Written by Tonya Riley Dec 3, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP U.S. law enforcement recovered nearly $3.7 million in fraud proceeds and charged more than 30 individuals for their alleged involvement in…
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1,000 arrests made in online fraud crackdown, says Interpol
Police have arrested 1,003 individuals across 22 jurisdictions in the last few months as part of a Interpol-coordinated operation against online financial crimes, including the business email compromise (BEC) scams. …
Rapid Money Laundering Response Helps Intercept $27m
Rapid Money Laundering Response Helps Intercept $27m International law enforcers have arrested over 1,000 suspects and seized nearly $27m in criminal funds associated with online fraud and money laundering, according…
Fake Ransomware Infection Hits WordPress Sites
WordPress sites have been splashed with ransomware warnings that are as real as dime-store cobwebs made out of spun polyester. Fake red-on-black warnings have been plastered to hundreds of WordPress…
UK in Midst of $200m Crypto Fraud Epidemic
UK in Midst of $200m Crypto Fraud Epidemic Victims of cryptocurrency fraud have already lost over £146m ($200m) so far this year, a double-digit increase over 2020 figures, according to…
CryptoRom Scam Rakes in $1.4M by Exploiting Apple Enterprise Features
The campaign, which uses the Apple Developer Program and Enterprise Signatures to get past Apple’s app review process, remains active. Pyramid-scheme cryptocurrency scammers are exploiting Apple’s Enterprise Developer Program to…
Romance scammers exploit Apple's developer program to spread fake cryptocurrency apps
Written by Tonya Riley Oct 13, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Fraudsters are using the promise of love to lure victims into downloading fake cryptocurrency trading apps and then stealing their funds,…
International cryptocurrency scam ring targets European dating app users
An international scam ring is targeting dating app users in a romance scam to not only deprive victims of their cryptocurrency but also the control of their handsets. On Wednesday,…