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☐ β˜† βœ‡ WIRED

The $11 Billion Marketplace Enabling the Crypto Scam Economy

By: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman β€” July 10th 2024 at 07:00
Deepfake scam services. Victim data. Electrified shackles for human trafficking. Crypto tracing firm Elliptic found all were available for sale on an online marketplace linked to Cambodia’s ruling family.
☐ β˜† βœ‡ The Hacker News

E-Root Marketplace Admin Sentenced to 42 Months for Selling 350K Stolen Credentials

By: Newsroom β€” March 19th 2024 at 04:47
A 31-year-old Moldovan national has been sentenced to 42 months in prison in the U.S. for operating an illicit marketplace called E-Root Marketplace that offered for sale hundreds of thousands of compromised credentials, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced. Sandu Boris Diaconu was charged with conspiracy to commit access device and computer fraud and possession of 15 or more unauthorized
☐ β˜† βœ‡ The Hacker News

Four U.S. Nationals Charged in $80 Million Pig Butchering Crypto Scam

By: Newsroom β€” December 18th 2023 at 12:13
Four U.S. nationals have been charged for participating in an illicit scheme that earned them more than $80 million via cryptocurrency investment scams. The defendants – Lu Zhang, 36, of Alhambra, California; Justin Walker, 31, of Cypress, California; Joseph Wong, 32, Rosemead, California; and Hailong Zhu, 40, Naperville, Illinois – have been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering,
☐ β˜† βœ‡ Naked Security

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

By: Paul Ducklin β€” August 16th 2023 at 18:57
Apps on your iPhone must come from the App Store. Except when they don't... we explain what to look out for.

☐ β˜† βœ‡ The Hacker News

U.S. Authorities Seize Domains Used in 'Pig butchering' Cryptocurrency Scams

By: Ravie Lakshmanan β€” November 22nd 2022 at 09:10
The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on MondayΒ announcedΒ the takedown of seven domain names in connection to a "pig butchering" cryptocurrency scam. The fraudulent scheme, which operated from May to August 2022, netted the actors over $10 million from five victims, the DoJ said. Pig butchering, also called Sha Zhu Pan, is a type of scam in which swindlers lure unsuspecting investors into sending
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