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Police say suspects allegedly posed as Chinese prosecutors and police officers to target Chinese nationals, including people living in the United States. Investigators seized 82 mobile phones, laptops, passports and recordings of the alleged impersonations.

In an open letter to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, HSBC whistleblower Everett Stern says a $1.2 billion fine on Bank of America over unreported suspicious transactions linked to Chinese laundering networks, narcotics and sanctions violations will not stop money laundering. He calls for criminal referrals of executives, an end to "too big to jail" and a review of the bank's charter.

During Joint Disruption Week in London, Coinbase's Global Intelligence team traced illicit funds, helped freeze assets and shared intelligence in real time. It proactively identified more than 65 active scam victims and stopped over $415,000 in potential losses before they occurred.

Delhi Police's IFSO unit has dismantled a digital arrest and investment fraud network tied to handlers in Cambodia and Southeast Asia, arresting 11 people and securing Rs 7.25 crore. The case shows a laundering chain that crosses borders: InDelhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit has disdian mule accounts traded on Telegram, an SMS-forwarding APK relaying bank OTPs abroad, and handler commissions paid in USDT. It is linked to 78 complaints worth about Rs 73 crore.

Kalamassery Police in Kochi have arrested Shahid Suleiman, 31, of Chembrassery in Malappuram, the main accused in a case where cyber fraud money was used to buy Rs 62 lakh worth of gold from a leading jewellery store. He had been hiding in Bengaluru, Wayanad and Kozhikode for about a month and a half. Police seized a BMW car and a fake Aadhaar card.

US authorities have arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and OpenAI engineer, for allegedly hiding an encrypted audio recorder in an executive conference room at OpenAI's San Francisco office. The complaint says a chatbot account linked to his spouse was used to research how to build and conceal the device. He faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

A US-UK-led "Joint Disruption Week" against West African scam centres led to 28 arrests in Ghana and Nigeria, the rescue of 117 trafficking victims and the removal of more than 3.7 million fraudulent social media accounts, Pages and Groups, the largest takedown of its kind. India joined the operation, which was hosted by the UK's National Crime Agency, and tech partners identified over $11 million in potentially freezable funds.

Free built-in settings to block gambling ads, adult sites and risky apps on Android, iPhone, YouTube and Google, and what to do if your child is targeted.

Fake overseas job and visa offers cost workers thousands. Red flags, how to verify a recruiter by country, what to do if you paid, and where to report.

Told to pay a tax, fee or deposit to withdraw your money? That is a scam. How the release-fee trap works, warning signs, and what to do if you've paid.

Japan's National Cybersecurity Office has confirmed multiple breaches at companies handling large volumes of personal data, driven by web vulnerabilities, supply-chain compromise and weak data management. Its 9 October 2026 advisory urges firms to patch fast, enforce MFA, audit contractors, minimise and encrypt data, and treat cybersecurity as a board-level issue as AI-driven attacks grow more sophisticated.

CISF screeners at Goa's Dabolim airport intercepted two Delhi-bound passengers carrying concealed Bluetooth cheating kits linked to the IIT Goa Non-Teaching Staff Recruitment exam. One admitted he had sat the exam in place of another candidate. Both were handed to police and a case has been registered.