Romance scams, financial fraud, account takeover, crypto scams, and phishing.
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Discover how AI voice deepfake vishing exploits trust, drains millions, and learn practical steps to detect and stop voice‑based scams.
An employee saw the CFO on video. Heard colleagues speaking. Authorized $25M in transfers. Every person was an AI-generated deepfake. Identity verification is broken.
Global scam losses have surged to an estimated $442 billion in the past 12 months according to the latest data in Vyntra’s newly released 2026 fraud trends report
The Sawyers from Australia were never really interested in volatile investing. As their retirement age approached, the idea of a low-risk investment for their pension seemed attractive. But one day, after clicking on a seemingly legitimate online advert that offered a reasonable risk-averse ...
: Interpol says fraud schemes using the tech are 4.5x more profitable
In 2025, global financial fraud skyrocketed to a staggering USD 442 billion, with Interpols latest findings highlighting a disturbing trend: cybercriminals are leveraging sophisticated AI technologies. With fraud now yielding 4.5 times greater returns, deepfake audio has emerged as a common ...
Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.” The (mostly) women who land these gigs are likely being used to dupe victims out of their money.
Americans demand carriers take responsibility for protection
Why did AI fraud spike 1,200% in 2025? Memory constraints fell, latency dropped below 1.2 seconds and sustained impersonation scaled.
Fraud across the United Kingdom reached unprecedented levels in 2025, with reported incidents rising to a record 444,000 cases, highlighting the growing impact of artificial intelligence and increasingly sophisticated cybercriminal networks. The figures were revealed in the latest annual Fraudscape ...
Investment scams, including those targeting cryptocurrency and stock market participants, have become the single most commonly reported form of authorized push payment (APP) fraud, outpacing every ...
Originally published The Women’s Tech & Telecom Partnership’s 2026 edition of “The Impact Report“ Equipping Americans on the Digital Front Lines to Fight Back in the Agentic Era. A recent news report detailed the experience of Abigail, a woman living in Southern California.
AI-enabled cybercrime cost Americans $16.6 billion in 2024, up 33% in one year. Deepfakes, voice cloning, and LLM-powered scams are outpacing defenses.
Deepfake and continuous identity protection programs must therefore be framed not as experimental controls, but as ROI-driven investments.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning residents about scams that use artificial intelligence to impersonate loved ones and steal money.
Deepfake fraud drained $1.1 billion from U.S. corporate accounts in 2025, tripling from $360 million the year before. By midyear
A new study from Abertay University reveals that the most effective way to protect people from AI voice scams is not through traditional warning messages, but by educating them about how advanced and authentic AI voices have become. Published in the Journal of Cybersecurity, the study provides ...
The boss of the Bombay Stock Exchange was recently targeted in what is a growing global problem.
The threat of the AI voice deepfake has become mainstream with one in four Americans having received such a call in the last year. Perhaps more worrying 24
2025 AI-driven crypto scams up about 500%: what the data showsAI-enabled crypto fraud escalated sharply across 2025. Based on data from TRM Labs,
New research finds AI-powered fraud is outpacing mobile network operator defenses, pushing consumer frustration to a breaking point where 38% are ready to switch providers.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--Hiya, the global leader in trusted voice solutio...
HealthEquity reports 90%+ reduction in voice fraud after deploying real-time AI fraud detection and passive authentication...
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission warned that it has seen a “big wave” of phone scams in which fraudsters claim to be from the IRS.
Global losses from deepfake-enabled fraud reached over $200 million in Q1 2025 alone.
Cybersecurity experts reveal how AI-generated messages and fake sites are scamming travelers, and the red flags to watch.
As deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated, the sheer amount of money being lost to online scams piled up in 2025.
Valentine’s season used to bring a predictable spike in romance scams: fake dating profiles, emotional manipulation, and requests for urgent financial help. The 2026 version looks far more convincing. Artificial intelligence (AI) now allows scammers to create realistic voices and lifelike ...
Is deepfake voice fraud the biggest threat contact centers will face in 2026? How do you survive the voice trust collapse?
AI content for scams can be targeted at individuals and ‘produced by pretty much anybody’, researchers say
Crypto ATM scams surge with $333M in losses, as a new bill proposes a $2,000 daily cap and 30-day refund window to protect users.
The UK government has sanctioned Xinbi, described as “the second-largest illicit online marketplace ever”
Blockchain security firm CertiK reports that crypto losses have reached about $480 million in 2026 so far, with 103 security incidents and 36 phishing scams recorded.
EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede said over $160 billion was lost to crypto-related crimes globally in 2025, urging stronger action.
Crypto crime is soaring, according to new numbers from the FBI. It includes investment scams, romance scams and more. Tracking down money that moves as fast as lightning is challenging for investigators and bad news for victims who want their money back.
The Telegram-based Xinbi Guarantee black market sells services that help prop up scam operations. British officials just hit the highly lucrative marketplace with sweeping sanctions.
The FBI's New York Field Office ... 19, 2026, alerting cryptocurrency users to a coordinated phishing campaign exploiting the Tron (TRC-20) blockchain. ... Fraudsters are airdropping fake FBI-branded TRC-20 tokens to pressure victims into handing over personal data · At least 728 wallets were hit within eight days; several held over $1 million in assets · Impersonation crypto scams surged 1,400% year-over-year in 2025, contributing ...
AI chatbots and large language ... to cryptocurrency intelligence firm Chainalysis. In 2025, about 0% of all inflows into scammers' crypto wallets came from AI-powered scams · Source: Compiled by MIT Technology Review Insights, based on data from Chainalysis, 2026...
Despite the decline in tracked losses, scam operations have grown increasingly industrialized, according to a Chainalysis report on phishing-as-a-service networks. The China-based "Smishing Triad" group, also known as "Darcula," operated a phishing kit vendor called Lighthouse that received over 7,000 cryptocurrency deposits and amassed more than $1.5 million over three years, the report said, citing a Google lawsuit filed in November 2025. Best crypto cards with token rewards in 2026 ...
Crypto ATMs’ minimal verification and fast transactions let criminals turn cash into digital assets in minutes, often before victims notice.
U.S. Treasury sanctions massive $800M crypto fraud.
Financial losses tied to crypto ATM scams reached $333.5 million in 2025....
Crypto ATM fraud hit $333M in 2025 as FBI complaints rose 33%, with scammers using AI deepfakes and organized networks.
Crypto atm fraud has evolved into a billion-dollar global crime; this briefing explains how kiosks, CAS logs, and enforcement shape threat.
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis argued that crypto’s transparency creates a “powerful flywheel” of fraud disruption.
Illicit cryptocurrency activity surged to a record $154 billion in 2025, driven largely by a sharp increase in sanctions evasion by nation-states using blockchain networks, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
Strong connections to East and ... operate scams. Law enforcement made record-breaking seizures, including a 61,000 bitcoin recovery in the UK and a $15 billion seizure linked to the Prince Group criminal organization, showing improved capability to combat crypto fraud. ... In 2025, cryptocurrency scams received ...
Illicit cryptocurrency flows 2025 $158 billion: what’s included, crypto sanctions evasion networksaccording to trm labs, illicit cryptocurrency flows 2025
February 2026 ended with the lowest recorded figure in monthly losses from cryptocurrency scams since March 2025 at $37.7 million, despite address
Crypto fraud shop volumes declined from roughly $200 million to $87 million, while darknet markets remain resilient and increasingly interconnected.
Britain on Thursday sanctioned the operators of what it described as the largest fraud compound in Cambodia and an online crypto marketplace used to trade stolen personal data, in a bid to protect people in the UK from organised online scams.
In foreigner butchering, gangs deliberately steer clear of targeting Chinese people to avoid Beijing’s ire. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE — The United States is increasingly concerned at the emergence of “foreigner butchering” scams allegedly being run from China, adding another potential wrinkle to President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Xi Jinping in the coming months.
Victims worldwide were lured through ... bogus crypto investments that funneled billions into Chen Zhi connected wallets. ... Cambodian police arrested Prince Holding Group Chairman Chen Zhi on January 6, 2026; he was extradited to Beijing the next day after his Cambodian citizenship was revoked, thwarting U.S. extradition efforts. In October 2025, the DOJ seized 127,271 BTC (≈$15B then, lower now) from wallets linked to Chen’s alleged “pig butchering” scams, marking the ...
Sophisticated crime groups based in south-east Asia are stealing billions of dollars from victims each year.
The U.S. DoJ seized $61 million in Tether tied to pig butchering crypto investment scams, while Tether reports freezing $4.2 billion in illicit assets
It was Nextdoor where I met the AI-wielding, pig butchering scammer who attempted to build an emotional connection.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has assembled more than 20 federal and state agencies for a coordinated push against relationship investment scams, timing the campaign around Valent...
The 'scam economy' keeps growing, as fraudsters steal money through wire transfers, gift cards, payment apps and cryptocurrency.
Canadians have lost $704 million in 2025 to fraud, a significant jump from the $645 million lost in 2024. See the CAFC’s top 10 list of scams and learn why most victims don’t report.
In brief In a new Fraud Strategy 2026 to 2029 document, the UK government has highlighted the “growing risk” posed by cryptocurrency. | Bitget crypto news!
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Dubai, UAE, February 27th, 2026, Chainwire. Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today revealed the comprehensive results of its 2025 Security Initiative. Bybit has implemented an industry-leading, multi-layered d...
The global exchange is deepening its safety tech stack alongside its longstanding partner in compliance.
Five major U.S. banks are engaging in costly litigation rather than reimburse fraud claims of a 72-year-old dementia patient who lost $337,000 in a romance scam. The victim's lawyer says banks are not abiding by the consumer protection process.
Scammers are increasingly employing AI tools in romance scams, making these campaigns even harder to detect and therefore even more dangerous for targets.
FBI data shows Bay Area romance-scam losses hit $43.3M in 2025, with SF surging by 900%.