Identity Theft Assistance Center releases 2023 report, data breaches up 72% from 2022; affected 353 million individuals
FBI IC3 warns of sharp increase in tech support scams asking people to buy gold and other precious metals and send couriers to pick it up
UK reports fraud was down 13% last year, so it still the most reported type of crime; tech support and lottery fraud down
Europol: In extensive European effort police arrest 15 in major crackdown on Nigerian confraternities engaged in smuggling drugs, human trafficking and fraud
Huge amount of romance fraud enforcement this week. As you can see below, a huge amount of great work has been done recently. Why? Possibly it will promote education efforts around Valentine’s Day. But whatever the reason, these are welcome efforts.
full report here
