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attacks aimed at people, not software

Money Laundering

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How to Steal $6 Billion in 20 Minutes

Nov 3, 2026

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13 min read

How to Steal $6 Billion in 20 Minutes

North Korean hackers emptied the world's largest crypto exchange without cracking a single password. How the largest theft in history worked, step by step, in banking terms anyone can follow.

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The Fraudfather

Fraud

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They Stopped Hacking Your Computer and Started Asking You To

Oct 27, 2026

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13 min read

They Stopped Hacking Your Computer and Started Asking You To

Microsoft counted more than 1.1 million devices where people pasted in the attack themselves. AI improved the bait, Chrome put an AI on guard, and researchers used an AI shopping agent to pay a fake Walmart.

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The Fraudfather

Fraud

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They Told Her to Buy Gold for Safekeeping

Oct 6, 2026

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13 min read

They Told Her to Buy Gold for Safekeeping

A 78-year-old handed $318,459 in gold bars to a fake Treasury agent in a Walmart parking lot. Plus, the impostors selling land they don't own.

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The Fraudfather

Crypto Security

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A Soldier Allegedly Bet on His Own Secret Mission

Sep 29, 2026

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14 min read

A Soldier Allegedly Bet on His Own Secret Mission

The people who get caught betting on secrets use their own names. Plus: the fake detective who asked for nothing.

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The Fraudfather

Money

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Wire Transfer #4

Aug 25, 2026

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10 min read

Wire Transfer #4

A bank CEO sent $47.1 million to strangers who told him it was about to be released. Then an investor told me the same thing, albeit in a nicer room.

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The Fraudfather

Voice Cloning

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Dead Drop No. 105: The Last Unpatched Protocol Is You

Jun 16, 2026

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12 min read

Dead Drop No. 105: The Last Unpatched Protocol Is You

ShinyHunters hit hundreds of companies this year without breaking a lock. They called employees and talked them through the door. Meanwhile, AI voice scams drained $893 million from victims, including $352 million from people over 60. The machine got too hard to hack, so the attackers went back to the oldest target there is: a human being who trusts the voice on the line.

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The Fraudfather

The Fraudfather's Dead Drop

While you're living your life, professional fraudsters are studying it. They're mapping your habits, exploiting your trust, and perfecting schemes to steal everything you've built. The Dead Drop delivers weekly intelligence from the front lines of financial warfare to over 10,000 readers who refuse to be easy targets. Real fraud breakdowns. The psychology behind why deception works. Emerging criminal tactics before they hit the mainstream. Defensive strategies built from two decades of actually hunting these people. This isn't feel-good security advice. It's field intelligence from someone who has sat across the table from the criminals who think you're a soft target. In the war against fraud, ignorance isn't bliss. It's bankruptcy.


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