The Chinese mobster known as Broken Tooth has played a central role in the emergence of a virulent new form of cyber fraud.

WSJ got rare access to a criminal enclave in the Philippines from which gangs targeted people around the world, including ...

Experts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting ...

Closer to home, a "seaside hotel and former bank offices ... As criminals "learn that they can make serious money" pig butchering, they’re going to make those pivots", Ronnie Tokazowski, a ...

Crypto scams around pig butchering saw crypto users lose over $3.6 billion in 2024. This reflects a 40% surge in the past ...

The term "pig butchering" has exploded in recent years to describe scams that prey on consumers and devastate their finances.

“The concept of pig butchering is the idea of fattening up the victim, getting them to invest more, more and more of that money, over a long period of time. Ultimately that final prize - in the ...

Interpol has called on industry commentators to rethink their use of the term “pig butchering,” arguing that it unnecessarily stigmatizes victims and potentially discourages incident reporting. The ...