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Conman and wannabe MI6 agent must repay £125k to romance scam victim

The Register - Mon, 22/12/2025 - 16:37
Judge says former most-wanted fugitive Mark Acklom will likely never return to the UK

The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) says a fraudster who claimed to be part of MI6 must repay £125,000 ($168,000) to a former love interest that he conned.…

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Around 1,000 systems compromised in ransomware attack on Romanian water agency

The Register - Mon, 22/12/2025 - 12:13
On-site staff keep key systems working while all but one region battles with encrypted PCs

Romania's cybersecurity agency confirms a major ransomware attack on the country's water management administration has compromised around 1,000 systems, with work to remediate them still ongoing.…

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There’s so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM

The Register - Mon, 22/12/2025 - 04:11
SK Telecom's epic infosec faill will cost it another $1.5 billion

South Korea’s government on Friday announced it will require local mobile carriers to verify the identity of new customers with facial recognition scans, in the hope of reducing scams.…

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