson and pals for millions Cory Doctorow

Business Amazon scammers' new trick: shipping things to random widows in your town Cory Doctorow

b-side $12k-a-ticket Fyre Festival tells staff they're not going to be paid Rob Beschizza

Business Teacher: Jostens Yearbook is a giant scam that stole from our school for years Cory Doctorow

security How the "tech support" scam works Cory Doctorow

hackers How a fishing guide's WordPress site became home to half a million fraudulent pages Andrea James