A Chinese businessman was arrested on Wednesday in New York for allegedly leading a group that cheated thousands of online followers out of over US$1 billion, the U.S. Department of Justicesaid.

Social media isn’t just a platform for it’s users to present a real or a fake identity to the world, more and more it has become a home for fake consumer goods to be marketed, according to a new report by Ghostdata.

Wildlife trafficking is rampant on social media outlets where buying anything from elephant tusks to rhino horns, cheetah pelts, pangolin scales or other bits of poached endangered species can be as little as two clicks away, experts told the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday.

Measures taken by governments to restrict the spread of the coronavirus have led to more sexual abuse cases and especially “children may be at an increased risk of sexual exploitation both online and offline,”Interpol warned on Monday.

Washington is offering US$10 million for a tip that would help authorities prevent possible cyber interference in November elections.