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Indian Government Rescues 250 Citizens Forced into Cybercrime in Cambodia

The Indian government said it has rescued and repatriated about 250 citizens in Cambodia who were held captive and coerced into running cyber scams. The Indian nationals "were lured with employment opportunities to that country but were forced to undertake illegal cyber work," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement, adding it had rescued 75 people in the past three

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Patchwork Using Romance Scam Lures to Infect Android Devices with VajraSpy Malware

The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India, and infect their Android devices with a remote access trojan called VajraSpy. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it uncovered 12 espionage apps, six of which were available for download from the official Google Play Store and were collectively downloaded more than 1,400 times between

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FBI warns about scams that lure you in as a mobile beta-tester

Apps on your iPhone must come from the App Store. Except when they don't... we explain what to look out for.

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Multimillion dollar CryptoRom scam sites seized, suspects arrested in US

Five tips to keep yourself, and your friends and family, out of the clutches of "chopping block" scammers...

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S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - listen and learn now (or read and revise, if the written word is your thing)...

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BEC fraudster and romance scammer sent to prison for 25 years

Two years of scamming + $10 million leeched = 25 years in prison. Just in time for #Cybermonth.

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Romance scammer who targeted 670 women gets 28 months in jail

Found love online? Sending them money? Friends and family warning you it could be a scam? Don't be too quick to dismiss their concerns...