romance scams
Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail
Richi Jennings | | #PigButchering, Crypto, crypto cons, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocurrency, Heartland Tri-State Bank, online romance scam, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, Shan Hanes
Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam ...
Security Boulevard
$50 Million in BEC Losses
The Eastern District of New York has announced charges against four men for their roles in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance scams. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/four-individuals-charged-connection-business-email-compromise-schemes-and-related-0The US Attorney's Office press release states: Defendants Allegedly Participated ...
Identification Documents: an Obsolete Fraud Countermeasure
When I'm talking to bankers and other fraud fighters, I often mention how easy it is for a criminal to obtain a Drivers License bearing any information they desire. I was reminded ...
Classic Baggie: Part Three – the Romance Scam Victims
If you are just joining us, we are reviewing the court transcripts of a Business Email Compromise / Romance Scam Money Laundering case. Part One reveals "Classic Baggie: A Delaware BEC Case ...
Classic Baggie: A Delaware BEC Case calls him the leader of an International Criminal Organization
The U.S. Attorney's office in Delaware charged Olugbenga Lawal with being a major money launderer for a Nigerian-based international criminal organization that specialized in Business Email Compromise (#BEC) and Romance Scam. Lawal ...
Romance Scams
Social-Engineer | | General Social Engineer Blog, romance scams, scammers, security, social engineering
Painted hearts on restaurant doors, red roses in hand, candies and chocolates on display. These are just some of the […] ...
LastPass Password Vaults Stolen, Pig Butchering Scams, Okta Source Code Theft
Tom Eston | | business email compromise, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data breach, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Episodes, GitHub, Information Security, Infosec, lastpass, Okta, Password, Password Vault, passwords, Pig Butchering Scams, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, romance scams, security, Source Code, technology, Weekly Edition
Things get worse for LastPass as a security breach in November resulted in the theft of customer data, including encrypted password vaults and unencrypted web addresses. Pig butchering scams, a variation of ...
Common Scam Tactics and Techniques
Social-Engineer | | fear based scams, General Social Engineer Blog, gift card scams, romance scams, scam tactics and techniques, social engineering, tech support scams, work related scams
In today’s technologically forward world, online scams have become both common and effective. The Internet Crimes Complaint Center (IC3) states […] ...
Digital Trust & Safety Roundup: Economic uncertainty, fintech fraud, and crypto cons
Sift Trust and Safety Team | | crypto cons, Data & Insights, Digital Trust and Safety, economic uncertainty, fintech fraud, Fraud, fraud prevention, romance scams
Discover why fintech and crypto fraud is increasing and how to prepare your fraud prevention strategy for economic uncertainty. The post Digital Trust & Safety Roundup: Economic uncertainty, fintech fraud, and crypto ...
Please stop calling all Crypto Scams "Pig Butchering!"
Lately there has been a media-driven craze in the fraud community to call every crypto-investment scam "Pig Butchering." I hope you will join me in canceling that term after you read this ...