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When he was a teenager, Daniel Kelley immersed himself in online gaming and hacking forums. He started by seeking revenge after a rival’s DDOS attack. Then his curiosity spiraled into cybercrime — including blackmail and fraud. Kelley eventually faced justice. At age 19, he was charged in connection with a major telecom data breach and…
Around 60 countries are gathering in Hanoi this weekend to sign a landmark United Nations Convention against Cybercrime that aims to tighten international cooperation against cyber-offences like phishing, ransomware and online trafficking. The agreement will take effect once 40 nations formally ratify it. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) calls it a…
The world is taking a major step to fight online crime. A new United Nations (UN) cybercrime treaty is scheduled to be signed in Hanoi, Vietnam. This treaty is designed to create a global set of rules for tackling different kinds of online offences. Currently, fighting cybercrime is difficult because laws are different in every…
The United Nations is finalizing a new global cybercrime pact. The signing ceremony will take place in Hanoi. This treaty aims to standardize international efforts against online crime. Supporters hope the pact will make prosecuting cyber criminals easier. It would allow countries to share digital evidence more effectively. This is vital for fighting financial fraud…
More than 60 South Koreans were flown back from Cambodia after being linked to large-scale online scam centres. They arrived at Incheon Airport under police escort and are now expected to be questioned. Officials say many South Koreans were tricked by fake job ads in Cambodia and later forced to run scam operations that target…
Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom have seized over $14 billion in bitcoin linked to an international fraud network, according to a BBC report. The move comes as part of a joint operation targeting alleged scammers who used online tactics to defraud victims globally. The suspect at the center of the case is…
New research reveals North Korean-affiliated hacker groups have stolen over $2 billion in 2025, marking a new annual high in the regime’s cyber theft operations. Much of the theft targets cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets, mirroring the state’s long reliance on digital raids to skirt sanctions and fund its military ambitions. Analysts estimate that these thefts…
