A transnational operation involving 14 African countries has dismantled a large-scale digital scamming network, resulting in 260 arrests and the seizure of 1,235 electronic devices. The Interpol-led effort, named Operation Contender 3.0, marks the third wave of arrests against fraudsters and romance scammers in Africa following operations in 2021 and 2024. This third crackdown was conducted between July 28 and August 11, 2025. It focused on romance scams, where perpetrators build online relat
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Researchers at Microsoft discovered a new macOS vulnerability, “HM Surf” (CVE-2024-44133), which bypasses TCC protections, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data like the camera and microphone. Patch now to stay protected. A vulnerability discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence in macOS allows attackers to bypass the operating system’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) technology, granting unauthorized access to sensitive user data.
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With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, threat actors will be attempting to prey on individuals seeking companionship or romance. Our friends at the NJCCIC continues to receive reports of sextortion incidents in which victims are threatened with the release of compromising or sexually explicit photos or videos if an extortion payment is not made. Some sextortion threats are not credible, as threat actors are unable to provide proof of such photos or videos. However, there is an increase in
Red Sky Alliance (RSAC) members have reported seeing and, or receiving fake sextortion scams. These scam emails typically provide old password that was used by the user. These emails are an attempt to extort money, claiming the sender has compromising information indicating the user was involved in viewing pornographic sites. The sender claims to have compromising video recordings of the user and alleges to have additional “stolen secrets” of a compromising sexual nature. An RSAC member in t
