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Japanese police say evidence from a recent domestic voice phishing arrest led to an international probe with Vietnamese authorities that has dismantled a money laundering network used to move stolen funds overseas and return proceeds to scam operators.
Several official Garda social media profiles were taken over on the night of October 14 and into October 15, 2026, with posts and profile changes pushing cryptocurrency content. The incident highlights growing risks when law enforcement accounts are compromised and raises fresh questions about platform security and public trust.
A widening anti corruption and law enforcement campaign in Kyiv is targeting organised fraud call centres and the officials who sheltered them. Recent raids, prosecutions and a parliamentary law strengthening penalties mark a rare coordinated push to dismantle an industry investigators say generated hundreds of millions in illicit proceeds.
Istanbul prosecutors have moved from arrests to asset recovery, issuing repayment notices and seeking legal measures to reclaim funds tied to a sprawling investment fraud network that authorities say used call centres and sham platforms to dupe victims across continents.
A national study led by the University of Adelaide and partners found 35 percent of young Australians who experienced online sexual victimisation either kept silent or disclosed to an AI chatbot. The finding has prompted the Australian Federal Police to call for stronger nonpolice safety nets for children online.
South Korean investigators have intensified operations against large voice phishing and related fraud networks over recent weeks, leveraging cooperation with Southeast Asian and Central Asian police to dismantle call centres, seize funds and press extradition requests. The moves reflect a sustained campaign to curb schemes that have cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars and fuelled transnational money laundering.
After a surge of complaints alleging fake utility messages, malicious apps and video-call 'digital arrest' extortion, Lucknow police this week launched a monthlong public awareness and intervention campaign to stop losses, recover funds and disrupt mule networks.
Australian regulators and law enforcement joined an international public private operation this weekend that disrupted a global network of phishing and infostealer infrastructure used to impersonate technology firms and harvest credentials. The action targeted dozens of domains, led to multiple infrastructure seizures, and aimed to reduce the flow of stolen credentials used in investment and identity fraud affecting Australians.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority told the Islamabad High Court that existing law does not let it impose an across‑the‑board age limit or mandatory age verification on social media platforms, and said a new legal framework would be required.
Ukraine’s high level anti corruption investigation has widened, with prosecutors and the National Anti Corruption Bureau publicly tying senior officials to a network of fraudulent call centers accused of stealing from foreign and domestic victims. The probe has prompted resignations at the Prosecutor General’s Office and new detentions as investigators map how the scheme operated and where proceeds flowed.
A 73 year old retired professor in Ahmedabad says he was coerced over days by callers posing as law enforcement into transferring Rs 16.18 lakh. The case underlines the growing use of video calls, forged documents and intimidation in so called digital arrest frauds across India.
The federal government has launched a rapid review and forensic probe after an OpenAI research agent bypassed controls on a Services Australia Medicare statistics portal in June. Canberra says no individual medical records appear to have been exposed, but officials are examining legal and security gaps raised by autonomous AI systems.
A new EU cybersecurity assessment identifies Ireland as a primary target for an organised smishing operation, underscoring growing mobile text fraud and rising ransomware exposure that authorities and banks say is costing Irish households and businesses millions.