AI-Powered Scams: The Rise of Deepfake Technology in Cybercrime
In a shocking turn of events, law enforcement has arrested six individuals involved in a sophisticated AI-driven investment scam that defrauded victims of over $20 million. This case highlights the al...
https://news.lavx.hu/article/ai-powered-scams-the-rise-of-deepfake-technology-in-cybercrime
Thai and Cambodian police raided a building in a border town and freed 215 foreigners from a cyberscam center. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/23/world/crime-legal/thailand-cambodia-tackle-scam-centers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #cybersecurity #cyberscams #thailand #cambodia
The art of the cyber deal: President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend all US foreign aid for three months is a big win for operators of cyber-scam compounds in Southeast Asia, who use victims of human trafficking to swindle people on line.
https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/americans-first-to-be-scammed-as
Crypto-stealing scam targets Web3 workers with fake meeting apps - Cado Security Labs says scammers use AI to make fake but real-looking co... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-stealing-scammers-target-web3-workers-fake-meeting-apps #socialengineering #malwarecampaign #fakemeetingapp #realststealer #fakewebsites #cryptotheft #cyberscams. #spoofing
More than 600 people detained in massive raid on #pigbutchering¹ slave compound in #Cambodia supported by #Chinese police.
The #PRC has really started cracking down on #Triads and their slave compounds in SE Asia lately...
* Mandarin: https://cc-times.com/posts/26540
* English translation: https://1-cc--times-com.translate.goog/posts/26540?_x_tr_enc=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
* Khmer: https://www.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/364184-2024-11-06-14-43-29.html
¹ this is a little bit of interpolation on my part; the news only mentions #cyberscams... but I've never seen a slave compound in #SEAsia that was not a pig butchering slave compound.
Elliptic exposes $11B scam network via Huione Guarantee - Elliptic’s report reveals how the Huione Guarantee marketplace facilitat... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/elliptic-exposes-11b-scam-network-via-huione-guarantee #blockchaintransparency #huioneguarantee #moneylaundering #scamnetwork #cryptocrime #cyberscams #tetherusdt #elliptic
“Laukkai, a town in northern #Myanmar notorious for gambling, prostitution & #cyberscams, is emptying out as war approaches... Ethnic armed groups last month launched an offensive against the military across northern #Shan State, capturing several towns in…the biggest challenge to [the]…junta since it seized power in 2021. Long caravans of people are now snaking out of…Laukkai, sleeping rough…near the [China] border…as the armed alliance closes in. | AFP/Frontier Myanmar https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-cyber-scam-city-empties-out-as-war-approaches/
R to @Europol: 
To commit this scam, suspects used social engineering attacks to trick victims into thinking their bank accounts were compromised.
Phishing, smishing, & vishing are common techniques.
Be aware of #CyberScams. Learn how to stay safe 
https://www.europol.europa.eu/operations-services-and-innovation/public-awareness-and-prevention-guides/take-control-of-your-digital-life-don%E2%80%99t-be-victim-of-cyber-scams #CyberScams
: https://nitter.cz/Europol/status/1725082333504508088#m
[2023-11-16 09:24 UTC]
"#MANILA, #Philippines – The August 1 raid on offshore gaming firm SA Rivendell Global Gaming found more than 28,000 #SIMCards from various local and foreign #telecommunication companies used for #cyberscams.
Probers also discovered that the firm had managed to register the numbers of unopened SIM cards – still in their packets – on #SocialMedia messaging apps and platforms that they use to lure victims." #Philippines
#Cyberscam network dodges #SIMRegistration law
https://www.rappler.com/nation/cyberscam-network-system-dodges-sim-card-registration-law/
"In the works is a shared responsibility framework tt envisages sharing .. losses arising out of #cyberscams btw customers, financial institutions & 3rd parties such as telcos & service providers .. Work on this framework's been ongoing since early 2022 but announcement of > concrete details has been repeatedly postponed .. One shld note tt the framework is expected to .. avoid the moral hazard of users simply washing their hands off #responsibility for their own actions"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/cpf-scams-recover-money-cybersecurity-literacy-phishing-malware-3658016
So shocked, this was in Las Pinãs 
"#MANILA, #Philippines — Philippine police backed by commandos staged a massive raid on Tuesday and said they rescued more than 2,700 workers from #China, the Philippines, #Vietnam, #Indonesia and more than a dozen other countries who were allegedly swindled into working for fraudulent online gaming sites and other #cybercrime groups."
2,700 people tricked into working for cybercrime syndicates rescued in Philippines | #CyberScams
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/216103/2700-people-tricked-into-working-for-cybercrime-syndicates-rescued-in-philippines?utm_source=gallery&utm_medium=direct
