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BleepingComputer

‘Pig butchering’ trading apps found on Google Play, App Store

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Summary
Nutrition label

68% Informative

Fake trading apps found on Google Play and Apple 's App Store lure victims into pig butchering’ scams that have a global reach.

Fraudsters use social engineering to keep victim depositing funds and prevent them from withdrawing the displayed "profit" The scam is revealed when the victim attempts to cash their money, which the fraudsters have already moved to their accounts.

VR Score

53

Informative language

44

Neutral language

45

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

71

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

Affiliate links

no affiliate links