Romance scam victims reported $304 million in fraud in 2020, a new highCyberScoop·Feb 11, 14:52 UTC · Feb 11, 2021Phishing & fraud in the wild60
Online romance scams expand, now with more cryptocurrencyCyberScoop·Feb 10, 19:16 UTC · Feb 10, 2022Phishing & fraud in the wild60
Interpol operation disrupts romance scam and sextortion networks in AfricaCyberScoop·Sep 29, 17:37 UTC · Sep 29, 2025Ransomware in the wild60
Ghanaian national sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing $10M from romance scam victimsCyberScoop·Jul 30, 14:35 UTC · Jul 30, 2026Phishing & fraud in the wild60
Houston man sentenced to 7 years for attempted $2 million romance scamCyberScoop·Jul 8, 19:11 UTC · Jul 8, 2021Phishing & fraud in the wild60
US Treasury sanctioned the firm Funnull Technology as major cyber scam facilitatorSecurity Affairs·May 30, 10:30 UTC · May 30, 2025Phishing & fraud55
“Pig butchering” is an evolution of a social engineering tactic we’ve seen for yearsCisco Talos·Mar 21, 18:00 UTC · Mar 21, 2024Phishing & fraud in the wild60
Team of romance scammers defrauded US victims out of $2.5M since 2016, DOJ saysCyberScoop·Jun 2, 14:37 UTC · Jun 2, 2021Phishing & fraud in the wild60
⚡ Weekly Recap: Qualcomm 0-Day, iOS Exploit Chains, AirSnitch Attack & VibeThe Hacker News·Mar 9, 18:22 UTC · Mar 9, 2026Data breach in the wildCVE-2026-21385CVE-2026-2796CVE-2026-2256+13 CVEs60
Blockbuster indictment against 80 fraud suspects details a complex global scam operationCyberScoop·Aug 22, 21:06 UTC · Aug 22, 2019Phishing & fraud in the wild60
⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, 7.3 Tbps DDoS, MFA Bypass Tricks, Banking Trojan and MoreThe Hacker News·Jun 30, 13:01 UTC · Jun 30, 2025MalwareCVE-2025-2783CVE-2025-34509CVE-2025-34510+17 CVEs60
Romance scammers exploit Apple's developer program to spread fake cryptocurrency appsCyberScoop·Oct 13, 16:38 UTC · Oct 13, 2021Phishing & fraud in the wild60
FBI: Cybercrime reports saw 'unprecedented' rise last year, costing nearly $7BCyberScoop·Mar 23, 15:24 UTC · Mar 23, 2022Ransomware in the wild60
Chinese group’s ChatGPT use reveals worldwide harassment campaign against criticsCyberScoop·Feb 25, 14:28 UTC · Feb 25, 2026Threat actor in the wild60
Scammers using social media to dupe people into becoming money mulesHelp Net Security·Jan 9, 12:02 UTC · Jan 9, 2024Phishing & fraud55
Losses to cryptocurrency scams top $1B, FTC reportsCyberScoop·Jun 3, 17:29 UTC · Jun 3, 2022Phishing & fraud in the wild60
Investment Fraud Surges as Cybercrime Losses Hit $7bn in 2021Infosecurity Magazine·Mar 24, 10:00 UTC · Mar 24, 2022Phishing & fraud55
FTC says Americans are losing more money to social media fraud than ever beforeCyberScoop·Jan 27, 20:04 UTC · Jan 27, 2022Phishing & fraud in the wild60
Suspected $3m Romance Scammer Extradited to JapanInfosecurity Magazine·Aug 11, 10:00 UTC · Aug 11, 2022Phishing & fraud55
FBI: $6.9 billion lost through internet crimes in 2021The Record·Jan 17, 00:00 UTC · Jan 17, 2023Ransomware60
Interpol cybercrime crackdown nets 5,800 arrests across 97 countriesCyberScoop·Jul 9, 17:22 UTC · Jul 9, 2026Ransomware in the wild60
AI is becoming a core tool in cybercrime, Anthropic warnsHelp Net Security·Aug 27, 00:00 UTC · Aug 27, 2025Ransomware60
Rubio restricts visas for sextortionists, cyber scammersCyberScoop·Jul 23, 20:14 UTC · Jul 23, 2026Ransomware in the wild60
ThreatMark offers protection against social engineering attacks and scamsHelp Net Security·May 19, 00:00 UTC · May 19, 2025Phishing & fraud55
Beagle free visual analytics tool helps bring cybercriminals to justiceHelp Net Security·Nov 5, 00:00 UTC · Nov 5, 2018Ransomware60
Why governments need to treat fraud like cyberwarfare, not customer serviceCyberScoop·Jan 6, 13:02 UTC · Jan 6, 2026Phishing & fraud55
Nigerian romance scammers swiped thousands of dollars from individuals, U.S. prosecutors sayCyberScoop·Nov 14, 15:37 UTC · Nov 14, 2019Phishing & fraud in the wild60
INTERPOL flags AI as the new engine of African cybercrimeHelp Net Security·Aug 5, 00:00 UTC · Aug 5, 2026Ransomware60
⚡ THN Weekly Recap: From $1.5B Crypto Heist to AI Misuse & Apple’s Data DilemmaThe Hacker News·May 6, 07:05 UTC · May 6, 2025Data breachCVE-2018-0171CVE-2025-24989CVE-2025-23209+32 CVEs60
Money mule networks evolve into hierarchical, business-like criminal enterprisesHelp Net Security·Jun 27, 00:00 UTC · Jun 27, 2025Threat actor60
Global Police Arrest Thousands in Fraud CrackdownInfosecurity Magazine·Jun 16, 10:04 UTC · Jun 16, 2022Phishing & fraud55
Washington is right: Cybercrime is organized crime. Now we need to shut down the business modelCyberScoop·Mar 16, 10:00 UTC · Mar 16, 2026Vulnerability55
Why behavioral intelligence is becoming the bank fraud team's best friendHelp Net Security·Jul 29, 00:00 UTC · Jul 29, 2025Phishing & fraud55
ThreatsDay: Cloud Bucket Hijacking, Windows LPE Chain, Global Fraud Bust + 17 More StoriesThe Hacker News·Jul 9, 15:09 UTC · Jul 9, 2026Phishing & fraudCVE-2026-918160
INTERPOL raids hundreds of scammy call centers in sweepCyberScoop·Jun 15, 18:35 UTC · Jun 15, 2022Phishing & fraud in the wild60
Asia-Pacific scam networks generate nearly $40 billion a yearHelp Net Security·Jun 19, 00:00 UTC · Jun 19, 2026Phishing & fraud55
⚡ Weekly Recap: Hyper-V Malware, Malicious AI Bots, RDP Exploits, WhatsApp Lockdown and MoreThe Hacker News·Nov 10, 12:51 UTC · Nov 10, 2025MalwareCVE-2025-21042160
Economic uncertainty will greatly impact the spread of cybercrimeHelp Net Security·Dec 6, 00:00 UTC · Dec 6, 2022Ransomware60