Perp 2: Giant Company
Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues where we will share tips on how to make life difficult for cybercriminals. This week we will investigate real cybercriminals like Giant Company.
Operation Scam Centers
Location: Myanmar
Strength: Large in numbers and excellent actors
Giant Company was one name for a massive scam operation targeting Americans. Almost 300 people were arrested in connection with the Giant Company, and 9 scam centers were disrupted as part of the crackdown. But Giant Company is a drop in an ocean of scams. Scammers and phishing attackers impersonate your bank, your boss, a delivery company, customer support, or even a family member.
What You Can Do…
Understand that scammers and phishing attackers impersonate your bank, your boss, a delivery company, customer support, or even a family member. They want you to click their links, take their phone calls, open their DMs, respond to their “accidental” texts, and, eventually, send them your hard-earned money.
And now with AI, scammers can do more crime every day! These big scamming syndicates love to make you feel something and act fast.
Make entities like Giant Company’s life more difficult by using the following guidelines:
- Be extremely suspicious of every unexpected inbound message, especially if it seems urgent
- Take a few seconds (4-9 seconds) when reviewing all communication
- Look out for urgency, like fear (“you just got hacked!”) and pressure (“you won an expensive grill!”)
Remember…
You don’t need to click. You don’t need to respond. You don’t need to answer the phone. You aren’t being rude. Their biggest enemy isn’t technology. It’s your skepticism.
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Attributes: Portions of the written content from this blog was adapted from the Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 Toolkit published by Stay Safe Online National Cybersecurity Alliance. All images were designed by the IS Digital Solutions Administrator, Katrina Naoko Frank.