The DOJ just seized $15B from a “pig butchering” 🐷 scam so large it reads like fiction. But the worst part isn’t the money — it’s that much of it ran on forced labor. People are trafficked into compounds, running fake romances to scam others online. What’s striking is the scale: well-educated professionals lost life savings to criminals who themselves were victims. It’s a grim feedback loop of exploitation, loneliness, and tech-enabled deceit.
⚠️ $15B seized from crypto scam
💔 Forced labor behind the fraud
🔐 Victims on both sides of the screen
🌍 FBI: “Human suffering” at global scale
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/feds-seize-15-billion-from-alleged-forced-labor-scam-built-on-human-suffering/
#Cybercrime #HumanTrafficking #OnlineSafety #Fraud #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #RomanceScam #PigButchering
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