Cybercrime
Former NFL benchwarmer guilty of stealing $200M from Medicare and CHAMPVA
A former NFL player carried out a major years-long federal healthcare fraud scheme, in which he attempted to steal almost $200 million from Medicare and the veterans program CHAMPVA.
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From e-girls to botnet queens: why women’s role in cybercrime is growing
Following a series of high-profile cyberattacks, the heat has largely centered on young men. However, that balance may be shifting, driven by changes in underground forums and a worrying trend on Telegram.
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He left his USB stick in a school computer – then police found 405GB of deepfake porn
An employee responsible for IT maintenance on a school network has been arrested by police in Busan, South Korea, after harvesting more than 221,000 personal files from nearly 200 school workers, and using them to create deepfaked pornography.
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Crypto gang's “muscle” helped steal $250M, then splashed out on designer clothes, Hermès Birkins, and $500K club nights
Twenty-year-old Californian Marlon Ferro acted as a crypto gang’s muscle, breaking into houses to steal hardware.
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Ransomware negotiator jailed for 8.5 years after exploiting stolen children’s health records and making millions
A Latvian national has to serve a prison sentence for his role as a negotiator for one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world. He accounts for $56 million in losses and 53 companies falling victims to his crime.
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Lawyer says stolen crypto belongs to North Korea, not scam or hacking victims
An unusual case has emerged in the crypto world, where a legal battle over stolen millions has begun. A lawyer claims the funds belong to victims from an unrelated case.
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Man found guilty after luring 18 men on Tinder with fake profile to rape his ex-girlfriend
A woman began receiving strange house calls from over 18 men who were looking to satisfy their kink. The Tinder profile was accurate – it was her face, her name, her information. But she never agreed to being “roughed up,” nor did saying “no” mean she wanted more.
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Hackers breach Canvas learning platform serving millions, steal student data
Instructure, the company behind Canvas, one of the world’s most used learning management systems, has been dealing with a cybersecurity incident. The developer is currently investigating the impact of the incident.
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Hackers are stealing high-value cargo shipments across North America, FBI warns
Hackers are targeting the North American cargo sector by impersonating legitimate businesses – all to steal high-value shipments they can resell for profit, according to a new FBI warning released Friday.
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International authorities bust €50M online investment fraud network
Europol, Eurojust, and law enforcement authorities from Austria and Albania have put a stop to a criminal network running a massive online investment fraud scam.
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FBI-led raid dismantles nine crypto scam centers, saves victims $562 million
The FBI and Dubai police have dismantled nine crypto scam centers and arrested 276 people in a coordinated international operation targeting sophisticated "pig butchering" schemes that have defrauded victims of millions.
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15-year-old arrested in massive French Government data leak
A minor has been arrested following a cyberattack earlier this month on France’s National Agency for Secure Titles (ANTS).
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I asked 3 chatbots to write a phishing email. DeepSeek gave me a sextortion scam
Which chatbot is most willing to help you commit fraudulent crime? I put 3 to the test, and got everything from a polite refusal to a fully written sextortion threat.
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Roblox account hackers make $225K profit, but end up in handcuffs
Ukraine’s Cyber Police have busted a hacker ring that targeted high-value Roblox accounts and later resold them on Russian underground forums.
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Dutch healthcare software firm claims hackers destroyed stolen medical records amid ransom speculation
ChipSoft says it has prevented stolen data from being published, and that the attackers have now destroyed it.
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Teen hacker’s lavish lifestyle curtailed after feds uncover Scattered Spider links
Authorities believe Stokes' hacking activity caused at least $2 million in damages, with the teenager splurging his gains on luxury hotels and trips.
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Barrier to hacking drops as AI and dark web tools let anyone launch cyberattacks, Europol warns
Cyber threats are becoming more adaptive, professional, and difficult to detect. This trend emphasizes the need for enhanced law enforcement capabilities and international cooperation.
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Americans lose $2.1 billion to Facebook scams, an eightfold jump since 2020
Data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows that, in 2025, Americans lost over $2.1 billion to scams that, in most instances, started on social media. This is an eightfold increase since 2020.
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Telegram abuse ring run by teens with 10,000 users, police find gold bar
Three teenagers have been arrested in Gyeonggi Province in South Korea for running Telegram channels built on doxxed women’s data.
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Google users receive $30 bills after fake CAPTCHA scammed them into sending premium text messages
Scammers are using fake CAPTCHA pages to fool gullible users into sending text messages to international destinations, costing them a lot of money.
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