How an Arizona woman helped North Korea infiltrate 300 US firms and possibly fund its nuclear program; now sentenced to 8 yearsChristina Marie Chapman received a prison sentence for aiding North Korean IT workers. These workers posed as Americans to get jobs at US c...
25 Jul, 2025, 02.28 PM IST
US brings charges in North Korean remote worker scheme that officials say funds weapons programThe Justice Department announced charges in a North Korean scheme. North Korea funded its weapons program. It used salaries of remote IT wo...
01 Jul, 2025, 06.37 AM IST
NPS video customer identification process: How to do video KYC for NPS from your homeThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) allows the Video Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) for National Pension...
21 Jan, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
Paycheck to payback: How IT worker hacked firm for big ransom after being fired for 'poor performance'A North Korean cyber criminal was hired as a remote IT worker and hacked the company that employed him. He downloaded sensitive data and la...
18 Oct, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
₹10,000 is all it takes for a pay hike letter & to cheat a companyEmployee fraud risks rise, impacting industries like BFSI, e-commerce. AI, ML crucial in fraud detection. Companies urged to adapt to evolv...
10 Apr, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
North Koreans use fake names, scripts to land remote IT work for cashNorth Korea has dispatched thousands of IT workers overseas, an effort that has accelerated in the last four years, to bring in millions to...
22 Nov, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
North Koreans use fake names, scripts to land remote IT work for cashNorth Korean IT workers seeking jobs abroad employ intricate strategies, including fake names, sham profiles, and counterfeit documents, to...
21 Nov, 2023, 05.54 PM IST
To moonlight or not?IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday, that the move by IT companies that try to prevent employees from working on their own startups or c...
24 Sep, 2022, 09.00 AM IST
MEA asks Indians to exercise caution before taking up jobs in ThailandSpeaking at a weekly press briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said IT companies are engaged in digita...
23 Sep, 2022, 02.44 PM IST
Top tech firms flag tokenisation worries; Lido Learning workers get final settlement offerThey are now – through an industry body – seeking the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) intervention to ensure hassle-free transactions once me...
19 Sep, 2022, 07.29 AM IST
Shark tanks at BharatPe; IT firms stick with hybrid workIn an interview, Grover told us he was open to making his finances public and claimed the entire saga had cost him Rs 100 crore in stock op...
02 Mar, 2022, 07.42 AM IST
For some companies, it’s 'Work from Office' by fear means or foulBe it through fake IDs or undeclared cases, these companies are ignoring health, safety and ethics to force employees to attend office amid...
21 Apr, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
US court shuts down fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans via India-based call centersThe US Justice Department said on Tuesday the District Court entered the order of permanent injunction against Michael Brian Cotter, 59, of...
30 Dec, 2020, 12.40 PM IST
From bank officials to scammers, an avalanche of fraud buried a small-business relief program in the USIn YouTube posts and Telegram channels, professional scammers shared step-by-step tutorials describing how to defeat the SBA’s defenses.
30 Oct, 2020, 09.16 AM IST
Indian IT firms to apply for H-1B visas amidst Covid-19 uncertaintiesImmigration attorneys said clients were filing applications for candidates selected by random lottery last month. The H1-B work permit, ini...
05 May, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
Fraud cases under IBC cross Rs 40,000 croreBulk of these recoveries came from two accounts – Bhushan Steel (Rs35,771 crore) and Electrosteel (Rs5,320 crore).
30 Sep, 2018, 04.06 PM IST
- Stretch NPS umbrella
Over the last 10 months, the new pension scheme (NPS) managed to attract just about 4,000 subscribers, abysmally low by any measure.
06 Apr, 2010, 02.50 AM IST