Lengthy jail terms have been handed to 22 Chinese citizens – and a Cameroonian man – for cyber-related crimes in Zambia. The gang’s only female convict, Gu Tianjiao, reportedly cried “papa, papa” as her seven-year sentenced was announced in the Lusaka Magistrates Court on Friday. Some in the gang – including its mastermind Li Xianlin […]
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Chinese nationals ran cybercrime syndicate from Zambia
Twenty-two Chinese nationals have pleaded guilty to committing cyber-related crimes in Zambia. They are among 77 suspects who were arrested in April in connection to what authorities described as a “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate”. The swoop on a Chinese-run company in the capital, Lusaka, followed an alarming rise in internet fraud cases in the country, […]
US and allies arrest alleged cybercrime ringleader, seize millions in sports cars in major Covid-19 fraud bust
A 35-year-old Chinese man has been arrested in Singapore, and millions of dollars in cars, watches and real estate have been seized as part of a blockbuster raid on a global cybercriminal network that defrauded the US government of billions of dollars, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The Chinese man, YunHe Wang, is accused of […]
German police report shows increase in cybercrime coming from abroad
The dangers posed by cyberattacks in Germany have continued to increase over the past year, according to a report by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). “The police database, but also the findings of individual IT security service providers, show a renewed upward trend in cyberattacks in 2023, both in terms of quantity and quality,” […]
Zambia uncovers ‘sophisticated’ Chinese cybercrime syndicate
A “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate” has been uncovered in Zambia, leading to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese nationals. It was a “significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime”, the authorities said after a multi-agency raid on a Chinese-run company. The firm employed Zambians who believed they were to be call-centre agents. Among […]
‘Mother of All Data Breaches’ — 26 Billion Records Leaked, Users of LinkedIn, X, Venmo And More Panic Over Increased Cybercrime Risk
If you use a computer, your data likely got leaked in what researchers have called the mother of all data breaches. Twenty brands have had over 100 billion leaked records, with the largest being Tencent’s 1.5 billion. Brands more familiar to Western consumers such as LinkedIn, X, Venmo, Canva, Apollo and Adobe have also been […]