Interpol Busts Human Traffickers Luring Victims with Fake Online Job Ads

By Deeba Ahmed
Operation Storm Makers II, as dubbed by Interpol, witnessed the mobilization of law enforcement agencies from 27 countries.
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Crooks Exploited Satellite Live Feed Delay for Betting Advantage

By Deeba Ahmed
The gang used satellite technology to get sports feed and predict match results before bookmakers.
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Two dozen arrested, hundreds of malicious IPs taken down in African cybercrime operation

The cybercrime and fraud operations, including fraudulent art sales, were linked to financial losses of more than $40 million.

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Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop

You’ve probably never heard of “16Shop,” but there’s a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you.

Last week, the international police organization INTERPOL said it had shuttered the notorious 16Shop, a popular phishing-as-a-service platform launched in 2017 that made it simple for even complete novices to conduct complex and convincing phishing scams. INTERPOL said authorities in Indonesia arrested the 21-year-old proprietor and one of his alleged facilitators, and that a third suspect was apprehended in Japan. Continue reading Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop

INTERPOL Dismantles Infamous ’16shop’ Phishing-as-a-Service Platform

By Waqas
The cybercrime platform 16shop sold hacking tools and other malicious tools used to compromise more than 70,000 users in 43 countries.
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Senior OPERA1ER Cybercrime Gang Member Arrested in Global Operation

By Habiba Rashid
The cybercrime group has targeted financial institutions, telecoms firms, and mobile banking services, exploiting vulnerabilities to steal funds.
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Fraudsters’ working patterns have changed in recent years

Less sophisticated fraud — in which doctored identity documents are readily spotted — has jumped 37% in 2022, according to Onfido. Fraudsters can scale these attacks on an organization’s systems around the clock. It is estimated that the current global… Continue reading Fraudsters’ working patterns have changed in recent years

Crime in the metaverse – police face new challenges in a virtual world

The metaverse is evolving, and tech giants like Meta (the firm previously known as Facebook), Microsoft, and Google are betting big that you’ll want to be a part of it.

You know who else might be keen? Criminals.

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