Operation Atlantic Seizes $12m in Crypto Losses
UK, US and Canadian authorities have identified over 20,000 victims of approval phishing scams that trick users into handing over full crypto wallet access
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UK, US and Canadian authorities have identified over 20,000 victims of approval phishing scams that trick users into handing over full crypto wallet access
Cryptocurrency scams alone cost victims over $7 billion, while AI-enabled fraud threats are on the rise, says FBI
ITRC report charts shocking rise of identity fraud victims driven to thoughts of self-harm
The Bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has provided a list of indicators for potential cryptocurrency scam victims to avoid a double whammy
Interpol warns that scam centers are expanding beyond Southeast Asia
Bitdefender highlighted the growing use of subscription scams, in which victims are lured by adverts into recurring payments for fake products
Barclays found that romance scam victims lost £8000 on average in 2024, a significant increase from the previous year
Scam Sniffer claims that threat actors used wallet drainers to steal $494m from victims in 2024
Lloyds Bank has revealed that Oasis fans comprise the vast majority of ticket scam victims it deals with
Attackers use Google Street View images to put pressure on victims of “sextortion” scams
UK authorities shut down a scam platform responsible for over 1.3 million calls to 500,000 victims, resulting in millions of pounds in losses
Evil twin Wi-Fi access points mimicked legitimate networks to capture personal data from unsuspecting victims who mistakenly connected to them
The FBI has urged cryptocurrency scam victims to be on the alert for fraudsters posing as lawyers
Some 57,000 victims lost $47m in phishing scams targeting their cryptocurrency last month
Infoblox said Savvy Seahorse uses fake ChatGPT and WhatsApp bots to lure victims
New data from Lloyds found that romance scam victims increased by 22% in 2023, with the average amount lost per incident £6937
The FBI is warning the public not to fall for scams where they are urged to liquidate assets and hand them to couriers for ‘safekeeping’
Romance scammers have used the technique to great effect in recent years
Check Point Research say these latest luxury brand scams are a wake-up call for shoppers to stay vigilant online
Emails use social engineering to con victims