FBI Warns of AI Voice Scam: Smishing & Vishing Campaign Targets US Officials

The FBI has released a public service announcement to warn individuals about a growing cyber risk involving audio and video scams Come 2025 we see malicious actors have been impersonating senior U.S. government officials to target individuals, especially current or former senior federal and state officials, as well as their contacts. The FBI is urging…

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U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day in 81,000 Sophos Firewalls

The U.S. government on Tuesday unsealed charges against a Chinese national for allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos firewall devices globally in 2020. Guan Tianfeng (aka gbigmao and gxiaomao), who is said to have worked at Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company, Limited, has been charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit…

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The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudster

U.S. authorities are cracking down on crypto scammers by turning their own tactics against them. For the first time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has disclosed that it created a cryptocurrency to bait and capture fraudsters. The FBI claims the strategy worked, spurring market-manipulation and fraud charges against several crypto companies, including Gotbit, CLS Global, MyTrade, and…

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Cyber Syndicate Busted in DLF Cyber City, Gurugram by Joint CBI-INTERPOL-FBI Operation

CYBER CRIME International CBI, in collaboration with the FBI and INTERPOL, has dismantled a transnational cyber-enabled financial crime network under Operation CHAKRA-III.   Raids across Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida led to the seizure of significant evidence and the arrest of 43 individuals. The investigation revealed extensive cyber fraud operations targeting victims worldwide, with proceeds funneled…

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