Cryptocurrency fraud in the U.K. rose by 32% to 226 million pound ($273 million) in one year, according to data from the U.K. police unit Action Fraud, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The U.K. is in a recession and the cost of living has increased, making some people vulnerable to fraudsters. “Whenever times are…
Kim Kardashian is denouncing Balenciaga’s holiday ad campaign involving children. The Kardashians star—who frequently collaborates with the luxury label—took to her Instagram Stories to condemn the controversial images and explain why she did not speak out sooner. “I have been quiet the past few days, not because I haven’t been shocked and outraged by the…
Major Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection along with eight affiliates, it has said, the latest crypto casualty to follow the spectacular collapse of the FTX exchange earlier this month. The filing in a New Jersey court on Monday comes as crypto prices plummet, with Bitcoin down more than 70 percent…
Police in six countries have teamed up to take down a “super cartel” said to be controlling a third of Europe’s cocaine trade, leading to dozens of arrests and large-scale drug seizures, the European Union crime agency announced Monday. Europol said 49 suspects have been cuffed during “Operation Desert Light,” with the latest series of…
A senior figure in organized crime was shot dead Sunday in the northern city of Tirat Carmel, in an apparent underworld hit. Rafi Ben Shalom, 37, was the nephew of notorious mob boss Michael Mor, and is believed by police to have been a key field operative for him. Mor is currently in jail for…
Victims of spyware and a group of security experts have privately warned that a European parliament investigatory committee risks being thrown off course by an alleged “disinformation campaign”. The warning, contained in a letter to MEPs signed by the victims, academics and some of the world’s most renowned surveillance experts, followed news last week that…
WHEN THE NETFLIX reality series ‘My Unorthodox Life’ first premiered in July 2021, the world was introduced to fashion and modeling mogul Julia Haart. At the time, Haart was CEO of Elite World Group, a media and talent agency billed as one of the best in the modeling world. While Haart already fit the bill…
A top government official in the Bahamas slammed new FTX CEO John Ray III for his “extremely regrettable” claims in the heated bankruptcy battle over the imploded crypto company. Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder took aim at Ray after the executive accused the Caribbean country of improperly seizing control of FTX assets in a Delaware…
Balenciaga has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers of a controversial ad campaign that included a child pornography court ruling – amid backlash over the luxury brand’s BDSM teddy bears ads, new court papers show. The fashion house brought the suit Friday against production company North Six, Inc. and set designer Nicholas Des…
