FBI easily nabs man selling sexy deepfakes who used his own photo in profile
A creepy saved post on Instagram linked man to AI porn account, FBI says.
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Online crime complaints surpassed 1 million for the first time last year, driven by a spike in AI-enabled fraud, crypto scams, and phishing attacks.
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Iran's threats disrupt global trade, heightening regulatory scrutiny on crypto scams exploiting maritime chaos, potentially tightening controls. The post Iran threatens to destroy commercial vessels in international waters, Rubio says, as crypto scams exploit the chaos appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
An elderly Southern California couple may lose their longtime home after scammers posing as FBI agents stole nearly $1 million from them. The couple was contacted in February of last year by scammers who claimed the pair needed to clear their names by converting their money into cryptocurrency so the funds could be traced by […] The post Scammers Drain $850,000 Life Savings From Elderly Couple in Devastating Con Job: Report appeared first on The Daily Hodl.
The FBI has warned of the danger from a new wave of phishing attacks generated by a tool called Kali365. It enables cyber criminals to obtain Microsoft 365 access tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protocols without intercepting the user’s credentials by capturing Oauth tokens linked to the victim’s Microsoft 365 account. The scam works in a similar way to most phishing attacks. An attacker sends an email purporting to be from a trusted cloud document sharing service, including instructions to enter a particular code on a legitimate Microsoft site. The code, however, authorizes the attacker’s device to access the victim’s Microsoft account. The FBI has issued a set of instructions for IT security managers to help mitigate the Kali365 attack before it affects their users. These include creating a conditional access policy to block code flow for all users, with exceptions for the necessary business processes. Managers should also block authentication transfer policies, p
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit May 20, 2026, against GPD Holdings LLC, the company operating the Coinflip Bitcoin ATM network, accusing it of knowingly facilitating fraud while hiding fees that reached as high as 21.9% of each transaction. Missouri Sues Coinflip for Hiding 21.9% Fees and Allegedly Enabling Crypto Scams Statewide The […]
The operation sets a legal precedent, signaling stricter enforcement against crypto market manipulation, impacting future regulatory actions. The post FBI creates fake crypto token NexFundAI to expose market manipulation appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
FBI’s NexFundAI token sting exposed alleged fake crypto volume, market makers, $25M seized, 18 charges, and retail losses from wash trading.
The FBI's proactive crypto sting highlights increased regulatory sophistication, signaling a shift towards more robust market oversight and deterrence. The post FBI’s NexFundAI sting reveals widespread crypto market manipulation appeared first on Crypto Briefing.