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The fraudsters ran their campaigns from the cloud and used phishing and email forwarding rules to steal their targets’ financial information.

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Should we expect cybercriminals to ditch the pseudonymous cryptocurrency for other forms of payment that may be better at throwing law enforcement off the scent?

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Law enforcement around the world used a messaging app called AN0M to monitor the communications of alleged criminals

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Con artists use social media to find and target victims for various nefarious ends, including to extort relatives of missing persons

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The operation was carried out against an organized group that used online trading platforms to swindle victims out of US$36 million

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