Crime, Featured

Car Thieves Turned Themselves In After Experiencing Unexplained Events

If it is said that a dog will find its way home after it has disappeared, then everyone may think this is nothing strange. But if a car was stolen several times by different people, yet it always returns to the owner, this is incredible!  A bizarre incident like this has happened in central Taiwan. ...

Emma Lu

A car being driven down the road.

Scammers: How to Beat Them at Their Own Game

Most scammers are not as direct as the infamous Nigerian Prince scam. Instead, con artists use subtle psychological tricks to get you to cooperate. These tricks take advantage of people’s kindness, naïvete, shame, greed, or fear. For years, people assumed you are stupid if scammers fooled you. But researchers have found that that’s not the ...

Nathan Machoka

No scammer.

The DOJ Indicts 5 People for Harassing and Spying on Chinese Dissidents

The political and diplomatic tussle between China and the U.S. does not seem to end and there are new developments almost every week. In the latest development, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted 5 people, accusing them of targeting Chinese dissidents based in the U.S.  The DOJ accused the five people of attempting ...

Jack Roberts

U.S. flag outside the Department of Justice

North Korean Hackers Stole Nearly $400 Million of Cryptocurrency in 2021

In 2021, the value of crypto coins like Ethereum and Bitcoin rose sharply, luring thousands of investors worldwide. Unfortunately, North Korean hackers also noticed the rise in value. Fake or scam crypto projects duping people of their money have made headlines in the last few years. Moreover, the cryptocurrency exchanges are not as safe as ...

Jack Roberts

Cryptocurrencies on a computer keyboard.

Lessons to Be Learned From Child Kidnapping in China

Child kidnapping is more rampant than it has ever been around the globe. Cases like the following one from China can help parents prepare and avoid something like this ever happening to them. Irresistible bait   A young woman dressed up neatly, as if she worked in a corporate office, stands in front of a primary school just before the closing bell rings.   Then, as ...

Hermann Rohr

Smiling young Chinese children at the school playground in Sichuan, China.

Child Sex Tourism: The Scale of the Abuse and What You Can Do to Help Stop It

Child sex tourism (CST) is defined as the exploitation of children for sexual purposes by offenders who travel to engage in sexual activities with children. This also involves child trafficking, child prostitution, child pornography, and the sale of children for sexual exploitation. CST occurs in many countries and tourism destinations. The commercial sexual exploitation of children ...

Troy Oakes

Airport departure/arrival area.

Chinese Money Launderers Collaborate with Mexican Drug Cartels

Chinese money launderers, in alliance with fentanyl makers, have formed an underground nexus with Mexican drug cartels. Together, they move billions of dollars every year by trafficking this popular and powerful opioid. What is fentanyl? Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine, but it is 50 to 100 times more potent. ...

Max Lu

A stack of hundred dollar notes.

The Lazarus Heist: North Korean Hackers Nearly Got Away With a Billion Dollars

The “Lazarus Heist” may sound like the plot of a Hollywood movie, but in 2016, a group of real-life hackers from North Korea calling themselves the “Lazarus Group” planned and executed a nearly perfect US$1 billion raid on Bangladesh’s national bank. The hackers would’ve gotten away with it if it hadn’t been for one little ...

Max Lu

A hacker wearing a gray hoodie sits at a computer with his back to the camera, busy at work.