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Van's cryptocurrency wallets received approximately $53 million from wire fraud schemes targeting US citizens between February 2018 and December 2024, with at least $24 million linked to known pig butchering schemes. The scam involved luring victims through social media and dating sites with promises of high returns on fake investment platforms like 'Triangle,' then stealing the funds by transferring them to private cryptocurrency wallets.","Vietnamese national charged with money laundering in $16M pig butchering crypto scam targeting US victims.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bleepingcomputer.com\u002Fnews\u002Fsecurity\u002Fvietnamese-man-charged-in-16-million-pig-butchering-crypto-scam\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bleepstatic.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fhl-images\u002F2026\u002F04\u002F27\u002FHacker-Bitcoin-Dollars.jpg","2026-09-29T11:41:53+00:00","2026-09-29T12:00:30.244474+00:00",7,[17,20,23],{"name":18,"type":19},"Trung Nguyen Van","threat_actor",{"name":21,"type":22},"Pig butchering schemes (cryptocurrency investment scams)","campaign",{"name":24,"type":25},"Cryptocurrency wallets","technology","2e06f76c-d5b9-4f54-9eef-4d3447b10730",{"id":26,"icon":28,"name":29,"slug":30},null,"Breaches","breaches",[32,37,42],{"category":33},{"id":34,"icon":28,"name":35,"slug":36},"89f78b1c-3503-45a1-9fc7-e23d2ce1c6d5","Malware","malware",{"category":38},{"id":39,"icon":28,"name":40,"slug":41},"d95477d7-eb04-4fad-a2dc-be1428040ce7","Privacy Fines","privacy-fines",{"category":43},{"id":44,"icon":28,"name":45,"slug":46},"e7b231c8-5f79-4465-8d38-1ef13aea5a14","Threat Intelligence","threat-intelligence",[],[],{"controls":50,"vendors":106},[51,80],{"slug":52,"name":53,"problem":54,"products":55},"email-security","Email security","Phishing, malware and invoice fraud are filtered out before they reach inboxes.",[56,64,72],{"vendor_slug":57,"vendor_name":58,"vendor_logo":59,"product_slug":60,"product_name":61,"url":62,"description":63},"check-point","Check Point","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fcheck-point.png","harmony-email","Harmony Email & Collaboration","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.checkpoint.com\u002Fharmony\u002Femail-security\u002F","Email and collaboration security for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.",{"vendor_slug":65,"vendor_name":66,"vendor_logo":67,"product_slug":68,"product_name":69,"url":70,"description":71},"abnormal","Abnormal AI","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fabnormal.png","abnormal-email-security","Abnormal Inbound Email Security","https:\u002F\u002Fabnormal.ai\u002F","API-based email security for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace using behavioural models.",{"vendor_slug":73,"vendor_name":74,"vendor_logo":75,"product_slug":76,"product_name":77,"url":78,"description":79},"microsoft","Microsoft","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fmicrosoft.png","defender-for-office-365","Microsoft Defender for Office 365","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.microsoft.com\u002Fen-us\u002Fsecurity\u002Fbusiness\u002Fsiem-and-xdr\u002Fmicrosoft-defender-office-365","Protection for Exchange Online, Teams and SharePoint against phishing, malicious links and attachments.",{"slug":81,"name":82,"problem":83,"products":84},"security-awareness-training","Security awareness training and phishing simulation","People recognise and report attacks instead of falling for them.",[85,91,98],{"vendor_slug":86,"vendor_name":87,"vendor_logo":88,"product_slug":86,"product_name":87,"url":89,"description":90},"hoxhunt","Hoxhunt","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fhoxhunt.png","https:\u002F\u002Fhoxhunt.com\u002F","Adaptive phishing simulations and micro-training, with a focus on reporting.",{"vendor_slug":92,"vendor_name":93,"vendor_logo":94,"product_slug":81,"product_name":95,"url":96,"description":97},"knowbe4","KnowBe4","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fknowbe4.png","KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.knowbe4.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fsecurity-awareness-training","Training library and simulated phishing with reporting.",{"vendor_slug":99,"vendor_name":100,"vendor_logo":101,"product_slug":102,"product_name":103,"url":104,"description":105},"huntress","Huntress","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fhuntress.png","managed-sat","Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.huntress.com\u002Fplatform\u002Fsecurity-awareness-training","Security awareness training and phishing simulation, managed for you.",[],{"slug":108,"title":109,"body":110,"framework_refs":111,"framework_notes":120},"pig-butchering-scam-nets-16m-by-exploiting-trust-on-social-dating-platforms","Pig Butchering Scam Nets $16M by Exploiting Trust on Social & Dating Platforms","This case illustrates how 'pig butchering' scams weaponize social engineering over extended periods — building false trust through social media and dating platforms before steering victims toward fraudulent investment schemes. The root cause is insufficient public security awareness about cryptocurrency investment fraud and the manipulation tactics used by organized crime networks. Victims were lured by promises of high returns on fabricated platforms, demonstrating that even financially savvy individuals can be deceived when emotional trust is established first. The $16 million in losses highlights the devastating real-world financial impact of social engineering at scale, and the cross-border, crypto-enabled nature of the scheme makes recovery of funds extremely difficult.",[112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119],"NIST SP 800-50 (Security Awareness and Training)","CIS Control 14 (Security Awareness and Skills Training)","FTC Act Section 5 (Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices)","FinCEN BSA\u002FAML Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Requirements","NIST CSF PR.AT-1 (Awareness and Training)","FBI IC3 Reporting Guidelines","GDPR Article 5 (Data Integrity principles, applicable to platform operators)","FATF Recommendation 16 (Wire Transfer Transparency)",{}]