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A New York judge has ruled that Zelle must face a lawsuit from state Attorney General Letitia James, who alleges the payment platform neglected critical safety measures, allowing fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion from consumers.
The European Union imposed a record €550 million penalty on AliExpress for failing to prevent sales of counterfeit, unsafe and illegal items. The fine marks the third enforcement action under the bloc's Digital Services Act targeting major online platforms.
Malaysia's Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living has unveiled the 'Jom Beli Selamat' campaign with Shopee and police to educate consumers and reduce online fraud, which cost the nation RM4.54 billion from 2024 to 2025.
Malaysia's High Court has rejected an application by three former travel company directors seeking to delay a RM492,480 refund to umrah pilgrims, upholding fraud findings related to cancelled COVID-19 flights.
Dozens of World Cup ticket buyers have been left devastated by sudden StubHub cancellations just hours before matches, prompting debate over secondary ticketing and FIFA's resale policies.
Bank Negara Malaysia has unveiled the Semak Kasih portal, enabling Malaysians to check for unclaimed insurance and takaful benefits belonging to deceased family members. Around 50,000 policies remain unawarded nationwide.
Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal has authorised consumer advocate Which? to pursue a £3 billion lawsuit against Apple, claiming the tech company breached competition law by restricting cloud storage choices and prioritising its iCloud service.
Malaysia's competition regulator has concluded that the country's housing market is functioning without anti-competitive distortions, with price growth moderating to sustainable levels across 2025.
The Malaysia International Humanitarian Organisation has rallied over 100 investment fraud victims in Kuala Lumpur, pressing authorities to accelerate investigations into 18 entities allegedly running coordinated scam networks.
Perak police have arrested five individuals suspected of operating a scratch-and-win lottery fraud ring that victimised two elderly women, relieving them of more than RM77,000 in combined valuables and cash across separate incidents.
Beijing authorities have arrested more than 30 people in connection with an elaborate fraud targeting vulnerable seniors. The scam used soy sauce-tainted cleansing liquids to convince over 100 elderly victims they harboured dangerous toxins, resulting in losses exceeding 10 million yuan.
Malaysia's Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living has dismantled a counterfeit goods operation in Johor Bahru, seizing RM600,000 worth of fake branded merchandise across three premises and detaining four individuals.
The EU has rejected calls for mandatory rules to keep discontinued video games playable, citing intellectual property concerns. Instead, it will develop voluntary industry guidelines following a petition signed by over one million Europeans.
A comprehensive study by the Coalition Against Piracy reveals that consumers using illegal streaming platforms face significant cybersecurity dangers including malware infections, identity theft, and financial fraud, with nearly half of tested pirate apps containing malicious code.