US prosecutors have charged a member of the Cartier luxury goods family and three Colombians with laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in drug profits using cryptocurrency, underscoring an increased …
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Fraud Groups Use Deepfakes to Enhance Imitation Scams in Peru
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychImitation scams using deepfakes are one of the ways that organized crime will seek to use machine learning to enhance their activities.
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A lack of regulation surrounding how crypto-currencies are used by organized crime has left Latin America dangerously exposed.
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From Copper Theft to Ransomware – Chile’s Criminal Challenges Begin to Mount
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerA new report by Chilean think tank AthenaLab has laid bare Chile’s ever-increasing spectrum of criminal threats, from copper theft and illegal fishing to cybercrime and weapons trafficking.
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A doctor operating out of Bolívar City, Venezuela has been charged with designing, operating and selling ransomware tools to a whole host of criminal actors.
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Major Ransomware Attacks in Peru and Costa Rica Spell More Trouble for Region
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneA cybercrime group that has threatened to release troves of stolen data from the Costa Rican government has now hit Peru’s intelligence agency, showing how governments in the region continue …
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The Dominican Republic has dismantled a transnational cybercrime network believed to have defrauded hundreds of US citizens to the tune of more than $200 million, in just the latest example …
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Scammers in Venezuela are selling desperate people non-existent government food aid packages – in the latest episode of the handout program being used to commit fraud.
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A recent cyberattack that hit government websites in Brazil, including platforms that track vaccinations and epidemiological data on COVID-19, has stoked concerns about a surge in ransomware attacks on critical …
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Pins and Needles – How Credit Card Fraud Works in Latin America
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaA recent study of credit card cloning around the world revealed some startling disparities in the risks customers face across Latin America and the price of buying this stolen information.