Another example of the enshitification of Amazon: a 1TB SSD is advertised for $49. It is actually $163, and if you’re not vigilant, you end up getting something else.
#enshitification #amazon #fraud

Fraud and lying seems to have become the norm everywhere...

Organized scientific fraud is growing at an alarming rate, study uncovers

From fabricated research to paid authorships and citations, organized scientific fraud is on the rise, according to a new Northwestern University study.

By combining large-scale data analysis of scientific literature with case studies, the researchers led a deep investigation into scientific fraud. Although concerns around scientific misconduct typically focus on lone individuals, the Northwestern study instead uncovered sophisticated global networks of individuals and entities, which systematically work together to undermine the integrity of academic publishing.

#science #fraud #lies

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-scientific-fraud-alarming-uncovers.html

#DOJ Subpoenas Office of #LetitiaJames

#NYAG Tish James won a civil #fraud case against #Trump that is on appeal. One of the two subpoenas is related to that case.

The #USattorney in Albany has issued 2 broad subpoenas to NYAG Letitia James, one related to her office’s civil fraud case that resulted in a half-billion dollar penalty against Trump….

#law #RevengePolitics #Tyranny #Autocracy #Authoritarianism
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/nyregion/letitia-james-subpoena-trump-doj.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.europesays.com/2312513/ Probe into EU farm funds fraud in Greece widens – POLITICO #AntiMoneyLaundering #Balkans #corruption #Europe #FARMERS #Farms #fraud #greece #KyriakosMitsotakis #media #Payments #RuleOfLaw #SocialMedia #subsidy

Large-scale illegal wildlife shops in Laos found scamming Chinese tourists

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/large-scale-illegal-wildlife-shops-in-laos-found-scamming-chinese-tourists/

Is Perrier as pure as it claims? The bottled water scandal gripping France
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvn3qe0jpgo

"The analysis made by Haziza and other hydrologists is that there is now a clear link between deeper and surface aquifers. Contaminants (farm chemicals or human waste) that drain off the land in the increasingly frequent flash floods, can now make their way into the lower aquifers."

It’s estimated that over Trump’s term in office it will cost taxpayers more than $270 million so Trump can golf. And that doesn’t include the cost of his Secret Service detail.

The more you know.

Scientific Fraud Exposed: The Multi-Million-Dollar 'Shadow Industry' Creating Junk Science to Propel Academic Careers

https://thedebrief.org/scientific-fraud-exposed-the-multi-million-dollar-shadow-industry-creating-junk-science-to-propel-academic-careers/

Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect - By now, you’ve likely heard of fraudulent calls that use AI ... - https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/heres-how-deepfake-vishing-attacks-work-and-why-they-can-be-hard-to-detect/ #speechsynthesis #deepfakes #security #biz⁢ #fraud #ai

Tesla Investors Are Suing Elon Musk Over His Disastrous Robotaxi Debut

｢ Shareholders who signed onto the latest lawsuit accuse the billionaire of repeatedly downplaying these concerns and overstating the effectiveness of the company's autonomous driving tech, thereby artificially inflating the company's share price ｣

https://futurism.com/tesla-investors-suing-elon-musk-disastrous-robotaxi-debut

Great write-up on a kind of threat that is not enough tracked by security companies. It's long but well explained and you have probably already crossed the path of Vextrio without knowing it, so it's worth your read.

https://blogs.infoblox.com/threat-intelligence/vextrios-origin-story-from-spam-to-scam-to-adtech/

https://www.europesays.com/2305931/ Greece’s Mitsotakis blocks probe into ministers over massive EU farm funds fraud – POLITICO #agriculture #corruption #FARMERS #Farms #fraud #greece #Ελλάδα #νεα

EU biofuel proposals risk discriminating against firms from outside the bloc: China’s EcoCeres https://www.byteseu.com/1260407/ #audit #biodiesel #biofuel #certification #China #EcoCeres #eu #Europe #EuropeanBiodieselBoard #EuropeanCommission #Fraud #german #HongKongAndChinaGas #Indonesia #InternationalSustainabilityAndCarbonCertification #ISCC #malaysia #SustainableAviationFuel

State lawmakers try to crack down on scams using crypto ATMs https://www.byteseu.com/1260372/ #AtmScam #BankAccountHacked #bill #BitcoinAtm #cash #Crypto #CryptoATM #CryptoScam #CryptoCurrency #CryptocurrencyATM #customer #FbiNumber #Fraud #GoldBar #ImposterScam #LawEnforcement #lawmaker #legislation #McsoImposter #money #MoneyScam #Operator #person #Scam #ScamWarning #Sgt.Will #Sgt.WillCollins #WisconsinScam #woman

Poland’s new President: football hooligan past and shady real estate deals https://www.byteseu.com/1260332/ #DonaldTusk #Featured #FootballHooligans #Fraud #KarolNawrocki #LawAndJustice #PiS #Poland #PresidentalElections #RealEstateFraud