Tag: online scams
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Crime gangs snare more than US$88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says
Networks that once operated within specific territories or illicit trades are increasingly expanding across multiple illegal markets while using shared services, said Delphine Schantz, UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
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Why Telegram keeps surfacing in India’s cybercrime investigations
From exam-paper leaks to investment scams, Telegram has repeatedly featured in India’s cybercrime cases. CNA speaks to investigators about why scammers favour the platform – and what Asia can learn from India’s response.
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Inside India’s cybercrime investigations: How scammers exploit Telegram
From exam-paper leaks to investment scams, Telegram has repeatedly featured in India’s cybercrime cases. CNA speaks to investigators about why scammers favour the platform – and what Asia can learn from India’s response.
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Why India is concerned about WhatsApp usernames – and what it could mean for other countries
India has asked Meta to halt the rollout of WhatsApp usernames over fraud and impersonation concerns. Experts weigh the trade-offs between privacy, safety and regulation.
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Commentary: The true cost of AI scams isn’t financial – it’s human
Governments and international organisations need to be more actively involved in how AI technology develops and to what purpose, says veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.
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Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use US tech to fleece people
Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, including in Southeast Asia, an investigation has found.
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AI supercharging online scams across Asia, warns Interpol’s cybercrime chief
A new Interpol cyberthreat report found that cybercrime now accounts for more than 30 per cent of all recorded crime in over half of the countries surveyed across Asia and the South Pacific.
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At least S$11,000 lost to BTS concert ticket scams in less than a week
In most of the cases, scammers approached victims on social media platform X.
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