The FBI estimates that pig butchering scams stole nearly $4bn in total from tens of thousands of American victims last year, ...

NPR investigated a crypto scam company known as SpireBit, which stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Russian-speaking ...

Such “pig butchering” operations have largely been concentrated in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos, typically rooted in Chinese organized crime groups exploiting instability and poor governance in ...

Cybersecurity researchers have reported finding multiple mobile applications used in so-called ‘pig butchering’ schemes, ...

Hackers are exploiting fake trading apps on smartphones to execute scams, tricking users into losing money through fraudulent ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Kiley Grombacher filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants alleging their client was caught up on a "pig butchering" scam involving the theft ...

An August 2024 investigation by the BBC found a pig-butchering compound operating in Douglas on the Isle of Man, where a hotel and former bank offices were used as premises by nearly 100 Chinese ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued a warning on Wednesday about “pig-butchering scams”. According to a press release, pig-butchering scams are long cons that ...

BALTIMORE - The FBI is warning about a potentially devastating cryptocurrency scam called "pig butchering," which could wipe out someone's life savings. "Pig butchering" refers to a victim being ...

Pig Butchering Crypto Scams are scams which resemble the practice of fattening a hog before slaughter. “Victims invest in supposedly legitimate virtual currency investment opportunities before ...

U.S. law protects banks when they share personally identifiable information with each other about suspected scammers engaging in pig butchering and other forms of fraud, according to a senior Treasury ...

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Kiley Grombacher filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants alleging their client was caught up on a "pig butchering" scam ...