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CYBERCRIME AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION Meghan Edwards Meet the team @ The Aracari Project WWW.ARACARIPROJECT.IO

When one of our students told us they were going to drop out of college in August 2021, it wasn’t the first time we’d heard of someone ending their studies prematurely. But the reason was new: The student had become a victim of a cryptocurrency scam and lost all their money — including a bank…

Questions? Contact Washington State Investigators What are Cryptocurrency Scams? "Cryptocurrency scams investment fraud" often promise you can make lots of money with zero risk, and often start on social media, online dating apps and websites (romance scams), or fraudulent investment websites. These cryptocurrency scams may start with an unexpected text, email, or phone call, as…

Coronavirus scams keep coming as fraudsters follow the headlinesThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to fuel a parallel outbreak of coronavirus scams, many targeting older Americans.As of mid-June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had logged nearly 754,000 consumer complaints related to COVID-19 and stimulus payments since the start of the pandemic, 72 percent of them involving fraud…

Report by Georgetown’s Center on Privacy and Technology published a comprehensive report on the surprising amount of mass surveillance conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Our two-year investigation, including hundreds of Freedom of Information Act requests and a comprehensive review of ICE’s contracting and procurement records, reveals that ICE now operates as a domestic surveillance…

Today's web has made hackers' tasks remarkably easy. For the most part, hackers don't even have to hide in the dark recesses of the web to take advantage of people any longer; they can be found right in plain sight on social media sites or forums, professionally advertised with their websites, and may even approach…

Encryption software protects confidential and private data in transit and at rest by making it accessible only to authorized individuals. Learn about the best encryption software and techniques.ContentsWhat are file encryption techniques?What is encryption software?Best encryption softwareHow to pick the encryption software that’s right for youEncryption is the process of securing information by translating it…

Security professionals need penetration testing tools to understand the security posture of every software environment. Check out our list of the best penetration testing tools in 2022.Knowing the state of the entire software system is of the utmost importance if business organizations are to operate with zero tolerance for security vulnerabilities. Although it may be…

Though the number of breaches reported in the first half of 2022 were lower than those for the same period in 2021, Flashpoint expects the final numbers to be similar.A successful data breach can impact an organization not just by compromising sensitive information but by serving as a prelude to ransomware and more devastating cyberattacks.…

Protect what little privacy you have left. There's no shortage of made-up national holidays. Among the fabricated celebrations: Houseplant Appreciation Day, Irish Coffee Day and Bubble Wrap Day. However, there is one such holiday actually worth observing: Data Privacy Day, which happens to be today. It's a good reminder to check up on the safety…

  Kwon Moo Hapkido Federation and Washington State InvestigatorsMy name is Wolfgang Grasst, principle investigator at Washington State Investigators. Years of training and experience in Kwon Moo Hapkido under Grand Master Kim has prepared me to confidently handle a variety of threats proving to be beneficial in the world of private investigation. Working in the…

Child Custody in Washington State Washington State uses several types of criteria to determine child custody. Primarily, Washington State determines custody based on the best interests or welfare of the child. Washington State expects parents to present a parenting plan prior to a custody hearing. The court will either approve the plan or not. Parents…

Click for more information about Fraud Investigations or Workers'Comp Fraud? What is Employee or Workers' Compensation Fraud? and Why you should care about Employee Injury Fraud Employee or workers' compensation fraud costs the Washington State workers' compensation system millions of dollars each year. Employers, employees, insurance carriers and Washington consumers pay the cost of fraud…

Introduction to Surveillance In the news lately, the word surveillance has a negative connotation due to accusations of its misuse by government and big business. But, for a private investigator, when surveillance is performed legally, it's a necessary and important skill set. A majority of private investigators perform surveillance on a regular basis and are…

A look at SPD, crime and homelessness in Seattle, WA. Local citizens experience the consequences from Seattle City Council members decision to defund the SPD budget.The problem with Seattle’s experiment in defunding the police so far isn’t that there are now fewer police. It’s that they weren’t replaced with anything.“I feel like the city is…

A divided Washington Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional a longstanding law that made it a felony to possess illegal drugs even if you didn’t know you had them. The court used the 2016 arrest of a Spokane woman, Shannon Blake, to revisit Washington’s “strict-liability” drug possession law, which the Legislature adopted in the…