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- Global Law Enforcement Strike Nets 84 Arrests in International Child Exploitation Crackdown
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Crime
Police forces across 16 nations coordinated a massive simultaneous operation on April 28, 2026, resulting in the arrest of 84 individuals linked to the production and distribution...
- Peter Obi Blames Leadership Dishonesty For Alleged Fraud Among 1.4 Million Nigerian Students
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has attributed the surge in student internet crimes to a systemic collapse of moral values and accountability within Nigeria’s governance. T...
- Singapore Police Arrest 26-Year-Old for Unauthorized Server Access and Leaking Unreleased 'Avatar' Film
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Crime
A 26-year-old man was apprehended in Singapore for allegedly hacking into a media content server to download and leak portions of the unreleased animated film, The Legend of Aang:...
- INEC Withholds Identity of Forensic Expert Probing Pro-APC Social Media Account Linked to Chairman Amupitan
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Section: Africa
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declined to name the forensic expert investigating a controversial X account allegedly tied to Chairman Joash Amupitan. ICT Direct...
- British National Tyler Robert Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Theft and Corporate Intrusions
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Crime
Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24 year old from Scotland, admitted to orchestrating a sophisticated SMS phishing and SIM swapping scheme that defrauded numerous companies and individuals...
- British Hacker Tyler Robert Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft in Eight Million Dollar Cybercrime Conspiracy
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Crime
Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24 year old from Scotland, admitted in U.S. federal court to leading a hacking collective that siphoned millions in cryptocurrency from major tech firms. T...
- Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong Urges Criminal Prosecution for Spreaders of Fake Energy Lockdown Rumors
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Asia
Representative Zia Alonto Adiong has called for legal consequences against individuals spreading false information regarding a supposed national "energy lockdown." Malacañang and t...
- Cambodia Extradites Huione Pay Chairman Li Xiong to China Following 4 Billion Dollar Global Money Laundering Probe
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Asia
Authorities in Phnom Penh have handed over Li Xiong, a high ranking financial executive, to Chinese officials to face charges related to a massive transnational criminal syndicate....
- Vietnamese Authorities Arrest 343 Repatriated Citizens Following Massive Crackdown on Cambodian Border Casino Scam Syndicate
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Asia
Police in Vietnam have detained 343 individuals accused of participating in a transnational online fraud network based out of a Poipet casino. The mass arrest follows a major joint...
- Vietnamese High School Student Indicted for Engineering Malware Used to Infect 94,000 Computers Globally
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Asia
A 12th-grade student in Thanh Hoa Province is accused of developing sophisticated malicious software that allowed cybercrime syndicates to hijack tens of thousands of devices acros...
- Amnesty International Links Licensed Cambodian Casinos to Systematic Cybercrime and Human Rights Abuses
Published: Apr 6, 2026
Section: Crime
A new report from Amnesty International alleges that the Cambodian government continues to license casinos directly involved in large-scale online scam operations and human rights...
- Amnesty International Report Links Twelve Licensed Cambodian Casinos to Global Cybercrime and Severe Human Rights Abuses
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
A new investigation by Amnesty International alleges that at least twelve licensed casinos in Cambodia serve as operational bases for illicit online scamming compounds. Despite gov...