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International cybersecurity events, cross-border cyber incidents, and global threat intelligence.
Singapore's Elderly Bear Heaviest Losses as Scams Evolve: Police
Elderly victims aged 65 and above made up 14.4% of all scam victims in the first six months of the year, down from 15.0% a year ago. Yet the average amount lost per elderly victim rose to S$42,347 from S$35,374 in the same period last year — the highest among all age groups.
Meta Platforms Accounted for More Than a Third of Singapore Scam Cases in First Half of 2026, Police Report Shows
While police disruption efforts intensified, with over 37,500 WhatsApp lines and 31,600 online monikers taken down, scammers continue to exploit Meta's social reach and messaging scale to run e-commerce, job and investment scams — using Facebook ads to lure victims before shifting them to WhatsApp groups for the final con.
Is OnePay Genuine? What Users Should Check Before Installing | Chinese 刷单 (brushing / order-completion) pattern
OnePay resembles like Chinese 刷单 (brushing / order-completion) pattern used by illegal payment gateways
Indian banks including ICICI, SBI, Axis impersonated by Android malware using Firebase, government blocking notices show
India orders Google to disable 160+ Firebase projects used as banking malware backend as per notices uploaded on Lumen DB. The move will safeguard thousands of banking customers who have been infected by android based malwares
Phone Farms - How automation amplifies and fuels global cybercrimes
A single physical device contains 20 phones + free group-control (fleet-management) software; manufacturer owns the entire phone system source code. A virtual SIM card's information is built in: ICCID, IMSI, MCC, MNC, and PhoneNumber can all be written, and the SIM information is globally readable by both the system and apps.
Pakistan arrests 258 Vietnamese & Chinese scammers in Islamabad | read for names and passports
Sparco Plaza (Gulberg Greens) was the location where all foreigners were operating from. All 258 had entered on visit, tourist and business visas, according to the report. Is Pakistan Becoming the New Hub for Global Cyber-Scam Call Centers?
Timor-Leste Raids Expose Growing Transnational Cyber-Fraud Network: Hundreds of Foreigners Detained as Scam Centers Relocate
Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão said on Thursday that the Government will apply a zero-tolerance policy towards illegal online activities to protect national security and Timor-Leste's reputation. The government is now fast-tracking a cybersecurity package, including a new criminal code for digital crimes, blocking powers, and digital evidence rules. Between raids, police are working with community leaders for intelligence — the same method that led to the Comoro and Bazartete raids.
French Gendarmerie Issues Alert Over Fake Police Summons Using DGPN Logos
Citizens warned not to reply or pay as phishing scam circulates under official seal | Report phishing on signal-spam.fr and to PHISHING (phishing@dgssi.gouv.fr)
Mexico City Government Issues Urgent Alert As Fraudsters Hijack WhatsApp and Bank Accounts Using Your Own Verification Code
"¡NO LO COMPARTAS!" - The New Government Impersonation Scam Targeting Every Phone in CDMX - WhatsApp Account takeover scam
Sharjah Prosecution Official Highlights Fraud Tactics Targeting the Elderly Amid Rising Cases Across the UAE and Globally
Counselor Mayed Al Darmaki, Head of the Kalba Public Prosecution under the Sharjah Public Prosecution shares insights about evolving tactics used by fraudsters who specifically prey on elderly residents on Sharjah TV’s program Qadiya lil Hiwar (“A Case for Dialogue”) to aired on August 11, 2026.
Chinese Scammers use fake Traffic Fine messages to target Saint Lucia and the Caribbean
Scammers are impersonating the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force and a counterfeit "DigiGov" portal. The fake domain uses a trick that survives a quick glance — and near-identical messages hit Guyana and Trinidad in the same week.
The Digital Chains: Inside Rajasthan’s Cyber Slavery Pipeline to Scam Compounds, 5 arrested
The investigation, fed by intelligence from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs has so far identified more than 500 people from Rajasthan alone who were sent into these compounds. Many remain unaccounted for.