Ep. #053 - Andrew Frey and Pig Butchering

In the April 2023 episode of Standing Post, we sit down with Financial Analyst Andrew Frey to discuss a new type of cybercrime called Pig Butchering. If you think the name is intriguing, wait until you hear about the crime: criminals randomly contact people and slowly befriend them while convincing them that they can make money in cryptocurrency. Criminals executing a Pig Butchering scam have to use a lot of charm and technology, sometimes human trafficking, and they have yielded millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains. This is a fascinating episode that really shines a light on crimes that many people have never heard of.