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FBI Seattle Seeks Victims of Malware-Laced Steam Games in Ongoing Probe

The bureau is collecting reports to identify victims for potential restitution.

Cambodia Approves Draft Law to Target Cyberscam Networks as Police Stage New Raids

Meta Rolls Out AI Scam Alerts Across Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger

Meta Sues Cross-Border Advertisers Over Deepfake and Cloaking Scams

Cambodia Shuts Down About 200 'Digital Arrest' Scam Centers Posing as Indian Police

Germany Reports Sharp Fall in Phone-Number Abuse Complaints as Operators Roll Out Warnings

Low Ethereum Fees Spur Address-Poisoning Surge as Two Victims Lose $62 Million

South Korea Reaffirms Two New Nuclear Reactors for 2037–38

Ethereum’s Record Activity Tied to Large-Scale Address‑Poisoning, Analyses Find

Tudou Guarantee Halts Public Telegram Transactions After $12 Billion Run

AI and Impersonation Drove Record $17 Billion in Crypto Scams, Chainalysis Finds

WhatsApp Cloning Scams Surge as Criminals Empty Bank Accounts in Minutes

South Korea Announces 26 Arrests in Cambodia Over Scam Ring Involving Sexual Exploitation

PMLA Court Finds Prima Facie Case, Summons Raj Kundra in GainBitcoin Probe

Police Across India Warn of New Year WhatsApp Greeting Scam Using Malicious APKs

Pi Network Temporarily Disables Wallet Payment Requests After Wave of Scams

Korea–Cambodia Raid Frees One Korean, Detains 26 at Cambodian Scam Compound

HMRC Warns of Tax Scam Surge Ahead of 31 January Self Assessment Deadline

Analyses Undercut Myanmar Junta’s Claims From KK Park Raid

Ireland Targets Spoofed +44 Robocalls With ComReg Voice Firewall Planned for 2026