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Outsider provided phishing kits and infrastructure for cybercriminals to scam victims with lures claiming they missed packages, had unpaid tolls or parking violations. The post FBI takes down massive China-based cybercrime network that caused $1.9B in losses appeared first on CyberScoop.
Firms cooperating with cybercrime syndicates in Burma and Cambodia face sanctions by the US government and enforcement actions by China, but the scams continue to grow.
Chinese Cybercrime Groups Ran Operations in Rented Hotels and Guest HousesSri Lankan authorities have arrested more than 200 Chinese nationals who they say overstayed their visitor visas and engaged in large-scale financial scam operations targeting victims across Asia. The Chinese Embassy in Colombo says it supports the law enforcement crackdown.
Phony call center company conducted online fraud and other Internet scams.
GoldPickaxe Malware Can Record User’s Face - Use Video to Commit Deepfake ScamsA Chinese-speaking cybercrime group with the codename GoldFactory has built a new Android and iOS banking Trojan, GoldPickaxe, that can harvest and steal personal details, including biometric face profiles, that attackers use to create AI-driven deepfakes to fool bank defenses, researchers warn.
‘Inaccessible and autonomous armed group territories’ host crooks who use tech to launder cash, run slave scam gangs, and more Global crime networks have set up shop in autonomous territories run by armed gangs across Southeast Asia, and are using them to host physical and online casinos that, in concert with crypto exchanges, have led to an explosion of money laundering, cyberfraud, and cybercrime across the region and beyond.…
Vulnerable people are lured by Facebook ads promising high-paying jobs, but instead they're held captive and put to work in Cambodia running cyber scams.
Authorities also bust a shell company scam operation with links to the Middle Kingdom Chinese scammers have reportedly stolen a whopping $529 million dollars from Indian residents using instant lending apps, lures of part-time jobs, and bogus cryptocurrency trading schemes, according to the cyber crime unit in the state of Uttar Pradesh.…