Online scams

US Launches Major Global Crackdown on Crypto Scam Networks Behind “Pig Butchering” Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), alongside international law enforcement and major tech companies, has announced a large-scale disruption targeting cyber-enabled fraud and cryptocurrency investment scams affecting Americans. The operation, known as “Disruption Week” (May 18, 2026), led to the removal of millions of social media, email, and internet accounts linked to transnational scam networks […]

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OpenAI Disrupts Global Malware Networks Exploiting ChatGPT

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OpenAI has revealed that it disrupted three separate clusters of malicious activity where its ChatGPT AI tool was being exploited to aid malware development. One cluster involved a Russian-speaking actor who used ChatGPT to help design and refine a remote access trojan (RAT) aimed at stealing credentials while evading detection. The operator employed multiple ChatGPT

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Operation SIMCARTEL: Inside the Network Behind 49 Million Fake Accounts

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Europol has announced a major crackdown on a sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) operation that ran a large-scale SIM farm, providing tools for a wide range of criminal activities, from phishing scams to investment fraud. The operation, called Operation SIMCARTEL, involved 26 coordinated raids, resulting in seven arrests and the seizure of 1,200 SIM box devices containing

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