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A 22-country INTERPOL operation targeting Black Axe and allied networks led to 58 arrests, 263 identified suspects, and seized criminal assets.
Law enforcement from 22 countries identified 263 suspects and arrested 58 individuals linked to cybercrime networks coordinated by African criminal groups.
Three active banking trojans — spyware-laden Manic, persistent Grandoreiro, and an expanded ToxicPanda 2.0 — are targeting banks across Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
Operation Klonen: Brazilian and German authorities arrest 7 suspects behind a €30M bank fraud exploiting a third-party payment processor vulnerability at Commerzbank.
Ukrainian authorities dismantled 94 fraud call centers running investment scams and bank credential theft operations across multiple cities.
Ukraine's National Police and SBU shut down 94 investment fraud call centers across 9 regions, seizing $2M, luxury cars, and 5,200+ SIM cards.
Organized crime groups worldwide have fully embraced AI as a force multiplier for fraud, enabling operations at a scale and sophistication that INTERPOL now classifies as a top-tier global crisis — 4.5x more profitable than traditional methods.
Interpol is deploying a global payment interception system to halt fraudulent transactions before cybercriminals can cash out. The initiative coordinates law enforcement agencies worldwide to freeze funds within the narrow window between a fraud occurring and the money leaving the financial system.
Three plaintiffs have filed suit against Apple in California federal court after a fraudulent Sparrow Wallet impersonator on the App Store harvested their Bitcoin seed phrases, draining approximately $1.835 million. The lawsuit alleges Apple had prior knowledge of the fake and failed to act.
Rent-A-Center parent Upbound Group (NASDAQ: UPBD) disclosed in an SEC 8-K filing that a data breach resulted in approximately $13 million in fraudulent...
The Upbound Group disclosed that a cybersecurity breach exposed customer data later used by threat actors to open $13 million in fraudulent Acima...
Dutch Police have announced the arrest of multiple suspects believed to be part of an international investment fraud ring that stole over €100 million...
Spanish National Police, coordinating with Europol, Interpol, Portugal, and Panama, have dismantled a sophisticated cybercriminal organization responsible...
The UK National Crime Agency has charged five suspects following an investigation into Russian Coms, a major criminal caller ID spoofing platform...
A 3.5-month INTERPOL-led operation spanning 97 countries resulted in 5,811 arrests, $293 million seized, and 142,000 victims identified — targeting...
A sweeping international law enforcement operation spanning 97 countries resulted in the arrest of 5,811 suspects and the seizure of $293 million in...
Brian Krebs investigates IRIS C2, an offensive cybersecurity startup dangling million-dollar zero-day payouts that is run by Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman —...
Infoblox researchers have uncovered over 236,000 websites built on the legitimate DCloud Uni-App framework being weaponized for investment scams,...
Researchers at Infoblox documented how the legitimate DCloud Uni-App cross-platform development framework has been weaponized to power over 236,000 scam...
With tens of billions of dollars flowing into regional economies from cybercrime, scam centers across Southeast Asia continue to flourish despite...
Security researchers have traced the sprawling Popa Android botnet — which enslaved millions of consumer TV boxes for ad fraud and data scraping — to a...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025 — nearly tripling since 2020 — as AI-powered voice...
Fraudulent data breach disclosures were submitted to Maine's official breach notification portal and publicly posted before legitimacy could be verified,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's 'Disruption Week' operation has dismantled Southeast Asia-linked crypto fraud networks, freezing $3.8 million in assets and…
Law enforcement agencies and major technology companies have jointly dismantled infrastructure tied to Southeast Asia-based scammers, disrupting more than 1.4…
A Google security engineer was charged with insider trading after winning $1.2 million by placing bets on cryptocurrency-based Polymarket using...
Two former executives of a call-tracking and analytics company have pleaded guilty to concealing a years-long tech support fraud scheme that victimized...
Fraud losses don't stop at chargebacks. False declines, account takeovers, and promotional abuse also silently erode revenue and customer trust — yet many...
Apple has revealed it blocked more than $11 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions over the past six years, including $2.2 billion in 2025 alone,...
Fake identity fraud powered by generative AI is projected to cause $40 billion in losses annually. Security leaders are warned that static defenses are no...
Two U.S. men have been sentenced for operating laptop farms that helped North Korean IT workers fraudulently obtain employment at nearly 70 American...
Swiss and German law enforcement arrested 10 suspected members of the Nigerian criminal network Black Axe, including a regional leader believed to oversee...
Researchers at Infoblox and Confiant have uncovered a dual-threat fraud operation active since 2020: fake CAPTCHA pages secretly send up to 50...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has released data showing staggering losses from social media fraud in 2025, representing a dramatic increase from...
An NCA-led international law enforcement operation has identified more than 20,000 cryptocurrency fraud victims across the UK, US, and Canada, marking one...
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $4.5 million fine against Voxbeam Telecommunications for allegedly routing suspicious foreign call...
Threat actors are weaponizing vacant properties as drop addresses for mail interception, blending physical access with digital fraud. A Flare threat...