The scammers, frequently based in Southeast Asia, slowly gain the trust of their targets and then convince them to give money ...

"These are sophisticated groups," said a Secret Service agent. "They know exactly what to say and how to get people to give ...

An Athens man with a "steady” relationship with a woman named “Lyra” that he met on Instagram recently reported to police ...

Pig butchering schemes on Ethereum have cost the crypto industry ... which netted attackers over $1 billion across 296 incidents as the most costly attack vector for the crypto industry.

Crypto fraudsters are abandoning complicated Ponzi schemes in favor of “pig butchering” scams, which have seen a marked uptick in 2024, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.

The FBI has warned about a potentially devastating cryptocurrency scam called "pig butchering". The con, which CBS News said could "wipe out someone's life savings", has been growing in scale over ...

The FBI warns of similar scams, often referred to as "pig butchering," where individuals are manipulated into investing in fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. An Athens man with a "steady ...

An increasingly common scam known as “Pig Butchering” is targeting professionals. WSJ cybersecurity reporter Robert McMillan joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how it works and how to avoid it.

“Pig butchering” scams, involving fake investment opportunities, were the most common crime investigated by the Secret Service in Arizona last year. The scams often start with fraudsters ...