Crime

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Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say
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Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say

Tether is being used on a massive scale by large scale drug traffickers, to the point where Tether is sold cheaper in Mexico due to its links to drugs, according to court records reviewed by 404 Media.
Police Hack Into ‘Ghost’, An Encrypted Platform for Criminals
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Police Hack Into ‘Ghost’, An Encrypted Platform for Criminals

Operation Kraken is a sign that organized criminals are moving away from larger encrypted phone companies to a decentralized collection of smaller players and consumer access apps that the rest of us use.
Inside the Face Fraud Factory
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Inside the Face Fraud Factory

An underground site is selling videos and photos of real people to bypass selfie checks for online services. In essence, these individuals have been turned into stock models for services specifically designed for fraud.
‘Poof You’re a Millionaire’: Scammer Convinced Investors to Send Him $1.5 Million to Build Magic Money Making Bot
Crypto

‘Poof You’re a Millionaire’: Scammer Convinced Investors to Send Him $1.5 Million to Build Magic Money Making Bot

Surprise: The crypto-trading bot didn't exist and the scammer used the money to buy a $204,000 Denver Broncos suite, a luxury Jeep, and a Bahamas vacation, the FBI says.