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Over a thousand online shops hacked to show fake product listings
A phishing campaign dubbed 'Phish n' Ships' has been underway since at least 2019, infecting over a thousand legitimate online stores to promote fake product listings for hard-to-find items.
- October 31, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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FBI: Upcoming U.S. general election fuel multiple fraud schemes
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of multiple schemes taking advantage of the upcoming U.S. general election to scam people out of their money or personal data.
- October 30, 2024
- 09:44 AM
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‘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.
- October 03, 2024
- 03:36 PM
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Fraudsters imprisoned for scamming Apple out of 6,000 iPhones
Two Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison for scamming Apple out of more than $2.5 million after exchanging over 6,000 counterfeit iPhones for authentic ones.
- October 03, 2024
- 12:27 PM
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FBI: Reported cryptocurrency losses reached $5.6 billion in 2023
The FBI says that 2023 was a record year for cryptocurrency fraud, with total losses exceeding $5.6 billion, based on nearly 70,000 reports received through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
- September 12, 2024
- 02:27 PM
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Musician charged with $10M streaming royalties fraud using AI and bots
North Carolina musician Michael Smith was indicted for collecting over $10 million in royalty payments from Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube Music using AI-generated songs streamed by thousands of bots in a massive streaming fraud scheme.
- September 05, 2024
- 12:49 PM
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Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine
The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating more than $6 million.
- August 01, 2024
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UK takes down major 'Russian Coms' caller ID spoofing platform
The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) has shut down Russian Coms, a major caller ID spoofing platform used by hundreds of criminals to make over 1.8 million scam calls.
- August 01, 2024
- 01:53 PM
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Fraud ring pushes 600+ fake web shops via Facebook ads
A malicious fraud campaign dubbed "ERIAKOS" promotes more than 600 fake web shops through Facebook advertisements to steal visitors' personal and financial information.
- July 31, 2024
- 10:14 AM
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Ticket Heist fraud gang uses 700 domains to sell fake Olympics tickets
A large-scale fraud campaign with over 700 domain names is likely targeting Russian-speaking users looking to purchase tickets for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
- July 10, 2024
- 06:33 AM
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FBI warns of fake law firms targeting crypto scam victims
The FBI is warning of cybercriminals posing as law firms and lawyers that offer cryptocurrency recovery services to victims of investment scams and steal funds and personal information.
- June 25, 2024
- 10:11 AM
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FBI warns of fake remote work ads used for cryptocurrency fraud
Today, the FBI issued a warning about scammers using fake remote job ads to steal cryptocurrency from job seekers across the United States while posing as recruiters for legitimate companies.
- June 04, 2024
- 04:33 PM
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Data firm execs convicted for helping fraudsters target the elderly
A former senior executive and former sales manager of Epsilon Data Management LLC (Epsilon) were convicted of selling data of millions of Americans to perpetrators of mail fraud schemes.
- June 03, 2024
- 06:37 PM
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Indian man stole $37 million in crypto using fake Coinbase Pro site
An Indian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million through a fake Coinbase website used to steal credentials.
- May 25, 2024
- 10:11 AM
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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 from cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as "pig butchering."
- May 17, 2024
- 11:57 AM
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Apple blocked $7 billion in fraudulent App Store purchases in 4 years
Apple's antifraud technology has blocked more than $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in four years, the company states in its latest annual fraud prevention analysis.
- May 15, 2024
- 01:42 PM
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FBI warns of gift card fraud ring targeting retail companies
The FBI warned retail companies in the United States that a financially motivated hacking group has been targeting employees in their gift card departments in phishing attacks since at least January 2024.
- May 08, 2024
- 01:25 PM
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Massive webshop fraud ring steals credit cards from 850,000 people
A massive network of 75,000 fake online shops called 'BogusBazaar' tricked over 850,000 people in the US and Europe into making purchases, allowing the criminals to steal credit card information and attempt to process an estimated $50 million in fake orders.
- May 08, 2024
- 10:53 AM
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Police shuts down 12 fraud call centres, arrests 21 suspects
Law enforcement shut down 12 phone fraud call centers in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Lebanon, behind thousands of scam calls daily.
- May 02, 2024
- 02:21 PM
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FBI warns of fake verification schemes targeting dating app users
The FBI is warning of fake verification schemes promoted by fraudsters on online dating platforms that lead to costly recurring subscription charges.
- April 29, 2024
- 12:59 PM
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