“Gucci Master” business email scammer Hushpuppi gets 11 years
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Smashing Security podcast #265: The Nigerian supercop and Alexa vs. Alexa
The most famous policeman in Nigeria is in hot water over his links to Hushpuppi, has your Amazon Echo been talking to itself, and can an AI girlfriend save your marriage?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winnin… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #265: The Nigerian supercop and Alexa vs. Alexa
Hushpuppi Pleads Guilty: Sentence Estimate? 11-14 Years
On July 27, 2021, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, decided that his best plan would be to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison was to plead guilty. I’ve actually never seen a plea agreement with so much redacting, but we c… Continue reading Hushpuppi Pleads Guilty: Sentence Estimate? 11-14 Years
Sports team nearly paid a $1.25m transfer fee… to cybercrooks
If a crook is already inside your email, occasionally adding in believable emails of their own… how on earth do you spot the fake ones? Continue reading Sports team nearly paid a $1.25m transfer fee… to cybercrooks
Monday review – the hot stories of the week
Get yourself up to date with everything we’ve written in the last seven days – it’s weekly roundup time. Continue reading Monday review – the hot stories of the week
Hushpuppi and Mr.Woodbery, BEC scammers: Welcome to Chicago!
There are quite a few West African scammers who try to explain away their wealth by claiming they are a “bitcoin entrepreneur” or “real estate investor” when in fact they conduct Business Email Compromise scams against American companies, and Romance S… Continue reading Hushpuppi and Mr.Woodbery, BEC scammers: Welcome to Chicago!