The New Oil<p>U.S. seized $8.2 million in <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> linked to '<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/RomanceBaiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanceBaiting</span></a>' scams</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/us-seized-82-million-in-crypto-linked-to-romance-baiting-scams/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryp</span><span class="invisible">tocurrency/us-seized-82-million-in-crypto-linked-to-romance-baiting-scams/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a></p>
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Gerard Braad<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jpmens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jpmens</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pigbutchering</span></a> ?</p>
Steve Clement<p>Maybe a success? <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Viber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Viber</span></a><br> why is it so difficult to report this!<br>Also very problematic in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Luxembourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxembourg</span></a></p><p>When able to write in such a chat make sure to try and <br>@all<br> or similar. Best would be to grab the entire raw list of users and automatically send a warning message.</p>
MissConstrue<p>Ok y’all, we’ve talked about stock market manipulation and we’ve talked about crypto fraud and the First Crime Family, but have we talked about Howard Lutnick and how money managed by the chair of Trump's transition team keeps showing up in the hands of drug cartels, terrorists, and fraudsters?</p><p>The Cryptocalypse Chronicles has a multi post series, of which part two is a "follow the money" deep dive into how Howard Lutnick manages roughly $100 billion for <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a>, and does business with gangs and sanctioned individuals and nations like Hamas, North Korea and Iran, and funds <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/pigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigButchering</span></a> scams and illegal weapons and drug trades. </p><p>
<a href="https://mefi.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/cantorfitzgerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cantorfitzgerald</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDT</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theft</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/cartels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartels</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/SBF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBF</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptadamus.substack.com/p/tru</span><span class="invisible">mps-transition-team-is-tethered</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>Google is citing a trillion dollars lost to crypto <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> scams (just on mobile devices!) in its new security blog posting. </p><p>A trillion. fucking. dollars.</p><p>Now i don't know how reliable that number is but i also don't doubt for a second that the real number is something like that, within maybe an order of magnitude.</p><p>I don't think there's too many examples in human history when non-state actor criminal groups controlled nation state levels of assets like this. in the biggest picture this is what is destabilizing the world. these guys paid for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a>, they paid for the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> campaign, took over countries in SE Asia, and so on. and it's all facilitated by crypto, mostly <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JustinSun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustinSun</span></a>, and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a>.</p><p>and it’s going to get a lot worse.</p><p><a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2025/03/new-ai-powered-scam-detection-features.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">security.googleblog.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/new-ai-powered-scam-detection-features.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eupol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eupol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SEAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEAsia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>anyone else getting <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> spam from "burma.social"?</p>
Infoblox Threat Intel<p>We researched the domains involved and found that some had been registered at NiceNIC, which we recognize as a problematic registrar located in China. This connection to China aligns with the type of pig-butchering / fake crypto platform scams that we're seeing. What makes this case unique is the use of political disinformation as a lure. <br> <br>An important lesson here is how adtech is being misused to facilitate disinformation and fraud. This is a trend you're probably familiar with if you've been following our content.<br> <br>Sample of identified domains: ecno26r4jj[.]com, affiltrack5681[.]com, client[.]fx-trinity[.]com, smartbrokerreviews[.]top<br> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatintel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threatintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infoblox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infoblox</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infobloxthreatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infobloxthreatintel</span></a><br>3/3</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HuioneGuarantee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HuioneGuarantee</span></a>, the world's largest darknet market¹ for things like drugs, weapons, and slaves (yes, slaves) that's deeply tied to laundering <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> scam proceeds, is launching its own dollar backed <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/stablecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stablecoin</span></a> to compete with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a>, apparently on its own new blockchain.</p><p>welcome to the future.</p><p><a href="https://www.elliptic.co/blog/huione-largest-ever-illicit-online-marketplace-stablecoin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">elliptic.co/blog/huione-larges</span><span class="invisible">t-ever-illicit-online-marketplace-stablecoin</span></a></p><p>¹ Huione Guarantee probably shouldn't technically be called a "darknet market" because i'm not sure it bothers to operate on the darknet and also they have significantly lower moral standards than most DNM operators around things like weapons and slaves. </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DNM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNM</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/darknet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darknet</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/stablecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stablecoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eupol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eupol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SEAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEAsia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ASEAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASEAN</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/organizedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizedcrime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/darknetmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darknetmarket</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>I am now vaguely curious about what drives the 'Influencer on LinkedIn' algorithm when it suggested the account of a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fraudulent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraudulent</span></a> account, a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/scammer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scammer</span></a>... and indeed how the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scammers</span></a> are working the algorithm...<br>(not that I give them any weighting - indeed < 0 now)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@linkedin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linkedin</span></a></span> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LinkedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinkedIn</span></a></p>
Svea Eckert<p>Yay! Danke <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/38c3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>38c3</span></a>, it was a blast 🚀🚀<br>Unser Talk „Erpressung aus dem Internet - auf den Spuren der Cybermafia“ ist online abrufbar.<br>.<br>Hier spricht „Neo“, ein junger Chinese, der sieben Monate in den Händen eines Kartells gefangen gehalten wurde über die Machenschaften der Cybermafia.<br>.<br>Schaut gern rein und wer Betroffen ist, oder andere Hinweise hat: Meldet euch bei uns, die Recherche geht weiter.<br>.<br><a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-erpressung-aus-dem-internet-auf-den-spuren-der-cybermafia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.ccc.de/v/38c3-erpressung</span><span class="invisible">-aus-dem-internet-auf-den-spuren-der-cybermafia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sextortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sextortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>Stop Calling Online Scams ‘<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a>,’ Interpol Warns - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/interpol-pig-butchering-scams-rename/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/interpol-pig-b</span><span class="invisible">utchering-scams-rename/</span></a> "Experts say the catchall term for online <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to bilk them out of their money."</p>
Infoblox Threat Intel<p>Yesterday, the FTC put out a statement warning about an increase in online job scams. In all of 2023, they received 5k reports of these scams while in just the first half of 2024 they received 20k. These scams have you repeat a simple task in order to earn a commission. Eventually, the scammers will say you need to make a deposit in order to continue your work. You may get paid a small amount at first, but after depositing a larger amount the scammers will keep it for themselves. <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spotlight/2024/12/paying-get-paid-gamified-job-scams-drive-record-losses" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ftc.gov/news-events/data-visua</span><span class="invisible">lizations/data-spotlight/2024/12/paying-get-paid-gamified-job-scams-drive-record-losses</span></a><br> <br>If you want to see an example, we recently wrote about one of these scams, in this case we had the task of submitting hotel reviews <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@InfobloxThreatIntel/113630762488948408" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@InfobloxThre</span><span class="invisible">atIntel/113630762488948408</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatintel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfobloxThreatIntel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfobloxThreatIntel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infoblox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infoblox</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a></p>
Infoblox Threat Intel<p>Pig Butchering & Employment Fraud: The Lure of High-Paying, Simple Work </p><p>Let’s take a look at how fraudsters use the lure of simple, high-paying work to defraud individuals. /1</p><p> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatintel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfobloxThreatIntel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfobloxThreatIntel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infoblox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infoblox</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a></p>
Infoblox Threat Intel<p>Our publication on Chinese organized crime actor Vigorish Viper aka Yabo et al, which used DNS to connect the dots between dozens of seemingly independent sketchy gambling companies, which were then tied to human trafficking, pig butchering, and the porn industry across Southeast Asia, brought us new connections and collaborations across the plethora of people investigating fraud and crimes against humanity in the region.<br> <br>But a single screenshot, half way through the paper and of no real meaning to use at the time, brought the most outreach. Multiple groups in the equity analysis world contact us, as did our original publication partner Philippe Auclair. They were all interested in a company called EVO Gaming.<br> <br>It turns out we had stumbled into a long running investigation into how this European company's services are used by illegal gambling companies. Philippe asked us to collaborate on the DNS records associated with the illegal gambling operators and EVO. We won't pretend to understand all the other aspects of his article -- but the DNS we know.<br> <br>Josimar published a story today that connects dots from the gaming platform to its customers in part using the DNS data. This is free to read for the next 24 hours. Josimar does first rate investigations into sports integrity topics involving crime.<br> <br>We've shown multiple times this year how DNS CNAMEs are both a powerful tool for DNS actors -- legitimate or not -- as well as threat researchers like ourselves. We used CNAMES to understand Savvy Seahorse, Vigorish Viper, and many unpublished actors. <br> <br>It's always the DNS.<br> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatintel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infobloxthreatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infobloxthreatintel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/illegalgambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegalgambling</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/humantrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humantrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infoblox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infoblox</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/organizedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizedcrime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scandal</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://josimarfootball.com/2024/12/02/making-a-fortune-from-illegal-gambling/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">josimarfootball.com/2024/12/02</span><span class="invisible">/making-a-fortune-from-illegal-gambling/</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> Finally Breaks Its Silence on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/meta-pig-butchering-report-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/meta-pig-butch</span><span class="invisible">ering-report-2024/</span></a> "The company gave details for the first time on its approach to combating organized criminal networks behind the devastating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a>."</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>🚨 New <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> report confirms that kleptocracy is coming.</p><p>> "𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴' 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵."</p><p>And of course all roads lead to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a>, particularly on the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tron</span></a> blockchain, as some of us have been pointing out for years. Tether or USDT are mentioned 59 times in the 142 page report.</p><p>Recall the chairman of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> transition team manages all this dark money: <a href="https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113086118854620924" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">universeodon.com/@cryptadamist</span><span class="invisible">/113086118854620924</span></a></p><p>Recall also that as of the collapse ~99% of the Tron <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDT</span></a> was issued through <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTX</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SBF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBF</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/Publications/2024/TOC_Convergence_Report_2024.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unodc.org/roseap/uploads/docum</span><span class="invisible">ents/Publications/2024/TOC_Convergence_Report_2024.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrganizedCrime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Laos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SoutheastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoutheastAsia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/triads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>triads</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/kleptocracyIsComing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracyIsComing</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thailand</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JustinSun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustinSun</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/investmentfraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investmentfraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2024</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/2024election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024election</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HarrisWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sextortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sextortion</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malaysia</span></a></p>
Yehuda TurtleIsland.social<p>You follow back someone on Mastodon and they private message you "Hello how are you doing?"</p><p>The dangers of Pig Butchering scams through real victim stories. Discover how scammers use emotional manipulation and fake investment opportunities to deceive people. We’ll highlight crucial red flags to help you avoid falling victim and provide essential tips for protecting yourself from these sophisticated crypto frauds.</p><p><a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/t06mVWz6ngM?si=UX0IZT9UptCr4beK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/t06mVWz6ngM?si=UX0IZT</span><span class="invisible">9UptCr4beK</span></a></p>
Mark Downie<p>Getting money back from these scams is so rare, I am not sure I even believe it </p><p><a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/04/g-s1-26505/spirebit-crypto-pig-butchering-scam-victim-gets-money-back" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/10/04/g-s1-26505/</span><span class="invisible">spirebit-crypto-pig-butchering-scam-victim-gets-money-back</span></a></p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>"A WIRED review of law enforcement and civil society action as well as interviews with numerous researchers show that pig butchering operations that are offshoots of the Southeast Asian activity have emerged in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and West Africa."</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/pig-butchering-scam-invasion/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/pig-butchering</span><span class="invisible">-scam-invasion/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/SouthEastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthEastAsia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>Ω🚨Ω<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TheCryptocalypseChronicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCryptocalypseChronicles</span></a>: Trump's Transition Team Is Tethered To Thievery (And Worse)</p><p>How is it that money managed by the chair of Trump's transition team keeps showing up in the hands of drug cartels, terrorists, and fraudsters?</p><p>This is a "follow the money" deep dive into how Howard Lutnick manages roughly $100 billion for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a>. Together they've created an offshore legal fiction by which neither bears any responsibility if that money ends up in the hands of sanctioned countries like <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> or <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a> or international criminal organizations like <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> frauds and weapons markets.</p><p>Which is exactly where it ends up pretty much constantly. </p><p>For bonus points $40 billion of those dollars came from Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX.</p><p>Ω👇Ω<br><a href="https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptadamus.substack.com/p/tru</span><span class="invisible">mps-transition-team-is-tethered</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TenetMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TenetMedia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cantorfitzgerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cantorfitzgerald</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDT</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cartels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartels</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SBF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBF</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a></p>
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