There’s a sucker born every minute, but it’s not going to be you this time around because you’re not going to let some scammer try to steal access to your Venmo account. You’re better than that, convincing as said phishing attempts might be.Here’s how this phishing scam works. The attacker somehow gets ahold of your…...
Continue readingHuman beings depend on trusting relationships, and suffer deeply when trust is broken Almost anyone with an email account has heard from a Nigerian prince offering them millions to help them transfer some money. And we’ve all heard stories of people—often friends or loved ones—falling for a phone scammer pretending to be a government agent…...
Continue readingGEORGE TOWN, Feb 3: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the public to exercise caution when purchasing devices such as laptops or computers during the COVID-19 pandemic as high demand for these devices has led to a spike in fraudulent activities. In a statement today, CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader said buyers were urged…...
Continue readingHong Kong / Politics Catchphrase ‘patriots governing Hong Kong’ is gaining currency amid city’s politically fractured landscape in the wake of the Occupy protests and 2019’s social unrest Pundits say changes in education sector, opportunities for youth and even a revamp to political system may be needed for slogan to take hold Topic | Hong Kong national…...
Continue readingLawyers, including Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), have described President Muhammadu Buhari’s extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, as both illegal and unconstitutional.The lawyers: Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), Mike Ozekhome (SAN), and Okechukwu Nwanguma, who is the Executive Director of the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre said Mohammed…...
Continue readingPUTRAJAYA, Feb 5: A woman who was born out of wedlock to a Muslim father and a Buddhist mother today won her appeal in the Federal Court to be declared a non-Muslim. Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, chairing a nine-member bench, delivered the 7-2 majority decision in allowing Rosliza Ibrahim’s appeal and granted…...
Continue readingResponding to a legal challenge by South African Breweries (SAB) and others on the recent ban on the sale of alcohol, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an affidavit filed in the Western Cape High Court that “hard choices must be made and it’s impossible to please everyone.” Late in December, the President announced the third ban on…...
Continue readingEmma Corrin, who stars as Princess Diana on “The Crown,” has joined the cast of Amazon Studios’ “My Policeman” and will star in the romance alongside Harry Styles, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Corrin replaces “Rebecca” actress Lily James in the cast, who was previously in talks to star when the…...
Continue readingIn just a few days, Redditors managed to drive up GameStop’s share price by more than 5,000%. The entire saga, which will eventually become a Netflix film, exposed a dirty secret long known to Wall Street insiders: short-sellers have been manipulating the market for their own benefit for decades. In a series of events that…...
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