Scam Center Strike Force is a threat campaign tracked across 9 threat clusters and 11 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 13, 2025; most recent activity July 17, 2026.
The US Department of Justice and the Treasury have launched a coordinated crackdown on Southeast Asian scam centers, resulting in criminal charges against multiple individuals, including a Cambodian senator. The Scam…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of its first-ever 'Disruption Week,' targeting cyber-enabled investment fraud networks primarily operating from Southeast Asia. The operation disrupted over 1.4…
The FBI has intensified efforts to dismantle organized scam centers in Southeast Asia that target Americans through deceptive online interactions. Victims, often lured via social media or messaging platforms, experience…
Zhuoying Chen and Haojie Zhang were charged for laundering $43 million from cyber investment fraud scams. Operating from 2020 to 2022, they managed a network that opened 140 bank accounts under 45 shell companies in New…
On November 12, 2025, U.S. federal authorities announced the formation of the Scam Center Strike Force to combat large-scale cryptocurrency scams originating from China. These scams, known as 'pig butchering' and…
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia announced the creation of the Scam Center Strike Force to combat large-scale cryptocurrency fraud, particularly targeting transnational networks…
The U.S. federal government has created a new task force aimed at dismantling cryptocurrency scam networks primarily based in China and Southeast Asia. This initiative is designed to combat the estimated $10 billion…
During Black Friday 2025, shoppers in Europe and the US are facing a significant increase in online scams, with cybercriminals impersonating major brands to exploit consumers. Action Fraud reports that £11.8 million was…
Google has filed a lawsuit against a group of Chinese cybercriminals operating the 'Lighthouse' phishing-as-a-service platform, which has reportedly scammed over $1 billion from millions of victims worldwide. The…