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Huang Zhiyang was already facing human trafficking charges for allegedly running compounds where people were forced to carry out online scams.

FSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives attackers access to account.

Chinese prosecutors reveal significant year-on-year increases in fraud, corruption, and cultural relic crimes, highlighting expanded crackdowns across key sectors in 2024.

Nigerian authorities bust a sophisticated internet fraud scheme targeting mostly UK residents through fake hotel bookings.

U.K. targets ransomware payments to protect critical services, preparing new measures that aim to disrupt cybercriminals and safeguard essential infrastructure.

Philippine authorities have charged Huang Zhiyang with human trafficking, sued him for alleged money laundering, and frozen his accounts. But they were unaware of funds he holds in Cyprus.

A security expert has issued a sobering warning about scams criminals use to empty your bank accounts around the holiday season.

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The FBI has warned people not to send text messages between Apple and Android phones amid massive and ongoing cyber attacks

Operation Serengeti, a joint effort with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, took place from September 2 to October 31 across 19 African countries.

Google users could endure disastrous consequences if they type an unusual search request into the site, experts say after research into computer and data hacking

Anti-cybercrime cops in Spain have traced an alleged scammer back to Lanzarote, as Brits have been warned to be wary of being falling victim to scams while on holiday

Global law enforcement action dismantles cybercrime networks on thousands of IP addresses, seizing servers and arresting suspects worldwide.

In a bid to tackle rising cyber threats, Nigeria’s police force detains over 100 foreign nationals linked to sophisticated online scams.

CSE report says India is also stepping up cyber-attacks against Canada government networks

Portsmouth City Council has become the latest local authority to be hit by a cyber attack.

Italian probe reveals “gigantic and alarming market of confidential data,” prosecutors say.

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Nuclear waste dump in Cumbria pleaded guilty to leaving data that could threaten national security exposed for four years, says regulator

Agency says foreign gangs not safe from prosecution in UK and plans new recording label to track extent of the crime

A multiagency force of federal and state authorities in Brazil dismantled communication towers and illegal cellphone shops, as organized crime embraces technology to further its criminal pursuits.

United States authorities have dismantled what the FBI described as “likely the world’s largest botnet ever.”

A Moroccan cybercrime ring has taken a liking to gift card fraud, stealing victims’ personal information and using it to buy and sell gift cards for profit, in a venture that generates the group up to US$100,000 per day, according to a Microsoft intelligence report.

Sensitive data from the EU’s police agency appeared for sale on a cybercrime forum.