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CFPB settles with Lexington law firm; did business also as creditrepair.com; get $2.7 Billion judgment; company now in bankruptcy

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reports sharp increase in scams offering jobs at home working on apps; claim to pay in crypto; set up online account for victims showing money increases, but can never withdraw it

FBI, working with seven European countries, takes down Qakbot botnet operation that sent spam with attachments containing malware that affected 700,000 worldwide To dismantle the botnet, the FBI gained lawful access to Qakbot’s infrastructure and redirected Qakbot traffic to FBI-controlled servers, which instructed infected computers to download an uninstaller file. This uninstaller was created by law enforcement to untether the victims’ computers from the Qakbot botnet, preventing further installation of malware through Qakbot.

United Nations report says at least 120,00 people in Myanmar and 100,000 in Cambodia are being forced to operate scams

  • Includes crypto romance scams and illegal gambling

Three Nigerian men extradited from the UK get prison for inheritance scams; 90 months, 87 months, and 82 months

Full report here