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Nigerian national Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu has been extradited from France to the U.S. to face charges of hacking, fraud, and identity theft for suspected spearphishing attacks on U.S. tax preparation businesses. [...]
Britain's Tax Collector HMRC Lost $63 Million to Fraudsters Wielding Taxpayer DataPolice on Thursday arrested 13 individuals in Romania and one in England on suspicion of engaging in a massive tax fraud scheme against Britain. The arrests appear to be tied to a gang that used phishing attacks against British taxpayers to steal $63 million via fraudulent tax claims.
It’s definitely not a cyberattack though! Really! The UK's tax collections agency says cyberbaddies defrauded it of £47 million ($63 million) late last year, but insists the criminal case was not a cyberattack.…
Also: Bybit Hackers Launder Stolen EtherThis week, Trump announced a crypto strategic reserve; Bybit hackers laundered stolen Ether; Iris Ramaya Au, ex-girlfriend of crypto fraudster, pleaded guilty to a tax charge; CoinDCX will manage crypto seized by India's enforcement directorate.
$1.3 billion lost as identity fraud – and greed – saw 57,000 or more seek unearned tax refunds One hundred and fifty people who worked for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have been investigated – and some prosecuted – for participating in a tax refund scam promoted on Facebook and TikTok.…
Also: Amazon Sues Alleged Refund Gang, Ukraine Says It Hacked Russian Tax SystemThis week, French police arrested an alleged Hive "banker," Amazon cracked down on a refund fraud ring, Ukraine military intelligence said it hacked the Russian tax system, the U.K. Ministry of Defense was fined and Kraft Heinz said it is doing fine after an alleged ransomware attack.
Contractors left hanging while principals splurged on luxury goods Three of the principals of an Australian scheme that offered free payroll services to tech contractors have been found guilty of conspiring to defraud the Commonwealth and conspiring to deal with the proceeds of crime.…
We're not talking princes here Four men suspected of committing wire fraud and identity theft have been arrested and now face extradition to America. It is alleged they conspired to break into US companies' servers, steal people's personally identifiable information (PII), use that info to file fraudulent tax returns, and collect their victims' tax refunds.…
The group banded together to engage in a sophisticated cybercrime and tax fraud scheme
The owner of a fraudulent tax preparation business, Ariel Jimenez, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling the stolen identities of children on welfare and helping "customers" to falsely claim tax credits, causing tens of millions of dollars in tax loss. [...]
Tesla, Porche, jewelry, bags, purses, watches, the whole works A now-former HP finance planning manager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and filing false tax returns that follow from the misappropriation of company funds.…