Pig Butchering News

A divorced investor’s tragic loss reveals how emotional manipulation, combined with AI technology, has weaponized crypto scams into a billion-dollar crime.

An investor willingly sent his hard-earned Bitcoin retirement fund to a scammer, losing his entire stash after falling for a pig butchering scam despite repeated warnings.

Pig-butchering scams are expanding into a transnational crime model, blending trafficking and crypto laundering on a massive scale.

The victim of a $20 million crypto scam who sued Citibank last week for allegedly ignoring “red flags” has filed a similar complaint against two more banks.

The victim of a $20 million crypto pig butchering scam has sued Citibank, alleging it ignored “red flags” and should have investigated suspicious activity.

In the crypto world, social engineering scams trick users into giving up sensitive information or access. Learn the best ways to stay protected.

Crime syndicates are minting stablecoins and building exchanges to launder billions of dollars, warns a UN report.

The Australian securities regulator’s application to close 95 “hydra” firms believed to be running crypto trading and romance scams has been approved by the Federal Court of Australia.

The latest Cointelegraph video explores one of the most dangerous crypto scams, “pig butchering,” by sharing some of the victims’ real stories. 

Multiple US federal agencies have come together to distribute an infographic on crypto pig butchering to help Americans recognize and avoid the scam.

The lifespan of scams is getting shorter as cybercriminals change tactics and target individuals on social media. 

The Australian Federal Police revealed that scammers are using deepfakes and pig butchering as their primary methods to defraud victims. 

The most recent seizure of $5 million USDT from pig-butchering scams marks a “significant victory” in the ongoing fight against cyber fraud, according to Tether.

Centralized exchanges led by Coinbase, along with Meta, Match, and Ripple Labs, have formed an educational group to prevent pig butchering scams.

Authorities started an inquiry into the scheme in the spring of 2023 and disclosed that cryptocurrency had been confiscated from funds connected to 37 victims.