#cyberscams — Public Fediverse posts

DATE: October 3, 2026 at 12:44PM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORG

TITLE: 9 in 10 Americans Have Encountered a Cyber Scam, Says Report

URL: http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=191712&url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-cyber-scams-consumer-reports-fraud/

Source: CBS News - U.S. News

Digital fraud is skyrocketing due to artificial intelligence, which is boosting criminals' ability to separate Americans from their money, new research shows. Cyberattacks and scams have targeted nine in 10 Americans, with 17% of consumers saying they've lost money to a digital security breach, according to the report, entitled the "2026 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report," from Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital, and the Global Cyber Alliance.

URL: http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=191712&url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-cyber-scams-consumer-reports-fraud/

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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #CyberScams #DigitalFraud #CyberSecurity #OnlineScams #ConsumerReport #CyberReadiness #AITechnology #FraudPrevention #DigitalSafety #ProtectYourMoney

#CyberScams #PBS #Frontline
All about cyber scams. "Scammed" now on Frontline on PBS. Full documentary below.

Investigating the Online Scam Epidemic | Scammed (full documentary) | FRONTLINE + Associated Press

"Millions of Americans have fallen victim to a growing epidemic of online scams — from sextortion schemes aimed at teens, to crypto investment scams targeting..."
https://youtu.be/V8I2b1TK2EY?is=Z_wlUl4EwfmCPJ4l

Fascinating read on the tracking and ultimate interdiction of a cargo vessel in the South China Sea carrying ~ 5 metric tons of methamphetamine.

Details the maritime transportation pipeline running from Myanmar to China, through the Andaman Sea, the Malacca Strait, and the South China Sea, and onto ports across Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and the Pacific.

Ships use extensive methods to avoid detection including completely changing the ship's identity and running "dark".

Also, there is a growing trend in Southeast Asia to locate and operate industrial scale drug labs and cyber-scam compounds side by side. https://windward.ai/knowledge-base/how-the-ji-sheng-exposed-asias-maritime-meth-corridor/

#Methamphetamine #Meth #China #Myanmar #MaritimeShipping #CargoVessels #Ketamine #CyberCrime #CyberScams #SouthChinaSea #MalaccaStrait #AIs #MMSI #DEA #DrugEnforcement #DrugBust #shipping

European Union sanctions kingpin, Myanmar armed group over cyberscams

BRUSSELS, (Belgium): The EU on Thursday (July 30) imposed sanctions on an alleged head of a crime syndicate…
#Europe #EU #Belgium #Brussels #ChenZhi #crimesyndicate #cyberscams #DemocraticKarenBenevolentArmy #eusanctions #EuropeanUnion #humantrafficking #Myanmar #Myanmar-Thailandborder #PrinceHoldingGroup #scamcentres
https://www.europesays.com/europe/105875/

Bolttech: Malaysians Expect Scams, Yet Many Still Fall Victim #bolttech #cyberscams #cybersecurity #scams

https://www.lowyat.net/2026/395691/bolttech-malaysians-expect-scams-yet-many-still-fall-victim/

Helpdesk Shenanigans Surface as "Fake IT Support" Scams Escalate

Cybercriminals impersonate IT helpdesks on Teams, while a Canadian IT team faces claims of faking work. See how this affects employees and security.

#FakeITSupport, #CyberScams, #MicrosoftTeams, #WorkplaceIssues, #CanadaNews

https://newsletter.tf/fake-it-support-scams-canada-helpdesk-teams/

New scams are using fake IT support on platforms like Teams. This is more dangerous than old email scams because it happens in real-time.

#FakeITSupport, #CyberScams, #MicrosoftTeams, #WorkplaceIssues, #CanadaNews
https://newsletter.tf/fake-it-support-scams-canada-helpdesk-teams/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/208852/ Uganda detains 231 foreigners in crackdown on possible human trafficking #Crime #Cyberscams #GeneralNews #HumanTrafficking #Immigration #kampala #Migration #Myanmar #Pakistan #politics #SimonPeterMundeyi #SriLanka #Uganda #WorldNews

#US launches sweeping crackdown on SE Asia #cyberscams & #sanctions Cambodian senator
"crackdown led by US government #Scam Center Strike Force, incls Treasury Dept's sanction'g of a prominent lawmaker & 28 other people & cos accused of operat'g fr #SCambodia. #Criminal charges also were filed against 2 #Chinese nationals involved in similar op'n in #Myanmar.. #KokAn is at least te 2nd Cambodian senator to be sanctioned by US. In 2024 US acted against tycoon Ly Yong Phat"
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/74948

US charges 2 Chinese nationals with managing cyberscam compound in Myanmar https://www.byteseu.com/1959472/ #Courts #Crime #Crypto #CryptoCurrency #Cyberscams #Fraud #GeneralNews #Indictments #MilitaryAndDefense #WashingtonNews #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/2940751/ US charges 2 Chinese nationals with managing cyberscam compound in Myanmar #courts #Crime #crypto #cryptocurrency #Cyberscams #fraud #GeneralNews #Indictments #MilitaryAndDefense #WashingtonNews #WorldNews

In the last couple of weeks I learnt that a) #cyberscams are a $10-20T (trillion!) per year business, in contrast to b) DE/US trade which is only $1.5T per year.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/british-woman-died-in-ghana-trying-to-recoup-money-from-scammers-inquest-told?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#SCambodia has a new law targeting scams, but is it just another ‘paper reform’?
"key gap in te #law was lack of explicit provisions on #corruption to address te role traditionally played by wide range of #officials & powerful members of #senate 🤦‍♂️.. had enabled & orgn'd #scam ops.. failed to detail cond'ns for court seizure of assets belonging to those convicted of perpetrating #cyberscams, or how those assets might be used, for eg, to provide restitution to scam victims"
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3349298/cambodia-has-new-law-targeting-scams-it-just-another-paper-reform

‘Mass exodus’ from Cambodian scam compounds a ‘humanitarian crisis’

Cambodia has witnessed a “mass exodus” from the country’s online scam operations in recent weeks amid growing international…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #amnestyinternational #chenzhi #cyberscams #jacobsims #montseferrer #onlinescam #TopNews #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/455642/

Cybercriminals stole ₹9.71 lakh from a Mumbai businessman`s bank account using a fake RTO Challan app sent via WhatsApp. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/fake-rto-app-scam-mumbai-ljdcmt4c?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cyberfraud #cyberscams #mumbai #RTO

Accused scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Cambodia

Accused cybercrime boss Chen Zhi, who once allegedly bragged he was earning $46 million a day through so-called…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #bitcoin #chenzhi #cyberfraud #cyberscams #fraudcharges #hunmanet #pigbutchering #princebank #PrinceFoundation #romancescams #TopNews #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/402363/

Man extradited from Cambodia to China suspected of running online criminal empire

BANGKOK — BANGKOK (AP) — Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day, prosecutors in the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #129013599 #Article #Business #Courts #Cyberscams #Extradition #Fraud #gambling #Generalnews #Indictments #Internet #Lawenforcement #Politics #Technology #Washingtonnews #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/352651/

Takeaways from Associated report on Myanmar’s zero tolerance policy on cyberscam centers

Myanmar’s military government has announced a new “zero tolerance” policy against the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that have taken…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #APInvestigations #AsiaPacific #AssociatedPress #Bombings #Business #Cyberscams #Generalnews #GuyFusfus #JayKritiya #MichaelDiGirolamo #Myanmar #Politics #SpaceX #Technology #telegram #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/318474/

Myanmar calls on countries to take back citizens held in crackdown on scam centers

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military regime appealed to the international community on Sunday to take back hundreds of foreigners…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #128389668 #Article #Cyberscams #Generalnews #Immigration #Militaryanddefense #Politics #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/310524/

Delhi Police busts major online extortion syndicate! 6 arrested in Lucknow after a woman lost Rs 49 lakh. Don`t fall victim to these cyber scams. Read the full story now! https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/crime/delhi-police-nabs-6-from-lucknow-in-49-lakh-digital-arrest-fraud-ao12n827?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiPolice #extortion #arrest #Lucknow #cyberscams

#BBC

Thousands of Chinese lured abroad and forced to be scammers - now Beijing is cracking down

" Since 2023, Chinese and Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 57,000 Chinese nationals for their role in cyberscams, state media reported. "

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1lq95j1yp9o

#China #Asia #Myanmar #Thailand #cyberscams #scam #Mafia #SoutheastAsia #Cybercrime

Quishing #Scams: How To Prevent #QRCode Attacks in Your #SMB

#cybersecurity #phishingprevention #quishing

Did you know #QRcodes are now one of the most common sources of #cyberscams?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=259I2I5bBIU

Over $10 billion lost to cyber scams in 2024 alone—and there's a darker side involving modern slavery. How are sophisticated Southeast Asian networks striking again? Explore the surprising and devastating impact behind the numbers.

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/the-rising-threat-of-cyber-scams-financial-and-human-costs/

#cyberscams
#financialfraud
#humanrights
#cryptocurrencyfraud
#cybersecurity

FBI, Ghana Authorities Bust $100 Million Romance Scam in Major International Extradition https://thecyberexpress.com/fbi-busts-romance-scam/ #GhanaLawEnforcementCooperation #InternationalExtradition #TheCyberExpressNews #Ghanaiannationals #TheCyberExpress #FirewallDaily #BECFraudCase #romancescam #CyberScams #CyberNews #FBI

Thai and Cambodian police raided a building in a border town and freed 215 foreigners from a cyberscam center. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/23/world/crime-legal/thailand-cambodia-tackle-scam-centers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #cybersecurity #cyberscams #thailand #cambodia

The art of the cyber deal: President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend all US foreign aid for three months is a big win for operators of cyber-scam compounds in Southeast Asia, who use victims of human trafficking to swindle people on line.

https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/americans-first-to-be-scammed-as

#Trump #cyberscams

Indians lost $1.3 billion in just 9 months in #cyberscams.

It's all part of a big crime syndicate operating in Southeast Asia, particularly in Cambodia & Myanmar.

#Scroll's exclusive investigation uncovers shocking reality behind these scams.

Watch ⤵️
youtu.be/au4kh_gVKTE

Crypto-stealing scam targets Web3 workers with fake meeting apps - Cado Security Labs says scammers use AI to make fake but real-looking co... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-stealing-scammers-target-web3-workers-fake-meeting-apps #socialengineering #malwarecampaign #fakemeetingapp #realststealer #fakewebsites #cryptotheft #cyberscams. #spoofing

🚨 More than 600 people detained in massive raid on #pigbutchering¹ slave compound in #Cambodia supported by #Chinese police.

The #PRC has really started cracking down on #Triads and their slave compounds in SE Asia lately...

* Mandarin: https://cc-times.com/posts/26540
* English translation: https://1-cc--times-com.translate.goog/posts/26540?_x_tr_enc=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
* Khmer: https://www.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/364184-2024-11-06-14-43-29.html

¹ this is a little bit of interpolation on my part; the news only mentions #cyberscams... but I've never seen a slave compound in #SEAsia that was not a pig butchering slave compound.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #thailand #india #slave #infosec #Nepal #Pakistan #PhnomPenh #China

A global company was recently tricked out of millions thanks to a Business Email Compromise attack. Educating your team on cyber security could stop your business suffering the same fate

#CyberSecurity #EmployeeTraining #CyberScams https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/business/security-101/what-is-business-email-compromise-bec#areaheading-oc5d63

Elliptic exposes $11B scam network via Huione Guarantee - Elliptic’s report reveals how the Huione Guarantee marketplace facilitat... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/elliptic-exposes-11b-scam-network-via-huione-guarantee #blockchaintransparency #huioneguarantee #moneylaundering #scamnetwork #cryptocrime #cyberscams #tetherusdt #elliptic

Scam alert! Watch out for 401(k) scams – Source: www.cybertalk.org https://ciso2ciso.com/scam-alert-watch-out-for-401k-scams-source-www-cybertalk-org/ #WhodoIcontactabout401kscams #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #CyberSecurityNews #credentialtheft #employeeprivacy #Retirementscams #Dataprotection #401(k)scams #TRENDINGNOW #cyberscams #CyberTalk #401kscam

R to @Europol: 🚫 To commit this scam, suspects used social engineering attacks to trick victims into thinking their bank accounts were compromised.

⚠️ Phishing, smishing, & vishing are common techniques.

Be aware of #CyberScams. Learn how to stay safe ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/operations-services-and-innovation/public-awareness-and-prevention-guides/take-control-of-your-digital-life-don%E2%80%99t-be-victim-of-cyber-scams #CyberScams

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/Europol/status/1725082333504508088#m

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