News about cybercrime: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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22-year-old twins from Ghana, Jamal and Kamal Abubakari, and a 53-year-old American woman from Hawaii have pleaded guilty to taking part in an international network that defrauded elderly people of $9 million through romance scams. The case is part of an intensified US campaign against cybercrime networks in West Africa.
Otabek YusupovThe press center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs told TASS that criminals use Telegram bots because they are easy to set up: bots conduct scripted dialogues, accept payments, and collect personal data and one-time codes. The Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasized that social engineering plays the main role.
Otabek YusupovFraudsters are mass-mailing Russians emails with fake pre-trial claims for millions of rubles. The attached documents contain malware that gives attackers access to devices and data. The MVD recommends not opening suspicious files and not succumbing to pressure from senders.
Otabek YusupovOperation Serengeti III, conducted from June 29 to August 31 with the participation of 21 countries, led to the arrest of 1,462 people, the identification of nearly 66,000 victims, and the disruption of 10,909 malicious networks. Related criminal activity, according to Interpol, caused damage exceeding $385 million.
Javlon TursunovA three-month international operation, Confrontation Ghost, led by the UAE Ministry of Interior, involved 30 countries, Interpol, and private companies. More than 960 people were arrested, over $39 billion in illegal funds was identified, and thousands of bank and social media accounts were blocked.
Javlon TursunovThe 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime has opened in Manila and will run until October 21. The agenda includes cybercrime, human trafficking, online fraud, money laundering, and drug and arms trafficking, as well as declarations on combating online child sexual exploitation, including AI-generated content.
Aziz KarimovUzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported 17,483 cybercrimes solved this year, with damages of over 209.9 billion soums returned to more than 19,000 citizens. Over nine months, the joint MIA and Central Bank system prevented the illegal withdrawal of 77.3 billion soums and blocked 43,001 bank cards linked to criminal activity. Authorities also shut down over 38,000 phishing programs, protecting more than 668,000 citizens. However, the ministry acknowledged that current measures are not yet sufficiently effective, criticizing cybersecurity work in Tashkent and several regions.
Aziz Karimov
