#cybercrime

#cybercrime

The court ruled the charges were invalid, as it pertained to a case for which Pinto had already been tried and convicted in September 2023.

"Content shared during emergencies is assessed not only for its accuracy, but also for its potential impact on stability, security, and public perception. What might appear as commentary or documentation can, in such contexts, be interpreted as harmful or unlawful communication."

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro described the crackdown as a 'new theater of war' against Chinese transnational organized crime, emphasizing the seriousness of the initiative.

The suspect allegedly hired models to contact victims, lure them into relationships, and then encourage them to invest in fake platforms with false profit projections.

The investigation began in November 2025, when police were alerted to a suspected SMS blaster operating in downtown Toronto. Police later determined that the blaster was operating out of a car, which allowed it to move around the city and Greater Toronto Area.

In 2025, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center logged 1,008,597 cyber-enabled crime complaints, with losses surpassing $20.8 billion, marking a 26% rise from the prior year.

Triad Nexus has reinstated its global fraud engine, shifting its focus toward emerging markets while maintaining a persistent threat to Western enterprise assets.

Thomas Godden, 26, deliberately targeted men who were seeking companionship and a genuine emotional connection, defrauding three individuals out of a combined 28,000. One of the victims lost over 26,000. City of London Police found that Godden used Tinder and Bumble to target gay men, when in reality he was a heterosexual man already in a relationship.

The FBI's Seattle Division is seeking to identify potential victims installing Steam games embedded with malware. The FBI believes the threat actor primarily targeted users between the timeframe of May 2024 and January 2026.

Coruna is powerful and sophisticated in both purpose and design. But it is not effective against the latest versions of iOS. The easiest defense is to ensure your iPhone is running iOS 17.3 or newer. In instances where an update is not possible, it is recommended that Lockdown Mode be enabled for enhanced security.

ShinyHunters leaked 1 million Odido records for the second day in a row. According to Have I Been Pwned, which is ingesting the data from each day's leaks, the first million contained 317,000 unique email addresses, while the second round consisted of 371,000. Details associated with those accounts include bank account numbers, other basic personal information, passport numbers, driving licenses, and customer service comments.

At least 14 boys aged 14 to 17 were allegedly lured into Meyers' scheme to send him nude photos and sex videos, which he used to blackmail the minors. Meyers was charged with trafficking in minors, sexual extortion, unlawful contact with a minor, distribution of child sexual abuse material, criminal use of a communication facility, and more following his arrest.