INTERPOL’s Operation CyberProtect III “hackathon” exposed human trafficking networks via subscription platforms using encrypted apps, crypto payments, and AI-generated fake profiles

Key findings show traffickers using fake modelling agencies, coercive recruitment tactics, encrypted apps, cryptocurrency payments, and even AI-generated profiles, alongside “e-pimping” networks and large-scale online advertising ecosystems, highlighting a growing, tech-enabled form of exploitation that is difficult to detect across jurisdictions…