Interpol: Can We Drop the Term ‘Pig Butchering’?
The agency asks the cybersecurity community to adopt "romance baiting" in place of dehumanizing language.
Southeast Asian Cybercrime Profits Fuel Shadow Economy
With cybercriminal gangs raking in at least $18 billion regionally — and much more globally — law enforcement and policymakers…
‘Pig butchering’ trading apps found on Google Play, App Store
Fake trading apps on Google Play and Apple's App Store lure victims into "pig butchering" scams that have a global reach.…
Ransomware Gangs Pummel Southeast Asia
Successful ransomware attacks against organizations in Asia continue at peak levels in 2024 following a wave of high-profile data breaches…
‘Poetic prophecy’: 105-year-old Rudyard Kipling poem perfectly captures what is happening to the West
When people discuss prophetic authors, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Ray Bradbury are almost always cited. But Rudyard Kipling —…
INTERPOL recovers over $40 million stolen in a BEC attack
A global stop-payment mechanism created by INTERPOL successfully recovered over $40 million stolen in a BEC attack on a company in…
Huione Guarantee exposed as a $11 billion marketplace for cybercrime
The seemingly legitimate online marketplace Huione Guarantee is being used as a platform for laundering money from online scams, especially…
Gay Trump voters shatter Dem ‘lie’ LGBT Americans only vote blue, says Log Cabin Republicans chief
Gay voters in the 2024 election are seeing through the Democratic Party's "pandering" as Trump delivers "authentic" messaging, says Log…
Forced-Labor Camps Fuel Billions of Dollars in Cyber Scams
Greater collaboration between financial and law enforcement officials is needed to dismantle cybercrime scam centers in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar,…
US arrests suspects behind $73M ‘pig butchering’ laundering scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice charged two suspects for allegedly leading a crime ring that laundered at least $73 million…