Telegram Fueling Crime In Southeast Asia
UN Report Reveals Telegram’s Role in Organized Crime and Cyber Fraud Across Southeast Asia
A UN report highlights how Telegram is facilitating organized crime and cyber fraud in Southeast Asia, with criminal networks using the platform to trade stolen data, sell malware, and exploit deepfake software for cyber schemes.
Telegram app hosts 'underground markets' for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says
Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way organised crime can conduct large-scale illicit activity, the United Nations said in a report on Monday.
Cyber Fraud Cost up to $37bn in Southeast Asia Last Year
A UN report found that organized crime groups in the region have rapidly integrated malware, generative AI and deepfakes to enhance their fraud activities
Telegram's Dark Turn: Southeast Asia's Criminal Networks Exploit App for Global Scams
Telegram has become a hotbed for Southeast Asian criminal networks, facilitating the sale of hacked data, malware distribution, and unregulated cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a UN report exposing
Criminal Networks in Southeast Asia Flourish in Telegram's 'Underground Markets', UN Says
Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way organised crime can conduct large-scale illicit activity, the United Nations said in a report on Monday.
Southeast Asian cyber gangs flourish on Telegram
The findings are the latest in a series of accusations implicating Telegram, whose CEO was recently arrested in France for allegedly allowing criminal activity to flourish on the platform. After the arrest — which led Telegram to agree to share some user data with law enforcement — several extremist groups moved to a new platform,
UN Report Reveals Telegram's Alleged Role In Facilitating Illegal Transactions In Southeast Asia
Telegram allegedly facilitated the transfer of "dirty" or "black" USDT in Southeast Asia as serviced by unlicensed VASPs in the area, and the platform has also been linked to an underground marketplace that has cyber-enabled fraud operations.
UN report says Telegram is facilitating growth of illicit underground markets
A report by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has stated criminal networks in Southeast Asia are… Continue reading UN report says Telegram is facilitating growth of illicit underground markets The post UN report says Telegram is facilitating growth of illicit underground markets appeared first on ReadWrite.
UN report: Telegram is a hub for crypto fraud and money laundering
Powerful crime syndicates in Southeast Asia are using the messaging app Telegram to conduct large-scale illicit activities, ...
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Criminal Gangs Are Using Telegram To Sell User Data, Buy Malware and Deepfake Software, UN Warns
Telegram has transformed into an app that’s used by crime gangs based in Southeast Asia, a new report from the UN confirmed.
UN report highlights cybercrime surge in Southeast Asia, Telegram's role
The new report continues to track the “convergence of cyber-enabled fraud, underground banking, and transnational organized ...
Criminal gangs use Telegram to trade stolen data and launder money, UN warns
The UNODC report notes that Southeast Asia, particularly Chinese syndicates, has become a hotspot for fraud operations ...
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Man caught with stolen mail and USPS key helped steal thousands from banks, feds say
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