A new report from blockchain data platform Chainalysis has revealed a significant rise in the use of cryptocurrency for illicit activities related to human trafficking. The research indicates that cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking services increased by 85% year-on-year in 2025, with the total value reaching hundreds of millions of dollars across the identified services. The findings shed light on how criminal networks are adapting their financial operations, using digital
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a recent advisory, dated 8 January 2026, warning about an emerging and sophisticated cyber threat: North Korean state-sponsored actors, notably the group Kimsuky, are employing malicious QR codes in spear-phishing campaigns. The FBI's flash alert highlights that, as of 2025, Kimsuky actors, also known by aliases such as APT43, have consistently targeted organizations by embedding malicious QR codes.
These attacks, termed "quishing," are de
