Online

Online refers to things that are done or accessed through the internet. Online activities can include a wide range of activities, such as shopping, banking, social networking, or gaming. The internet allows people to connect with others and access information and resources from anywhere in the world. Online services and platforms are often convenient and efficient, but can also be subject to security risks and other challenges. The use of the internet and online technology has greatly expanded in recent years, and is a significant part of many people’s daily lives.

China hacked Japan’s NISC, trafficking fuels cyber scams
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China hacked Japan’s NISC, trafficking fuels cyber scams

Chinese threat actors breached Japan’s cybersecurity agency Earlier this month, Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy, or NISC, disclosed a data breach exposed emails to a third-party. The Financial Times’ sources say the Japanese government believes China’s People’s Liberation Army orchestrated the attack. It’s believed the hack took place in October 2022, but…

FBI, Homeland Security discuss efforts to fight human trafficking
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FBI, Homeland Security discuss efforts to fight human trafficking

Human sex trafficking isn’t what most people think it is, according to FBI Special Agent Taylor Dervish. Dervish, who is assigned to the Atlanta Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, spoke Tuesday to a joint meeting of the Carpet Capital Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Dalton. “The task force is the largest in…

Hundreds of thousands trafficked into cyber scamming in Southeast Asia, UN says
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Hundreds of thousands trafficked into cyber scamming in Southeast Asia, UN says

More than 200,000 people are being forced to carry out cyber scams in Southeast Asia, the United Nations estimates. A report published Tuesday by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights documents the monumental scale of trafficking into an illicit industry that took off following the pandemic and shows no sign of slowing…

UN report links SE Asia crypto scams to human trafficking
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UN report links SE Asia crypto scams to human trafficking

A recent UN report reveals hundreds of thousands of vulnerable migrants have been forced to participate in online scams. It confirms allegations made in a previous FBI report. The new report by the United Nations Human Rights Office has exposed the full scale of horrific human rights abuses taking place inside Southeast Asia’s shadowy network of…

Trafficked and tortured, thousands forced to scam in SE Asia
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Trafficked and tortured, thousands forced to scam in SE Asia

The BBC recounts the findings from a UN report that details how hundreds of thousands of people from around the world are lured to Southeast Asia through false promises and then trafficked to run online scams under severe threat.   “People who have been trafficked into online forced criminality… are subject to torture and cruel inhuman…

Global law enforcement collaboration leads to rescue of 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation
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Global law enforcement collaboration leads to rescue of 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation

An international investigation resulted in the successful rescue of a 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation, and the arrest of a suspected trafficker, on June 18, 2023, in Manila, Philippines. Another suspect in Manila was arrested on November 11, 2022. The operations were a result of international law enforcement collaboration between the Philippine National Police…

Norfolk man pleads guilty to flying runaway teens to Hampton Roads in human trafficking scheme, documents say
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Norfolk man pleads guilty to flying runaway teens to Hampton Roads in human trafficking scheme, documents say

32-year-old Denzel Loftin is accused of luring both a 14-year-old and 17-year-old girl to the area. NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man pleaded guilty to flying runaway teens to Hampton Roads and forced them into sex work as part of a human trafficking scheme, according to court documents filed in Norfolk Federal Court. 32-year-old Denzel…

Survivor of human trafficking case shares story in hopes to help others
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Survivor of human trafficking case shares story in hopes to help others

The Denver District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Unit has been around for six years. In that time, they have investigated over 150 cases and filed lawsuits for 91 cases and 28 indictments in the grand jury. Including, Randy Clark’s case, a Colorado man who has been sentenced to 45 years for assault and human trafficking charges….

“It happens all the time:” Human trafficking in Baltimore
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“It happens all the time:” Human trafficking in Baltimore

It usually doesn’t happen the way it does in the movies. The dramatic kidnapping scenes we learn to fear as kids – that’s not how human trafficking typically goes down. “The van’s not gonna pull up and yank you into the back of the van. The stuff you see in “taken” is extremely, extremely rare,…