Attacks and malware
What is Pig butchering?
A long-running investment scam where criminals build a relationship with a victim over weeks, then lure them into a fake crypto trading platform.
Pig butchering is an investment fraud in which scammers build trust with a victim over weeks or months, often starting with a "wrong number" text or a dating app match, then introduce a fake crypto trading platform. The victim sees fake profits and keeps investing until they try to withdraw.
Many of these operations are run from scam compounds in Southeast Asia, where trafficked workers are forced to run the conversations. Losses are often large and recovery is rare.