Beware & Protect Yourself 08 (Feb 24 - Dec 25)

[behappyalways]

Remote Access Backdoor Discovered in Chinese Robot Dog Unitree Go1
https://cyberinsider.com/remote-access- ... itree-go1/

[behappyalways]

Fraudsters claim "full video recording"!
There are many scams in China's "grave sweeping for others"

詐騙犯誆「全程影音紀錄」！　中國「代客掃墓」騙局多｜#鏡新聞

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QgCu3A7BnlM

[behappyalways]

"Fake car crash, real robbery"
A man lost more than 10,000 yuan when his necklace was robbed by a motorcyclist!

“假撞车真抢劫” 男子遭摩托骑士抢项链损失逾万！ | 新闻报报看 11/04/2025

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yhKkGF5w2G0

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Deepfake scandal widens

By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH and REMAR NORDIN

More police reports have been lodged against the male teenager who allegedly uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create explicit deepfake images of his schoolmates and school alumni.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... dal-widens

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Elderly woman loses over RM2.6m in gold investment scam

A 72-year-old woman lost over RM2.6 million to a fake gold investment scheme she joined through social media last year.

The woman was introduced to the scheme on Facebook by a suspect on Feb 20, 2024.

She was later added to a WhatsApp group called "xauusd Kelas Pertengahan Elit Malaysia 3", where she received training on gold investment and was instructed to use three different apps.

Source: Bernama

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/751305

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RM15.1mil lost to scammers

By JUSTIN ZACK

A 77-year-old woman has lost RM15.1mil to a fraudulent shares scheme.

The victim, who is a retired professional, was approached by the first suspect who convinced her to buy shares in a Malaysian company. The victim was told he would hold the shares in trust for her.

The victim was then introduced to another suspect said to be a sales agent. She was also shown several documents intended to convince her that the sale was legitimate.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... o-scammers

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HR assistant manager scammed of over RM500,000

The complainant had dealt with an individual who offered an online investment scheme purportedly based in Taiwan.

“The complainant was interested in the investment as it promised high returns and was instructed to download an application called ‘TS PRO’ onto her mobile phone.

“She then transferred RM207,110 into seven provided accounts and handed over RM372,000 in cash while in Nilai to an individual claiming to be a company representative,” he said in a statement on Friday.

Abdul Malik said the complainant realised she had been duped when she could not access the app last Wednesday or withdraw the promised profits.

Source: Bernama

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/752076

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Company director loses over RM600,000 in fake investment scheme

By YEE XIANG YUN

A 61-year-old company director lost more than RM600,000 after believing he was investing in stocks promising handsome profits.

The man was lured by a scheme offering 5% to 10% returns in just three days.

"The victim was told his earnings would be credited into his account on the XGI Horizon mobile app, so he decided to join the scheme.

"After investing such large amounts, the app allegedly listed his earnings as RM1.4mil" .

He added that the victim, who works at a private company, was asked to invest an additional RM100,000 when he attempted to cash out his earnings.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... ent-scheme