Smashing Security podcast #407: HP’s hold music, and human trafficking

Journey with us to Myanmar’s shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company’s mandatory hold time for tech support could lead to innocent users having their com… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #407: HP’s hold music, and human trafficking

Thailand cuts power and internet to areas of Myanmar to disrupt scam gangs

Well, this is a different approach to the scam problem…

The government of Thailand has cut the power supply to areas near its border with Myanmar that are known to host brutal scam compounds. These heavily-guarded fraud factories house armies of … Continue reading Thailand cuts power and internet to areas of Myanmar to disrupt scam gangs

No, Brad Pitt isn’t in love with you

No, Brad Pitt isn’t in love with you.

A French woman was duped into believing a hospitalised Brad Pitt had fallen in love with her. The scammers even faked a “breaking news” report announcing the revelation of Brad’s new love…

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