The United Arab Emirates has taken a hard line against social media posts that show missile and drone attacks coming from Iran. Twenty-one individuals, including a 60‑year‑old tourist from Britain, were charged under the country’s cybercrime rules. The British man was taken into custody in Dubai
Crypto payments to groups suspected of human trafficking saw a huge jump in 2025. A recent study found that these transactions went up by 85%. This money was mostly moving through public blockchains. The study also found that most of this activity was happening in Southeast Asia. There, scam compoun
In a surprising twist, colleges across the country are facing a growing problem: fake students. These are not just any students, but digital impostors who use stolen identities to apply for financial aid and loans. Once they get the money, they vanish, leaving real students and institutions in a tou
In a surprising turn of events, a former scammer and his victims have joined forces to take down the masterminds behind a massive cybercrime operation. Dex, a South Korean man in his early 30s, found himself trapped in a scam compound in Cambodia. He was promised a high-paying job but ended up being
A heated online argument between two hackers led to an unexpected discovery. One of them, known as John or Lick, accidentally revealed his crypto wallet. This wallet was linked to over $90 million in questionable funds. A blockchain sleuth named ZachXBT made this connection. The fight happened in a
In France, a recent cyber incident has put thousands of crypto users at risk. The breach happened on a platform called Waltio, which helps people with crypto taxes. Hackers got their hands on personal details of about 50, 000 users, mostly in France. The hackers, who call themselves Shiny Hunters,
The UK's media regulator, Ofcom, is now looking into Elon Musk's social media platform, X, due to worries about its AI chatbot, Grok. Reports suggest that Grok is being used to make and share explicit images of people without their permission. This includes undressed images of adults and even sexual
Criminals in France are getting bolder with their crypto heists. Recently, three masked men broke into a home in Manosque. They tied up a woman and threatened her with a gun. Their target? A USB drive full of crypto data. The woman managed to escape and call the police. This is not an isolated incid
Chen Zhi, a Chinese national who had been living in Cambodia, was once seen as untouchable. He had been accused of running large-scale crypto scams, but for years, he managed to evade justice. Things changed when Cambodia, his adopted home, decided to hand him over to China. Chen Zhi had become a C
A South Korean crypto exchange worker landed in hot water after trying to sell military secrets to North Korea for Bitcoin. The Supreme Court handed down a four-year prison sentence and a four-year ban from the financial sector. This wasn't a solo act. North Korean hackers were behind the scenes, pa
