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Upstart gangsters shake Japan's yakuza
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» TOKYO - When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honour.
Rubio imposter used AI to message high-level officials, reports say
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - An imposter posing as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent AI-generated voice and text messages to high-level officials and foreign ministers, reports said Tuesday, the latest American official to be targeted by impersonators.
'Like a video game': Japan's gangs hire online
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» TOKYO - Risa Yamada grew up fatherless and struggled to find consistent work until she stumbled on an intriguing job listing: one of a growing number of advertisements posted on social media by Japanese criminal gangs.
Trump indicted for racketeering over 2020 election interference
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» ATLANTA - Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges of racketeering and a string of election crimes after a sprawling, two-year probe into his efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat to Joe Biden in the US state of Georgia.
Anti-LGBTQ disinformation surges online after US shootings
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Deadly mass shootings in the United States have fueled a torrent of online disinformation targeting an unlikely group: transgender people.
Russia calling? Scammers target high-level Western officials
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» WASHINGTON: A pro-Russian prankster impersonates a former United States ambassador to Moscow in live video calls, part of a disinformation campaign that researchers say seeks to ensnare high-level Western officials since the invasion of Ukraine.
Musk delays Twitter relaunch after fake account frenzy
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter's new owner Elon Musk on Tuesday postponed the relaunch of the site's paid subscription service after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers.
Twitter chaos deepens as key executives quit
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter descended ever deeper into chaos on Thursday as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators.
Mystery solved? FBI arrest suspect in manuscript theft scam
AFP, Published on 08/01/2022
» NEW YORK - A mystery that has shaken the literary world for years -- the theft of hundreds of unpublished manuscripts from distinguished authors -- may finally be about to be solved.
Spyware campaign targeted journalists, activists: researchers
AFP, Published on 16/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: A spyware campaign using tools from a secretive Israeli firm was used to attack and impersonate dozens of human rights activists, journalists, dissidents, politicians and others, researchers said Thursday.