Kaspersky Lab: Spam and Phishing in 2017 Lists Bitcoin and FIFA 2018 as top new scams

According to a report by software security company, Kaspersky Lab “Bitcoin” and “FIFA 2018” were the top spam and phishing topics used to scam online users in 2017. The company’s “Spam and phishing in 2017” report revealed that cybercriminals have, over the past 12 months, been following the global agenda and used hot topics to …

Just like FIFA, ICANN now compared to Carnegie Hall scandal

WSJ reports that discord has broken out at Carnegie Hall where allegations by the music hall’s chairman, Ronald Perelman, have sparked a boardroom dispute. A simmering clash between leaders of New York’s Carnegie Hall boiled over on Wednesday as financier Ronald O. Perelman, who recently became chairman of the hall’s board of trustees, accused the …

The FIFA Scandal Juxtapose: Why ICANN needs to be worried!

“Only proper regulation by an independent agency with full Congressional mandate will ensure that a ‘FIFA-Mafia type’ organization of systematic corruption does not emerge. ICANN should not be trusted by Congress to regulate itself.” Sophia Bekele CircleID March 2015 This week we have been overwhelmed by the news of seven FIFA officials and associates who …