Law enforcement and tech companies disrupted infrastructure linked to scammers operating across Southeast Asia.
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US Launches Sweeping Crackdown on Southeast Asia Cyberscams and Sanctions Cambodian Senator
US conducts sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what officials say is a “new theater of war”.
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Google, Meta, Microsoft Among Signatories of Pact to Combat Scams
Several major tech and retail companies have signed an industry accord against online scams and fraud.
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Meta Launches New Protection Tools as It Helps Disrupt Scam Centers
The social media giant has disabled more than 150,000 accounts powering scam centers in Asia.
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Researchers Expose Network of 150 Cloned Law Firm Websites in AI-Powered Scam Campaign
Criminals are using AI to clone professional websites at an industrial scale. A new report shows how one AI-powered network grew to 150+ domains by hiding behind Cloudflare and rotating IP ranges.
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SIM Farm Dismantled in Europe, Seven Arrested
The individuals ran a highly sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) platform that caused roughly €5 million (~$5.8 million) in losses.
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US Charges Cambodian Executive in Massive Crypto Scam and Seizes More Than $14 Billion in Bitcoin
In an indictment, federal prosecutors charged Prince Holding Group chairman Chen Zhi with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.
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Apple, Netflix, Microsoft Sites ‘Hacked’ for Tech Support Scams
Tech support scammers are using sponsored ads and search parameter injection to trick users into calling them.
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Why Scamming Can’t Be Stopped—But It Can Be Managed
With crime-as-a-service lowering the barrier to entry and prosecution lagging behind, enterprise security teams must rethink their strategies to detect and disrupt scams at scale.
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US Sanctions Myanmar Militia Involved in Cyber Scams
The US has sanctioned Myanmar warlord Saw Chit Thu and his militia for their roles in cyber scams causing billions in losses to American victims.
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