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References :

• uk.pcmag.com: Interpol: 'Pig Butchering' Term Shames Scam Victims, Should Be Retired
• www.interpol.int: INTERPOL urges end to 'Pig Butchering' term, cites harm to online victims
• www.pcmag.com: Interpol urges the public to stop using the term 'pig butchering' because it dehumanizes victims, potentially discouraging them from reporting scams to police.
• Security Latest: INTERPOL : INTERPOL is calling for a shift in language to combat online relationship and investment frauds, advocating for the term 'romance baiting' to replace the widely used but stigmatizing 'pig butchering.'
• www.techmeme.com: Interpol says calling online scams "pig butchering", a widely used phrase, is unhelpful as gangs "appear to have" created the phrase to describe victims
• : INTERPOL : INTERPOL is calling for a shift in language to combat online relationship and investment frauds, advocating for the term 'romance baiting' to replace the widely used but stigmatizing 'pig butchering.'
• mastodon.scot: Interpol: 'Pig Butchering' Term Shames Scam Victims, Should Be Retired
• mastodon.social: Interpol urges the public to stop using the term 'pig butchering' because it dehumanizes victims, potentially discouraging them from reporting scams to police.
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: Interpol replaces dehumanizing 'Pig Butchering' term with 'Romance Baiting'
• cyberpress.org: INTERPOL Urges to End ‘Pig Butchering’ & Replaces With “Romance Baiting”
• gbhackers.com: INTERPOL Urges to End ‘Pig Butchering’ & Replaces With “Romance Baiting”
• The Hacker News: INTERPOL Pushes for "Romance Baiting" to Replace "Pig Butchering" in Scam Discourse
• bsky.app: Interpol is advocating to replace the term “Pig Butchering” with "Romance Baiting" when discussing online relationship and investment scams, as the former term unfairly and unnecessarily shames victims affected by these scams. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interpol-replaces-dehumanizing-pig-butchering-term-with-romance-baiting/
• Graham Cluley: It's time to stop calling it "pig butchering". Online romance and investment scams are painful enough without its victims being described as "pigs."
• malware.news: Interpol: Replace pig butchering with romance baiting

Classification:

• HashTags: #RomanceBaiting #PigButchering #ScamAwareness
• Company: Interpol
• Target: Victims of Romance Scams
• Feature: Nomenclature Change
• Type: Legal
• Severity: Informative