Tag: scam
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DoJ Seizes $61 Million in Tether Linked to Pig Butchering Crypto Scams
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of $61 million worth of Tether that were allegedly associated with bogus cryptocurrency schemes known as pig butchering.The confiscated funds were traced to cryptocurrency addresses used for the laundering of criminally derived proceeds stolen from victims of cryptocurrency investment scams, the department added.”Criminal First…
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Meta tightens grip on scam advertisers
Meta is stepping up the fight against scams on its platforms by filing multiple lawsuits targeting companies and individuals in Brazil, China, and Vietnam who used deceptive … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/27/meta-scams-lawsuits-against-advertisers-in-brazil-and-china/
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Meta Files Lawsuits Against Brazil, China, Vietnam Advertisers Over Celeb-Bait Scams
Meta on Thursday said it’s taking legal action to tackle scams on its platforms by filing lawsuits against what it calls deceptive advertisers based in Brazil, China, and Vietnam.As part of the effort, the advertisers’ methods of payment have been suspended, related accounts have been disabled, and the website domain names used to pull off…
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Fake Zoom and Google Meet scams install Teramind: A technical deep dive
Attackers don’t always need custom malware. Sometimes they just need a trusted brand and a legitimate tool. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/fake-zoom-and-google-meet-scams-install-teramind-a-technical-deep-dive/
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HHS Seeks Sector Input on AI for Fighting Healthcare Fraud
Request for Information Is Part of a Broader Medicare, Medicaid Fraud ‘Crackdown’. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will use advanced AI tools to more quickly detect Medicare and Medicaid fraud before scam claims are paid. As part of the major crackdown on healthcare fraud, HHS is also seeking public input on AI…
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Breach Roundup: Finnish Hacker Sentenced to Nearly 7 Years
Also, More ShinyHunters Breaches, North Korea Laptop Farm Operator Sentenced. This week, Finland’s Aleksanteri Kivimäki sentenced. ShinyHunters breaches. Laptop farm rancher sentenced. Oregon state agency hacker sentenced. African scammers arrested. MuddyWater AI-assisted hacks. Advantest ransomware incident, SolarWinds and Microsoft patches. FileZen flaw. QualDerm breach. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/breach-roundup-finnish-hacker-sentenced-to-nearly-7-years-a-30863
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Fake Avast Website Targets Users With Euro499 Phishing Refund Scam
Fraudsters clone Avast’s website to target French users with a Euro499 phishing scam, using urgency tactics, live chat, and card validation to steal payment data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-avast-website-phishing-refund-scam/
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Cryptohack Roundup: Step Finance Shuts Down After Exploit
Also: IoTex Bridge Exploit Linked to Private Key Breach. This week, Step Finance shuts down, IoTeX bridge exploit, Russia-linked exchanges help evade sanctions, Australian charged in $3.5 million scam, a hacker returned $21 million in seized bitcoin to South Korean prosecutors and Malaysia arrested 12 police officers in an extortion case. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Fraudsters integrate ChatGPT into global scam campaigns
AI models are being folded into fraud and influence operations that follow long standing tactics. A February 2026 update to OpenAI’s Disrupting Malicious Uses of Our Models … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/26/openai-malicious-chatgpt-use-report/
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Telegram rises to top spot in job scam activity
Encrypted messaging platforms are becoming a primary channel for Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, with Telegram representing a growing share of reported cases, according … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/26/telegram-job-scams-activity/
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Zoom Update Scam Infects 1,437 Users in 12 Days to Deploy Surveillance Tools
A dangerous new scam is targeting Zoom users by exploiting their trust in video meeting invites. Over just twelve days, 1,437 Windows users unknowingly installed a malicious version of the Teramind monitoring agent after visiting a fake Zoom meeting page designed to trigger silent downloads. The operation starts at uswebzoomus[.]com/zoom/ a domain mimicking Zoom’s legitimate interface. When opened, it displays…
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Wie ‘Scam-Assembly-Lines” die Markenpiraterie industrialisieren
Kriminelle im Internet setzen zunehmend auf Künstliche Intelligenz (KI), um automatisch betrügerische Inhalte zu erstellen. Generative KI macht es ihnen leichter, Fälschungen zu produzieren, die von echten Inhalten kaum noch zu unterscheiden sind. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/scam-assembly-lines-markenpiraterie
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US ‘committed’ to fighting transnational gangs behind Southeast Asian scam compounds: FBI
Scott Schelble, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s International Operations Division, told reporters that he recently met with law enforcement officials in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to discuss the region’s scam operations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-committed-to-fighting-southeast-asia-scam-compounds
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Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or moneyCharities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/02/scam-state-multi-billion-dollar-industry-south-east-asia”>deadly scam compounds, following a <a href=”https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/cambodia-growing-humanitarian-crisis-as-escaped-scamming-compound-survivors-tell-of-murder-rape-and-torture/”>damning report by Amnesty International.The numbers of survivors of…
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Refund scam impersonates Avast to harvest credit card details
A convincing fake Avast site displays a Euro499.99 charge and promises a refund. Instead, it harvests your name, address, and full credit card details. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/refund-scam-impersonates-avast-to-harvest-credit-card-details/
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Scammers Use Fake Gemini AI Chatbot for Crypto Scam
Scammers used a fake Gemini AI chatbot to promote a bogus Google Coin presale, signaling a rise in AI-driven crypto impersonation fraud. The post Scammers Use Fake Gemini AI Chatbot for Crypto Scam appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-scammers-use-fake-gemini-ai-chatbot-crypto-scam/
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North Korean IT worker scam nets Ukrainian five-year sentence in the U.S.
A Ukrainian man was sentenced to five years in the U.S. for helping North Korean IT workers use stolen identities to get hired by U.S. firms. Oleksandr “Alexander” Didenko, a 29-year-old Ukrainian national, has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison for supporting North Korea’s fraudulent IT worker scheme. Didenko admitted stealing U.S.…
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Man gets five years for aiding North Korean IT employment scam
Ukrainian national Oleksandr Didenko, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 5 years in prison for an identity theft scheme that enabled North Korean workers to secure … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/20/ukrainian-national-sentenced-id-entity-theft-north-korea-it-workers-identity-theft/
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Red Card 2.0: INTERPOL busts scam networks across Africa, seizes millions
INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0 led to 651 arrests across 16 African countries and recovered over $4.3 million from online scams. INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0, a joint effort involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, resulted in 651 arrests linked to online scam networks. The operation was carried out under the African Joint…
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Breach Roundup: Cambodia Scam Center Crackdown
Also: EU Bans AI Tools, Notepad++ Secures Updater, Apple Patches iOS Zero-Day. This week, Cambodia shuttered 200 scam centers. EU Parliament banned AI tools. Canada Goose disputed a ShinyHunters leak. Notepad++ patched an updater flaw. Apple fixed a decades-old iOS zero-day. BeyondTrust and Dell patched critical flaws under active exploitation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown
An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million as part of an effort led by law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries.The initiative, codenamed Operation Red Card 2.0, took place between December 8, 2025 and January 30, 2026, according to INTERPOL. It targeted infrastructure and…
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Interpol gegen Cybercrime: 651 Festnahmen bei Razzien gegen Online-Scammer
Mehrere Betrügerorganisationen haben Millionenschäden bei den Opfern angerichtet. Polizei-Behörden konnten zuletzt über 600 Verdächtige verhaften. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/interpol-gegen-cybercrime-651-festnahmen-bei-razzien-gegen-online-scammer-2602-205612.html
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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More Than 40% of South Africans Were Scammed in 2025
Tags: scamSurvey underscores the reality that scammers follow scalable opportunities and low friction, rather than rich targets that tend to be better protected. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/south-africans-scammed-2025