Tag: fraud
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Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions
Men allegedly impersonated voices and images of executives to convince employees to send large paymentsThree foreign nationals were arrested and charged with using AI to allegedly impersonate corporate CEOs and attorneys to steal over $100m, according to an indictment that was newly unsealed by the US Department of Justice.According to a <a href=”https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-foreign-nationals-arrested-and-charged-scheme-use-super-intelligence-defraud#ref-ftn1″>press release from…
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FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.4 million in crypto from nation-state hackers
Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, is facing up to 20 years in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges after admitting to using his position on an FBI investigative squad to steal more than $2.4 million in cryptocurrency to cover his debts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fbi-agent-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-from-nation-state-hackers
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CEO-spoofing scammers used AI to help steal more than $100 million, feds say
The U.S. is working on extraditing three suspects from Europe in a case involving more than $100 million in fraud from CEO impersonations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ceo-spoofing-scammers-charged
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Wie schützt ein Domain-Check vor Phishing und Betrug?
Wie schützt ein Domain-Check vor Phishing und Online-Betrug? Erfahren Sie, wie Sie gefälschte Domains erkennen und sich vor Datenklau schützen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/wie-schuetzt-ein-domain-check-vor-phishing-und-betrug/a46993/
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Fake Microsoft Support Scams Spread Through Online Ads as Researchers Uncover Organized Fraud Network
An organized fraud operation using paid advertisements, Microsoft Azure hosting, and centrally managed telephone numbers to distribute counterfeit Microsoft support pages. The investigation links one backend serving the kit to Mandarin-speaking developers and registration details referencing Hubei, China. Those findings suggest operational connections, not definitive attribution. Crucially, the identified backend appeared in detections at 11…
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Police Seize 100+ Servers After Four-Year Investment Fraud Probe
A German-led coalition of law enforcers has intensified efforts to strike at a Euro4m investment fraud scheme First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/police-100-servers-fouryear/
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Germany Busts ‘Crime-as-a-Service’ Investment Fraud Outfit
German police led a multinational probe that exposed an alleged crime-as-a-service provider supplying fraudulent trading platforms to investment scammers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/germany-crime-service-investment-fraud
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Police seize over 100 servers linked to investment fraud with more than Euro4 million in losses
Seven people have been arrested and more than 100 servers seized in a coordinated law enforcement action against an investment fraud network that started unravelling after a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/03/investment-fraud-network-servers-seized/
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Police seize over 100 servers linked to investment fraud with more than Euro4 million in losses
Seven people have been arrested and more than 100 servers seized in a coordinated law enforcement action against an investment fraud network that started unravelling after a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/03/investment-fraud-network-servers-seized/
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Inside XCPE, the botnet that turned 1.3M set-top boxes into proxy servers
Google dismantled a 1.3 million-device botnet allegedly built by Android TV box maker Videostrong to enable ad fraud and proxy abuse. Google and its partners dismantled a backdoor called XCPE that had enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes in a botnet. The result of the investigation into the malware operation is the striking part:…
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Inside XCPE, the botnet that turned set-top boxes into proxy servers
Google dismantled a 1.3 million-device botnet allegedly built by Android TV box maker Videostrong to enable ad fraud and proxy abuse. Google and its partners dismantled a backdoor called XCPE that had enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes in a botnet. The result of the investigation into the malware operation is the striking part:…
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Chinese Firm Built a Botnet With PreInfected Android Devices
TV Boxes, Telehealth Devices and Digital Signage Sold With Unwanted Bonus. Google disrupted an Android botnet operated by Chinese manufacturer Videostrong, which preinstalled persistent XCPE malware in device firmware and sold criminal affiliates access to more than 1 million compromised devices for advertising fraud, residential proxy abuse and data theft worldwide. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Chinese Firm Built a Botnet With PreInfected Android Devices
TV Boxes, Telehealth Devices and Digital Signage Sold With Unwanted Bonus. Google disrupted an Android botnet operated by Chinese manufacturer Videostrong, which preinstalled persistent XCPE malware in device firmware and sold criminal affiliates access to more than 1 million compromised devices for advertising fraud, residential proxy abuse and data theft worldwide. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Chinese Firm Built a Botnet With PreInfected Android Devices
TV Boxes, Telehealth Devices and Digital Signage Sold With Unwanted Bonus. Google disrupted an Android botnet operated by Chinese manufacturer Videostrong, which preinstalled persistent XCPE malware in device firmware and sold criminal affiliates access to more than 1 million compromised devices for advertising fraud, residential proxy abuse and data theft worldwide. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Chinese Firm Built a Botnet With PreInfected Android Devices
TV Boxes, Telehealth Devices and Digital Signage Sold With Unwanted Bonus. Google disrupted an Android botnet operated by Chinese manufacturer Videostrong, which preinstalled persistent XCPE malware in device firmware and sold criminal affiliates access to more than 1 million compromised devices for advertising fraud, residential proxy abuse and data theft worldwide. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access
A botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, lost control of its servers in late October in a takedown led by Google.Google says it is highly confident that device maker Videostrong intentionally put a backdoor in the boxes and sold access to criminals.They used the boxes for ad fraud and…
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Coruna iOS Exploit Kit Hidden Behind Malicious Ads Targets Crypto Seed Phrases, ADEX Reports
Malicious iOS scripts have become a leading cause of ad platform suspensions. They accounted for about one in five suspensions in Q3 2026, according to the State of Ad Fraud 2026: ADEX Trust & Safety Report from anti-fraud firm ADEX. The report examines one scheme in detail. It was built on the Coruna exploit kit…
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ADEX: AI Involved in 52% of Detected Ad Fraud Schemes Shopping Agents Could be Next
New ADEX research shows how AI is making familiar scams cheaper and harder to detect, while fraudsters prepare to target AI shopping assistants. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/adex-ai-detected-ad-fraud-schemes-shopping-agents/
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Wine Fraud’s Next Frontier Is the Data, Not the Bottle
Compromised Provenance Platforms Could Let Counterfeiters Rewrite a Wine’s Identity Counterfeiters may not need a perfect forgery plan if they can alter the digital records that prove a wine is genuine. As provenance moves online, cybersecurity teams have a growing role in protecting the data that markets rely on to trust physical products. First seen…
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From Rules to AI and Back
Fraud prevention combines rules, AI and behavioral analytics to stop scams, reduce false declines and keep automated decisions explainable through human review. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/from-rules-to-ai-and-back/
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INJ3CTOR3 Malware Steals FreePBX Credentials, Enabling Toll Fraud After Cleanup
The INJ3CTOR3 toll-fraud operation has given its FreePBX implant a dangerous new capability. Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) documented the JOMANGY PHP webshell in May. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/inj3ctor3-jomangy-freepbx-credential-theft/
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Several AI security market categories are headed for bigger platforms
In this interview with Help Net Security, Jonathan Care, Lead Analyst and Practice Lead AI at KuppingerCole Analysts, compares AI security startups to the early fraud market … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/27/jonathan-care-kuppingercole-analysts-ai-security-market/
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AI-Generated Fake Bank Calls and NFC App Enabled Euro380,000 Fraud, Dutch Police Say
Dutch police arrest two men over AI-voiced bank fraud that allegedly used a fake app to steal card data from 170 victims, causing Euro380,000 in losses. Rotterdam police have arrested two men over a new type of bank fraud that used AI-generated phone calls, a fake banking app, and NFC technology to steal bank card…
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Synthetic identities leave US lenders with $2.4 billion in fraud exposure
Criminals are exploiting established customer accounts and familiar brands to steal money and personal information, according to TransUnion’s Fraud in the Age of Continuous … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/26/transunion-synthetic-identity-fraud-risks-report/
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Cookie theft: how fraudsters get the digital key to your accounts
‘Session cookies’ are a primary target for hackers letting them hijack and use your accountsYou’ve had a busy morning of life admin, logging into various accounts to check balances and make payments. At the end of a productive few hours you close your laptop and move on to your next job.What you don’t know is…
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Ambulance Firm’s $1M Settlement Mandates Data Destruction
State Deal Follows 2023 Hack of Archived Data and Resolves Separate Fraud Claims. A former ambulance company has agreed to pay Massachusetts regulators $1 million to resolve allegations of Medicaid billing fraud and also that the firm violated HIPAA and state data security regulations in failing to protect patient and employee data in a 2023…
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Cybercrime crackdown across Africa leads to 1,462 arrests, $105 million seized
More than 1,400 suspected cybercriminals were arrested across Africa this summer as part of a crackdown on the gangs perpetrating online fraud, ransomware and business email compromise attacks, Interpol said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/africa-cybercrime-interpol-arrests
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Wie die künstliche Intelligenz Online-Betrug und Kontoübernahmen in großem Stil ermöglicht
Angesichts der bevorstehenden Wahlen in mehreren Ländern zeigt eine Studie von Check Point Research auf, wie handelsübliche Tools in Kombination mit KI den Betrieb großer Netzwerke gefälschter Online-Identitäten erleichtern könnten. Die Untersuchung befasst sich mit Anti-Detect-Browsern Tools, die es einem einzelnen Betreiber ermöglichen, Tausende von Browserprofilen zu verwalten, von denen jedes den Anschein erweckt, […]…
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Philippines-based American pleads guilty to running expansive fraud scheme targeting US servicemembers
Robert Wayne Boling Jr. was the mastermind of an identity theft conspiracy that victimized thousands of military members and veterans. He faces up to 40 years in prison. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/identity-theft-fraud-military-servicemembers-veterans-guilty-robert-boling/