An eight-month operation targeting West African organized crime groups has led to 58 arrests and the identification of 263 suspects in a police operation across 22 countries and six continents. Called Operation Jackal IV, Interpol coordinated the operation, arresting some of those behind romance and investment scams. It also identified 263 suspects. "The operation, which brought together 22 countries from six continents, is a response to the escalating global threat posed by West African crimin
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Crypto wallet owners using Ledger hardware wallets are being targeted through physical mail, with scammers impersonating the company in a campaign designed to steal recovery seed phrases. The operation uses printed letters that look official, complete with Ledger branding, a reference number, and a fake security notice warning recipients about an urgent “Quantum Resistance” update.
One example of the scam circulating online shows an Italian language version addressed to a customer in Italy, sug
SentinelLABS has identified widespread and ongoing cryptocurrency scams in which actors advertise a crypto trading bot that conceals a smart contract designed to steal the victim’s funds. The scams are marketed through YouTube videos that explain the purported nature of the crypto trading bot and how to deploy a smart contract on the Remix Solidity Compiler platform, a web-based integrated development environment (IDE) for Web3 projects. The video descriptions share a link to an external site
