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The TJMG upheld the conviction of former councilwoman Pâmela Volp for extortion, with digital tracking technology evidencing her presence at the crime scene.

The trial of Lucas Magalhães, accused of murdering digital influencer Yasmin Macêdo, is scheduled for August 25 in Belém, Brazil.

A digital influencer was arrested in Pará for racially insulting a traffic officer during a vehicle inspection.

A 35-year-old woman has been indicted in Fortaleza for leaking WhatsApp group conversations that contained disparaging remarks about students made by a coach and physicians.

A police operation across 11 Brazilian states is targeting adolescent suspects involved in online crimes against children and teenagers.

The article discusses the shift towards crime journalism as a sustainable subscription model for publishers amidst declining ad revenues.

Nine men have been arrested in Shinjuku for allegedly selling uncensored adult DVDs to elderly men who are unfamiliar with the internet.

A pedagogue reported losing R$ 42.9 thousand due to alleged cellphone cloning, involving unauthorized transactions including a PIX transfer and a fraudulent loan.

Three individuals were arrested by Pune police for scamming a retired CAG officer out of 2.13 crores by employing a technique called digital arrest.

Smartphones are increasingly central to criminal investigations, providing critical evidence such as location data and communications.

A retired Air Force doctor in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, was defrauded of approximately ₹25 million over 25 days through a cyber scam that involved threats of legal action and continuous pressure via video calls.

The article explores the unique situation outside Nancy Guthrie's home where digital content creators and journalists gather, and highlights a food delivery incident involving a delivery worker bringing food for a streaming influencer related to the case.

The Million Gang's operations have been uncovered through remote coordination from a Buenos Aires prison, showcasing their organized crime through digital evidence.

The German federal cabinet is set to approve an action plan against organized crime, focusing on enhanced digital analysis powers and stronger investigations into money laundering.

São Paulo Police are conducting an operation against a criminal organization involved in digital fraud and money laundering, blocking 86 bank accounts that could total R$ 100 million.

Five defendants have been charged with a staggering number of fraud cases involving organized digital scams primarily targeting elderly individuals in Norway.

Five Norwegians in their 20s have been indicted for committing 180 serious fraud cases, with attempted fraud involving over 100,000 instances, primarily targeting elderly victims.

A 70-year-old woman in Dehradun was defrauded of 3 crore rupees by cybercriminals posing as CBI officers and threatening her over a 60-day period.

A suspect in a robbery case at Praia das Dunas do Peró in Brazil turned himself in to authorities after learning he was being sought for forcing a family of tourists to make a digital money transfer at gunpoint.

An international operation led to the arrest of 651 suspects and the recovery of over $4.3 million in an anti-cyber crime initiative across 16 African countries.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Thessaloniki for posting intimate videos of a peer online without her consent, which led to additional charges following an incident involving another girl.

This article discusses a recent case of digital fraud involving phishing tactics that led to significant financial loss for the victim.

An American woman reported a theft during a rideshare in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, claiming she lost 40 thousand dollars after attackers accessed her accounts.

Security cameras recorded a masked suspect and a car belonging to a gang that stole a safe containing about R$ 1 million in gold jewelry and diamonds from a jewelry store in São Paulo known for serving digital influencers.

A 20-year-old hacker was arrested in Spain for manipulating a hotel's reservation system, allowing him to pay just one cent for luxury rooms worth up to 1,000 euros per night.

Police in São Paulo arrested a woman suspected of being involved in the theft of a safe containing approximately R$ 1 million in jewelry from a store catering to digital influencers.

The trial against Marius Borg Høiby centers on the reliability of digital evidence, with experts expressing uncertainty about its interpretation.

A woman submitted an anonymous tip to the police after becoming intrigued by a news article concerning Marius Borg Høiby, leading her to wonder if there was incriminating material related to her on his phone.

Cyber scams are driven by large digital plantations where hundreds of thousands of kidnapped individuals are coerced into deceiving internet users.

The article explores how Jeffrey Epstein used digital strategies to obscure his dark secrets and maintain a favorable public image through extensive online reputation management.

Three men are under investigation for allegedly recording and sharing a woman's intimate video without her consent in Caseara, Brazil.

The Bombay High Court has restrained filmmaker Vidyan Mane from making defamatory statements about singer-composer Palash Muchhal and his mother in interviews and on digital platforms.

Young girls selling clothes on the secondhand app Vinted are receiving sexual messages, prompting calls for action from authorities.

In Bhubaneswar, an elderly couple was coerced for over 35 hours by cyber fraudsters who threatened them with a fabricated link to terrorism, demanding ₹1 crore but ultimately causing no financial loss due to banking issues.

A new trend in Argentina involves the illegal creation and distribution of editable identification documents via social media, particularly targeting minors.

The FBI is canvassing neighborhoods around Nancy Guthrie's home for clues related to her disappearance, indicating they may have found digital evidence.

The ongoing trial against Marius Borg Høiby features significant evidence including five films found on his digital devices, allegedly showing non-consensual sexual acts involving the victim.

The Federal Police of Brazil is conducting an operation against crimes of sexual violation in digital spaces, linked to a transnational network involving sexual abuse of sedated women, drawing parallels with the case of Gisèle Pelicot from France.

The case revolves around a man who sent numerous messages to a woman from Frogner and filmed another woman's naked genitals, with themes of jealousy discussed in court.

Drug trafficking in Estonia has increasingly transitioned to the digital realm, with dealers operating through online chat rooms and using QR codes for advertising.

Civil Police in Sertãozinho, Brazil, have arrested five individuals connected to extortion through kidnapping; the suspects are tied to at least two reported crimes involving digital currency.

The article discusses a 38-year-old Chinese-born individual who may represent the face of modern digital crime, rivaling the infamous historical figures Al Capone and Pablo Escobar in terms of financial gains.

A 39-year-old woman from Piracicaba, Brazil, was arrested for allegedly pretending to be a kidnapping victim to extort money from a friend in Portugal, collecting over R$ 3,500.

Waris Pathan asserts that removing a video does not erase one's culpability in a crime.

The Brazilian government is planning to introduce a public consultation on a proposal to tax cryptocurrency purchases and digital assets at a rate of 3.5%.

Senior Congress leader Sadasiv Yadav from Indore is in a peculiar predicament after a fake digital wedding invitation featuring him went viral on social media.

Delhi Police's Crime Branch and Cyber Cell have uncovered a significant scam involving digital arrests, resulting in the arrest of two main accused who defrauded victims of millions through psychological manipulation.

Digital influencer Henrique Maderite, 50, was found dead at a horse farm in the Amarantina district of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, with a head injury on Friday afternoon.

The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, with authorities launching confidential tips lines and digital platforms for information.

Timothy Busfield has been indicted by a New Mexico grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child, as confirmed by Fox News Digital.