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  2. Timeline of events associated with Anonymous - Wikipedia

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    January 3+: Anonymous got involved during the Tunisian Revolution and engaged in DDoS attacks on key Tunisian websites—including the president, prime minister, ministry of industry, ministry of foreign affairs, and the stock exchange—taking down at least 8 websites and defacing several others.

  3. Bernie Madoff - Wikipedia

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    December 11, 2008. Bernard Lawrence Madoff ( / ˈmeɪdɔːf / MAY-dawf; [2] April 29, 1938 – April 14, 2021) was an American financial criminal and financier who was the admitted mastermind of the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, worth an estimated $65 billion. [3] [4] He was at one time chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange. [5]

  4. India - Wikipedia

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    As of 2021, with 3000 pharmaceutical companies and 10,500 manufacturing units India is the world's third-largest pharmaceutical producer, largest producer of generic medicines and supply up to 50—60% of global vaccines demand, these all contribute up to US$ 24.44 billions in exports and India's local pharmaceutical market is estimated up to ...

  5. Scam 1992 - Wikipedia

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    Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story is an Indian Hindi -language biographical financial thriller streaming television series on SonyLIV directed by Hansal Mehta, with Jai Mehta serving as the co-director. [1] Based on the 1992 Indian stock market scam committed by many stockbrokers including Harshad Mehta, the series is adapted from ...

  6. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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    A pig butchering scam is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. [1] They are commonplace on social apps, where, in October 2023, twelve percent of Americans using said apps had been ...

  7. Theranos - Wikipedia

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    Theranos Inc. ( / ˈθɛr.ən.oʊs /) was an American privately held corporation [5] that was touted as a breakthrough health technology company. Founded in 2003 by then 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos raised more than US$ 700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $10 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 ...

  8. The 5 biggest online holiday scams of 2021 — and how to avoid ...

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    “The reason why there's an uptick of online scams during holidays is because people are distracted,” says Adam Levin, one of the country’s leading cybersecurity experts and co-host of What ...