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Vietnamese man charged in $16 million ‘pig butchering’ crypto scam

Sep 29, 2026 // 14:56

A Vietnamese national was charged with money laundering for his role in a massive “pig butchering” scam, which defrauded a victim out of $16 million […]

ThreatsDay: 200 Android Flaws, Browser-Built Phishing, 119K Scam Shops + 23 More Stories

Sep 10, 2026 // 23:29

A lot of this week’s security news has the same awkward answer to one question: “Why was that allowed to work?” An extension asks for […]

U.S. Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto

Sep 10, 2026 // 00:19

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced coordinated actions aimed at an illicit online marketplace called Xinbi Guarantee that offered scam services, including […]

WhatsApp rolls out new feature that flags potential scam messages

Aug 13, 2026 // 14:57

WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new optional “Scam Alert” feature, which uses a local machine learning model to warn users when scammers are targeting […]

OpenAI Disrupts Poipet Scam Network Using ChatGPT Across Multiple Fraud Schemes

Aug 5, 2026 // 23:57

OpenAI said it disrupted a Cambodia-based scam operation that used its generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT to facilitate a wide range of investment, romance, […]

ShinyHunters data leaks fuel $2,000 sextortion email scam

Jul 25, 2026 // 18:37

Threat actors are using email addresses exposed in data breaches leaked by the ShinyHunters extortion group to send sextortion emails demanding $2,000 in Bitcoin. The […]

DoJ Seizes Huione Cloud Account Tied to Cyber Scam Money Laundering

Jun 24, 2026 // 13:42

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the seizure of a cloud computing account put to use by subsidiaries of Cambodia-based corporate conglomerate […]

Google adds Android protection against AI deepfake scam calls

Jun 3, 2026 // 12:16

Google is introducing a new Android security feature that will detect and flag phone calls in which scammers use artificial intelligence to impersonate a user’s personal contacts. Called […]

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Linux Rootkits, Router 0-Day, AI Intrusions, Scam Kits and 25 New Stories

May 21, 2026 // 14:58

This week starts small. A token leaks. A bad package slips in. A login trick works. An old tool shows up again. At first, it […]

Android 17 to expand banking scam call and privacy protections

May 12, 2026 // 20:17

Android 17, expected to roll out next month, will introduce several security and privacy features focused on device theft, threat detection, and banking scam calls. […]

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