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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>fascinating deep dive on motorcades (车队) - the auxiliary players in the global <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> industry who help pig butchers and other scammers move money through the banking system and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://globalchinapulse.net/moving-bricks-money-laundering-practices-in-the-online-scam-industry/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalchinapulse.net/moving-br</span><span class="invisible">icks-money-laundering-practices-in-the-online-scam-industry/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USDT</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tether</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/triads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>triads</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/organizedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organizedcrime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/investmentfraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investmentfraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/howardlutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>howardlutnick</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>TRM Labs released some analysis of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nobitex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nobitex</span></a> source code that was leaked by an Israeli team that hacked the company (Nobitex is the largest <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> exchange in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> and probably the largest crypto exchange anywhere to take such an extreme approach to hiding its own tracks (and its users' tracks).</p><p>of course they also hardcoded a bunch of auth keys into the source code... so maybe they weren't *that* privacy focused. or maybe they decided to do some "outsourcing" of the dev team (lol).</p><p>* TRM: <a href="https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/inside-the-nobitex-breach-what-the-leaked-source-code-reveals-about-irans-crypto-infrastructure" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">trmlabs.com/resources/blog/ins</span><span class="invisible">ide-the-nobitex-breach-what-the-leaked-source-code-reveals-about-irans-crypto-infrastructure</span></a><br>* I wrote a fair bit about Nobitex back in October: <a href="https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptadamus.substack.com/p/tru</span><span class="invisible">mps-transition-team-is-tethered</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Threatassessment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threatassessment</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/dogecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogecoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tether</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/usdt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usdt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/iranian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iranian</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/middleeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>middleeast</span></a></p>
gottafixthat<p>I was recently targeted by two pig butchering scams in the same week - both starting on LinkedIn, both extremely polished.</p><p>One posed as a high-paying AI job with PDFs and a fake site. The other went for casual trust and crypto fraud.</p><p>I wasn’t fooled, but I documented the whole thing to help others spot the signs.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://marclewis.com/2025/06/28/targeted-by-scammers-twice-in-a-week/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marclewis.com/2025/06/28/targe</span><span class="invisible">ted-by-scammers-twice-in-a-week/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linkedin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linkedin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freelance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/consulting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consulting</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>Last week the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a>, and two of the least compliant crypto companies annnounced “the largest seizure ever of money from crypto scam gangs.”</p><p>Which sounds good! But…</p><p>I just figured out that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a> actually seized all this money… in November 2023, AKA “almost 2 years ago”. They’ve just been sitting on it as like a chip to give to law enforcement.</p><p>Bizarrely the DOJ announcement was trumpeted by Tether, OKX, and Coinbase as evidence of their enthusiastic compliance with law enforcement in this Very Import Seizure.</p><p>FBI publicly described <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OKX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OKX</span></a>, the Chinese <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a> <br> trafficker’s crypto exchange of choice, as “not compliant with American law enforcement” as recently as like a year ago.</p><p>The whole thing feels like a psy op / press strategy, not an act of law enforcement.</p><p>* DOJ complaint: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/media/1403996/dl?inline" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/usao-dc/media/1403</span><span class="invisible">996/dl?inline</span></a><br>* Blockchain data: <a href="https://dune.com/queries/5347721?sidebar=none" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dune.com/queries/5347721?sideb</span><span class="invisible">ar=none</span></a><br>* Presser: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/largest-ever-seizure-funds-related-crypto-confidence-scams" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/largest</span><span class="invisible">-ever-seizure-funds-related-crypto-confidence-scams</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lawenforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawenforcement</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Emilion<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pig-butchering-scam-cybercrime-us-banks-money-laundering" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/pig-but</span><span class="invisible">chering-scam-cybercrime-us-banks-money-laundering</span></a></p>
Gabriel N<p>Great report on the importance of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms in banking and how the elimination of friction on opening new accounts has made American banks vulnerable.</p><p>The organized crime aspect of the scheme is impressive.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organizedCrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigButchering</span></a></p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span><br><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/114744480843849787" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsie.social/@ProPublica/1147</span><span class="invisible">44480843849787</span></a></p>
gtbarry<p>DOJ seizes record $225 million in crypto tied to global ‘pig butchering’ scams</p><p>Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $225 million in cryptocurrency traced to a sprawling web of fraudulent investment platforms. Victims were tricked into believing they were investing in legitimate crypto ventures, only to be scammed by criminal networks often operating overseas.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/doj-crypto-scams.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/06/18/doj-crypto</span><span class="invisible">-scams.html</span></a></p>
Richi Jennings<p>Pretty girls plus investment <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> equals forfeiture recovery (eventually).</p><p>U.S. federal agencies have spent the past 18 months piecing together this complex <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyLaundering</span></a> web. And now they’re ready to announce the seizure of a few hundred million from industrial scale <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a>.</p><p>You can practically hear the bacon sizzling. In <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SBBlogwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SBBlogwatch</span></a>, we grab the lettuce and tomato.</p><p>@TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongGroup @SecurityBlvd: <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/2025/06/pig-butchering-225m-seized-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=richisoc&amp;utm_campaign=richisoc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">securityboulevard.com/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">pig-butchering-225m-seized-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=richisoc&amp;utm_campaign=richisoc</span></a></p>
Loki the Cat<p>DOJ seizes $225M from "pig butchering" crypto scammers! 🐷💰 </p><p>These long-con fraudsters used fake romance + fake investments to bilk victims of billions. Pro tip: if someone slides into your DMs promising love AND guaranteed crypto returns, that's not a red flag - that's a whole red parade! 🚩</p><p>Good news: recovered funds go back to victims.</p><p><a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/19/2312257/doj-files-to-seize-225-million-in-crypto-from-scammers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/1</span><span class="invisible">9/2312257/doj-files-to-seize-225-million-in-crypto-from-scammers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/CryptoScams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoScams</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a></p>
eicker.crypto crypto news<p>The <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> seized $225 million in <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> linked to <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> scams. The funds, traced to fraudulent investment platforms, will be subject to forfeiture proceedings to return money to victims. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/doj-crypto-scams.html?eickercrypto.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/06/18/doj-crypto</span><span class="invisible">-scams.html?eickercrypto.com</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockchain</span></a></p>
PUPUWEB Blog<p>DOJ seizes $225.3M in crypto tied to global “pig butchering” scams—the largest cryptocurrency seizure in US Secret Service history. Over 400 victims targeted; funds will be used to compensate those defrauded. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CryptoScam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoScam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USDT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blockchain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSecretService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSecretService</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>massive pig butchering scam busts in SE Asia:</p><p>- $225 million stolen<br>- 34,000 people investigated<br>- 9,200 crimes<br>- 1,800 arrests</p><p>crypto did this</p><p><a href="https://therecord.media/asia-scam-center-takedowns-singapore-police" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">therecord.media/asia-scam-cent</span><span class="invisible">er-takedowns-singapore-police</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singapore</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hongkong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hongkong</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a></p>
Swapneel Patnekar<p>While analyzing a scam server infrastructure, we discovered a folder containing a random name and profile generator - an open source tool designed to create identities on demand. The open source tool is hosted on Github and is pretty old with the latest commit around 7 years ago. </p><p>From a scammer’s perspective, tools like this are invaluable and are part of their toolkit. They’re used to craft believable personas for, </p><p>1. Pig-butchering and romance baiting<br>2. Crypto and investment scams<br>3. Social engineering campaigns at scale</p><p>Behind the scenes, the tool offers an API for automation and pulls profile images from unsplash[.]com</p><p>The next time you get a "Hi" or a "Hello" or something similar from a stranger, do recollect this post 😀</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/romancebaiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romancebaiting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/investmentscams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investmentscams</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cryptoscams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptoscams</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>US Sanctions Philippines’ Funnull Technology Over $200M Crypto Scam <a href="https://hackread.com/us-sanctions-philippines-funnull-technology-crypto-scam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackread.com/us-sanctions-phil</span><span class="invisible">ippines-funnull-technology-crypto-scam/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/FunnullTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunnullTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ScamsandFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScamsandFraud</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a></p>
Hackread.com<p>The US sanctions Philippines’ Funnull Technology for enabling $200M+ crypto scams targeting Americans. Huge blow to pig butchering fraud networks. </p><p>Details: <a href="https://hackread.com/us-sanctions-philippines-funnull-technology-crypto-scam/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackread.com/us-sanctions-phil</span><span class="invisible">ippines-funnull-technology-crypto-scam/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PigButchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PigButchering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Scam</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>US Sanctions Philippine Company for Supporting Crypto Scams – Source: www.securityweek.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/us-sanctions-philippine-company-for-supporting-crypto-scams-source-www-securityweek-com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/us-sanctions-phi</span><span class="invisible">lippine-company-for-supporting-crypto-scams-source-www-securityweek-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a>&amp;IdentityTheft <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/FunnullTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunnullTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/securityweekcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securityweekcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/securityweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securityweek</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sanctions</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> – Krebs on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/funnull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funnull</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/u-s-sanctions-cloud-provider-funnull-as-top-source-of-pig-butchering-scams/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/u-</span><span class="invisible">s-sanctions-cloud-provider-funnull-as-top-source-of-pig-butchering-scams/</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>US Sanctions Philippine Company for Supporting Crypto Scams <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/us-sanctions-philippine-company-for-supporting-crypto-scams/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">securityweek.com/us-sanctions-</span><span class="invisible">philippine-company-for-supporting-crypto-scams/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a>&amp;IdentityTheft <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/FunnullTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunnullTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanctions</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a></p>
Swapneel Patnekar<p>As folks in my network already know, we've ( <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@shreshta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>shreshta</span></a></span> ) been actively detecting and tracking network infrastructure associated with industrial scale scams such as - pig-butchering/romance baiting, and crypto and investment fraud campaigns. </p><p>An interesting pattern in this data is the misuse of the Tesla brand in crypto and investment scam infrastructure.</p><p>From fake trading platforms to cloned website templates/kits and impersonation pages promising unrealistic returns, these scams are designed to deceive victims by capitalizing on the Tesla brand.</p><p>I am sharing our report which has some key findings, tactics used by threat actors, and indicators of compromise (IOCs). </p><p>Full report available here - <a href="https://shreshtait.com/blog/2025/05/crypto-investment-scams-exploiting-the-tesla-brand/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shreshtait.com/blog/2025/05/cr</span><span class="invisible">ypto-investment-scams-exploiting-the-tesla-brand/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/romancebaiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romancebaiting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>it's official: His Excellency Justin Sun, a man instrumental to the building of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a> cartel (a massive money laundering machine on a scale the world has never seen) with financial connections to every kind of pig butchering scam, terrorist financing group, and ransomware ransom, will be returning to the U.S. to dine with the president after years of being more or less a fugitive on the run from both the U.S. and Chinese authorities.</p><p>The United States of America has become a mafia state where those in power are unafraid of engaging and encouraging every time of crime (up to and including violence) against the governed in order to enrich themselves.<br><a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/justin-sun-trump-crypto-dinner-7efd5367" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/finance/currencies/jus</span><span class="invisible">tin-sun-trump-crypto-dinner-7efd5367</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JustinSun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JustinSun</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tron</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TronNetwrok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TronNetwrok</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TRX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TRX</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HTX</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Huobi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Huobi</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Poloniex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poloniex</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sundog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sundog</span></a></p>