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fromThe Hacker News
17 hours ago

Fake CAPTCHA IRSF Scam and 120 Keitaro Campaigns Drive Global SMS, Crypto Fraud

Telecommunications fraud campaign uses fake CAPTCHA to trick users into sending costly international text messages, generating illicit revenue for fraudsters.
Roam Research
fromwww.telecompetitor.com
1 month ago

Robocalls continue to decline, sort of: Report

Robocalls in February 2026 totaled 3.8 billion, down 1.3% from January and 14% from February 2025, though daily volume increased due to fewer calendar days.
fromReadWrite
2 months ago

China executes 11 Myanmar-based Ming gambling crime members

The Chinese government has executed 11 members of the Ming family crime syndicate. This comes after investigations into the criminal empire uncovered "intentional homicide, intentional injury, illegal detention, fraud, and operating gambling dens", as well as other penalties. In the announcement, which has been translated, the Supreme People's Court has confirmed that the group, led by Ming Guoping and Ming Zhenzhen, working alongside the "telecommunications fraud syndicate" led by other members, had conspired or committed various crimes.
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