Cybercrime Shifts to Caller-as-a-Service Model

US elderly citizens alone lost a staggering $3.4B in 2023 to phone-based scams, highlighting the alarming rise of a highly organized and profitable fraud economy. This Caller-as-a-Service model has made it easier for scammers to specialize and scale their operations, putting even more people at risk.

https://osintsights.com/cybercrime-shifts-to-caller-as-a-service-model?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Cybercrime Shifts to Caller-as-a-Service Model

Learn how cybercrime's caller-as-a-service model enables large-scale phone scams, and discover strategies to protect yourself from falling victim - read now and stay safe online today.

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🚨Breaking: Meta's 2024 #revenue forecast reveals a whopping 10% from scams and shady dealingsπŸ’°β€”because, apparently, integrity is overrated when there's money to be made. Who needs #ethics when you can rake in billions and pay fines as a business expense? πŸ™„ #ScamEconomy
https://sherwood.news/tech/meta-projected-10-of-2024-revenue-came-from-scams-and-banned-goods-reuters/ #Meta #Scam #BusinessFinance #HackerNews #ngated
Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams and banned goods, Reuters reports

The report shows that the company was hesitant to crack down harder on scams, due to the billions in revenue that they were generating for Meta.

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Well, this is... a number. Meta reportedly pulls 10% of its revenue from scams. Looks like 'move fast and break things' now includes breaking people's trust. What's your take on platforms profiting from fraudulent ads?

Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/meta-estimates-that-it-earns-10-of-its-revenue-from-scams-report-says/

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Meta estimates that it earns 10% of its revenue from scams, report says | TechCrunch

These fraudulent ads purport to offer a product or service that isn't actually real, and may be intended to solicit payments from less savvy users.

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Lesson: If it swipes right with a wire transfer request, it’s not loveβ€”it’s a payload. #Cybercrime #ScamEconomy
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California Man Admits to $20 Million Money Laundering Conspiracy

A Los Angeles man will plead guilty to laundering tens of millions of dollars generated by romance and cryptocurrency investment scams, according to a plea agreement filed in federal district court.

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