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Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns

DAKAR, Senegal — In a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents, police arrested 300 people, seized $3 million and blocked 720 bank accounts, Interpol said Tuesday. Operation Jackal III, which ran from 10 April to 3 July in 21 countries, aimed to fight online financial fraud and the West African syndicates behind it, the agency …

Teenagers driven to suicide and online child abuse reported every SECOND... how a retired detective is leading a team of Scottish experts in the fightback against criminal gangs targeting children in
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Eleven years ago, when 17-year-old Daniel Perry decided his least dreadful option was to take his own life, the online crime of ‘sextortion’ was little understood in Scotland. Murray Dowey, left, and Daniel Perry took their own lives after being targeted Retired detective Paul Stanfield has seen lives ripped apart by the sexual exploitation and abuse of children online ‘He …

Eleven years ago, when 17-year-old Daniel Perry decided his least dreadful option was to take his own life, the online crime of ‘sextortion’ was little understood in Scotland. Murray Dowey, left, and Daniel Perry took their own lives after being targeted Retired detective Paul Stanfield has seen lives ripped apart by the sexual exploitation and abuse of children online ‘He …

Online radicalisation continues to pose significant challenge to global security: India, at Interpol conference

Underlining that there can be no distinction between "good terrorism and bad terrorism", India has said online radicalisation continues to pose a significant challenge to global security. "During the event, the Indian delegation held discussions with law-enforcement agencies from multiple countries for enhanced coordination on Interpol channels for a concerted action to combat organised crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering, …

The video of a man raping his 9-year-old daughter was discovered in New Zealand in 2016 and triggered a global search for the little girl. Victims of online child pornography, he said, “have to wake up every morning knowing that there’s imagery of those terrible times in their lives still out there, and that people are accessing it for their …

An online fight where children need to be saved

Last month, the Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches across States and Union Territories as part of a pan-India operation, “Megh Chakra”. ‘Aarambh India’, a Mumbai-based non-governmental organisation, partnered with the IWF, and launched India’s first online reporting portal in September 2016 to report images and videos of child abuse. On the legislative front, the committee not only recommended the …

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New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday carried out mega searches at 59 locations in 21 states including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and a Union Territory, in connection with two cases of online circulation of child sexual abuse material as part of Operation ‘Megha Chakra’. “This operation is one of the CBI-led global operations in recent times for rapid response to …

Online child sexual abuse cases | CBI to send legal requests to several countries

The Central Bureau of Investigation is in the process of sending requests to several countries seeking information under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties about those involved in the online sexual abuse of minors and circulation of child pornographic material via social media platforms. Through the informal channel, via Interpol, it had earlier sought information from several countries on the syndicates …

Interpol adopts resolution to fight online child abuse

ISTANBUL — Interpol member countries are calling on nations to urge local online end-to-end encryption providers “to take responsibility” and design products with the aim of protecting children against abuse, the international policing body said Wednesday. A resolution adopted at Interpol’s annual General Assembly in Istanbul also calls for member countries to approve laws enabling local law enforcement to prevent …

Interpol launches online cyber security awareness campaign

The Interpol has launched an online campaign to apprise people of major cyber threats in order to help them protect their computer systems, networks and personal information from cyber criminals. “Whether it’s in a business or personal setting, Interpol wants you to remember that cybercrime is often just a single click, tap or swipe away,” it said. “It will highlight …

Of late, mobile dating applications have become popular among people looking for a suitable match online. In the latest, the INTERPOL has now issued a 'Purple Notice' to its 194 member countries, outlining a specific modus operandi used on these dating applications to trick people. The threat through these dating applications involves taking advantage of people's vulnerabilities as they look …

The Interpol has issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies across its 194 member countries, asking them to prepare for organised crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines, both physically and online. “As a number of COVID-19 vaccines come closer to approval and global distribution, ensuring the safety of the supply chain and identifying illicit websites selling fake products will be …