In a major crackdown, Microsoft has suspended 3,000 Outlook and Hotmail accounts linked to North Korean IT workers involved in a global job fraud scheme. The company's Threat Intelligence team, calling the operation "Jasper Sleet," outlined its findings in a detailed post, revealing the scope of the elaborate scam. The US Department of Justice also joined the operation, seizing hundreds of laptops, 29 financial accounts, and shutting down nearly 24 websites. Authorities raided 29 "laptop farms" across the US, where Americans were helping foreign workers gain unauthorized access to remote jobs, according to the Fortune Magazine . These accomplices either installed remote access tools on company-issued laptops or shipped them to countries like Russia and China. Some Americans even rented out their identities to help North Koreans apply for US tech jobs. A Maryland nail salon worker was recently caught running a massive scheme, managing 13 remote IT jobs on beh...
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has warned Team India ahead of the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. The Rohit Sharma -led side received a timely wake up call following its loss to Bangladesh in the final Super 4 fixture on Friday. While India had rested several key players for the game, including star batter Virat Kohli , Akhtar suggested that it was a embarrassing defeat. Sri Lanka defeated tournament favourties Pakistan to reach the final, and Akhtar feels that winning the final won't be a cakewalk for India. "We were not expecting that India would lose to a team like Bangladesh but they did. It was an embarrassing defeat. Pakistan lost to Sri Lanka. They are out of the Asia Cup, which is an even bigger embarrassment. India are still in the final. All is not lost for them. It was a great wakeup call for them to come back harder and make sure they secure victory in the finals but that will only happen if they play really well. Ye khala ji ka ghar nahi hai jaha pe India...
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