Cybercrime
Police uncovers e-pimping networks posing as modeling and talent agencies
Police from seven European countries say they have uncovered dozens of suspected human trafficking and sexual exploitation cases involving so-called “e-pimps” and fake modelling agencies operating through online subscription platforms. Victims, among whom were minors, were forced to create “online content” for as little as $3.
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FTC reports Americans lost a record $3.5 billion in 2025 to impersonation scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, the highest amount on record and nearly three times the level reported 5 years earlier.
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ShinyHunters expands leak operation, promises stolen data will remain online “until the end of time”
Despite years of arrests, seizures, and takedowns, the ShinyHunters extortion gang on Thursday expanded its "pay or leak" operation – rolling out new mirrors, torrent downloads, and promising to keep stolen files online “until the end of time.”
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Conti ransomware operator pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and cyber extortion scheme
After being extradited from Ireland to the United States, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko pleaded guilty in the US and admitted to a wire fraud conspiracy tied to the Conti ransomware group, one of the most notorious in the world. US authorities say the Russia-based operation targeted victims across dozens of countries and generated hundreds of millions of dollars in ransom payments.
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ShinyHunters publishes data stolen from school software provider Infinite Campus, 137K users exposed
A total of 137,123 Infinite Campus user accounts have been exposed in an extortion campaign carried out by the ransomware group ShinyHunters. The attackers gained access to a company Salesforce account and failed to secure a ransom payment.
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What magicians taught the CIA about spycraft, and why it matters in the age of AI
As the world grapples with AI-generated deepfakes, misinformation, and sophisticated social engineering scams, a former CIA officer argues that the underlying principles of deception have changed less than you might think.
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Latest lawsuit against Sam Altman comes from Canadian mother alleging ChatGPT role in daughter’s suicide
OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman are being sued in the United States by a Canadian mother who claims her daughter was encouraged to commit suicide by ChatGPT. The lawsuit follows a separate case brought earlier by another family in the US, making it the latest legal action alleging harms linked to the chatbot.
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Crypto laundering service AudiA6 shut down, leaving ransomware gangs without crypto cleaner
A cryptocurrency laundering service trusted by ransomware gangs and that laundered around $890 million for criminals has been shut down.
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Encrypted chats expose criminal network
Encrypted chats from the infamous Sky ECC platform exposed members of a $90 million Kosovan crime network.
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FBI shows every inch of 22,000 sq ft “cyber range” used to train agents on cyberattacks
FBI cyber training isn’t about sitting at your desk with a textbook anymore. It’s all about simulated towns and dealing with the real stress of fake situations.
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US charges Russian hacker over cyber espionage targeting US companies and NATO
A suspected Russian hacker is now in US custody following his arrest in Thailand last year and has been charged with facilitating a campaign of cyberattacks carried out by a Russia-aligned group that victimized numerous US companies.
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Hackers steal $1.7M worth of condoms after hijacking Walmart shipment – here’s how they did it
Hackers steal $1.7 million worth of condoms and lubricants headed to Walmart after hijacking a trucking shipment from one of the biggest companies in sexual wellness – all by using a cybercriminal playbook turned supply-chain nightmare.
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The hacking mastermind behind the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Cybersecurity research by FortiGuard Labs has found a vast horizon of dark and duplicitous hacking activity as the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off this week.
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Activision Games engineer flags new potential Monzo AI gambling scam
A new AI-generated scam has surfaced on TikTok, with fraudsters posing as the London-based online banking giant Monzo claiming that users can win big on “Monzo Slots.”
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Prosecutors, police, cybersecurity staff data exposed in major doxxing case, suspect arrested in Spain
The Spanish National Police has arrested a suspect for leaking massive amounts of personal data belonging to employees of numerous key state institutions.
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Mysterious WhatsApp fraudster sells fake EU passport for $5K, man caught using it claims he didn’t know it was fake
A man made it all the way from London, UK, to Orlando, Florida, with a fake European passport. The traveler claimed he didn’t know it was fake and blamed it all on a WhatsApp fraudster he found online.
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North Carolina man jailed for selling US senior citizens’ data to Jamaican scammers
A 57-year-old man from North Carolina has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling the personal data of more than 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican lottery scammers.
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Hackers abuse ChatGPT's content-sharing feature to spread malware
Attackers are abusing ChatGPT’s content-sharing feature to display fake OpenAI outage pages, tricking users into installing malware disguised as ChatGPT for Desktop.
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Scam broker sells data on 7M elderly Americans, gets 10 years in prison
A North Carolina man who netted over $5 million selling the personal information of more than 7 million elderly Americans to fraudsters in Jamaica will spend the next 10 years behind bars, the DoJ announced Thursday.
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Dutch police dismantle massive botnet controlling 17 million infected devices
A proxy botnet of 17 million devices has been taken offline following a successful operation by the Dutch National Police and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The hackers made it seem as if cyberattacks were coming from legitimate consumers rather than criminals.
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