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FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi at the White House on September 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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U.S. seizes $15 billion in bitcoin held by ‘pig butchering’ scammer
By Andrew NuscaOctober 15, 2025
North Korean agents pretending to be IT guys have funneled up to $1 billion into Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program
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North Korean agents pretending to be IT guys have funneled up to $1 billion into Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program
By Amanda GerutOctober 4, 2025
Cybercrime is big business in Asia, and AI could be about to make things worse
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Cybercrime is big business in Asia, and AI could be about to make things worse
By Nicholas GordonJuly 13, 2025
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How a deepfake of Marco Rubio exposed the alarming ease of AI voice scams
By Sharon GoldmanJuly 10, 2025
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Finance
Six women thought they found love online. It was a married father of 2 scamming them out of millions
By Amanda GerutJuly 6, 2025
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Cybersecurity
‘Ghost’ students are hijacking millions from colleges—and locking real human students out of classes
By Amanda GerutJune 12, 2025
California woman enrolled in college by scammers using AI to collect $9,000 in financial aid—she’s only one of 223,000 suspected fake enrollments in the state
Finance
California woman enrolled in college by scammers using AI to collect $9,000 in financial aid—she’s only one of 223,000 suspected fake enrollments in the state
By Sharon Lurye and The Associated PressJune 10, 2025
AI deepfakes pose ‘significant’ risk to ‘identity systems upon which our entire economy relies,’ warns fintech CEO
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AI deepfakes pose ‘significant’ risk to ‘identity systems upon which our entire economy relies,’ warns fintech CEO
By Steve MollmanMay 29, 2025
Texas lottery boss resigns amid investigations into online buying and a $95 million jackpot won by group that bought 25 million tickets
Finance
Texas lottery boss resigns amid investigations into online buying and a $95 million jackpot won by group that bought 25 million tickets
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressApril 23, 2025
Asian scam operations are hauling in $40 billion every year from bogus romance schemes and investment pitches. Now they’re spreading around the world
Cybersecurity
Asian scam operations are hauling in $40 billion every year from bogus romance schemes and investment pitches. Now they’re spreading around the world
By The Associated Press and Grant PeckApril 21, 2025
DOGE’s staffing cuts to the IRS could mean a heyday for scammers this tax season. How to protect yourself and your money
Finance
DOGE’s staffing cuts to the IRS could mean a heyday for scammers this tax season. How to protect yourself and your money
By The Associated Press and Wyatte Grantham-PhilipsMarch 25, 2025
‘47 Ronin’ director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11 million he used on crypto, a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari
Finance
‘47 Ronin’ director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11 million he used on crypto, a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari
By The Associated PressMarch 19, 2025
Thailand pushes to repatriate 1,500 Chinese workers freed from Myanmar scam centers each week
Finance
Thailand pushes to repatriate 1,500 Chinese workers freed from Myanmar scam centers each week
By AFPMarch 6, 2025
Myanmar scam center workers plead to ‘escape this hell’ and go home: ‘Help me, help me, help me’
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Myanmar scam center workers plead to ‘escape this hell’ and go home: ‘Help me, help me, help me’
By AFPFebruary 27, 2025
Myanmar frees 1,000 scam center workers as crackdown widens
Finance
Myanmar frees 1,000 scam center workers as crackdown widens
By Khine Lin Kyaw and BloombergFebruary 17, 2025
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