Tag: fraud
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Top 10 Best Supply Chain Intelligence Security Companies in 2025
In 2025, securing global supply chains is one of the top priorities for enterprises seeking business continuity, data integrity, and resilience against threats. As cyber risks, fraud, and disruption increase across physical and digital networks, leaders must adopt robust intelligence and end-to-end security solutions. This definitive ranking evaluates the best supply chain intelligence security companies,…
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Digital Fraud Costs Companies Worldwide 7.7% of Annual Revenue
According to TransUnion, digital fraud has cost companies $534bn in losses globally with US business hit hardest First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/digital-fraud-costs-companies/
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Cybertrading Fraud – Millionenschäden bei Anlagebetrug im Internet
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/vorsicht-cybertrading-fraud-internetbetrug-kostet-millionen-a-090c81351843aadefec6659ce45e8ad1/
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Nearly a year after attack, US medical scanning biz gets clear image of stolen patient data
No fraud monitoring and no apology after miscreants make off with medical, financial data First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/10_months_later_us_medical/
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Rainwalk Pet Insurance Exposes 158 GB of US Customer and Pet Data
A misconfigured database belonging to a pet insurance company, “Rainwalk Pet Insurance,” exposed sensitive PII and veterinary claim data. The data exposure reveals new fraud tactics, including microchip and reimbursement scams. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/rainwalk-pet-insurance-158-gb-customer-pet-data/
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Chinese Cybercrime Group Runs Global SEO Fraud Ring Using Compromised IIS Servers
Tags: attack, china, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, fraud, group, india, infection, Internet, microsoft, service, theftCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed UAT-8099 that has been attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. The attacks are designed to target Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers, with most of the infections reported in India, Thailand First seen…
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Chinese Cybercrime Group Runs Global SEO Fraud Ring Using Compromised IIS Servers
Tags: attack, china, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, fraud, group, india, infection, Internet, microsoft, service, theftCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed UAT-8099 that has been attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. The attacks are designed to target Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers, with most of the infections reported in India, Thailand First seen…
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KI-Betrug mit Deepfakes um 500 % gestiegen
KI-Betrug mit Deepfakes hat 2025 um 500 % zugenommen. Das geht aus dem neuesten Bericht der Forex-Broker-Experten von BrokerChooser hervor [1]. Die Experten analysierten Betrugsprotokolle, um zu berechnen, wie oft das Abbild verschiedener Prominenter verwendet wurde, um gefälschte Nachrichten über Deepfakes und andere KI-Medien zu erstellen. Sie sammelten auch Daten über den Anstieg von Vorfällen……
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KI-Betrug mit Deepfakes um 500 % gestiegen
KI-Betrug mit Deepfakes hat 2025 um 500 % zugenommen. Das geht aus dem neuesten Bericht der Forex-Broker-Experten von BrokerChooser hervor [1]. Die Experten analysierten Betrugsprotokolle, um zu berechnen, wie oft das Abbild verschiedener Prominenter verwendet wurde, um gefälschte Nachrichten über Deepfakes und andere KI-Medien zu erstellen. Sie sammelten auch Daten über den Anstieg von Vorfällen……
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GhostSocks Malware-as-a-Service Turns Compromised Devices into Proxies for Threat Actors
On October 15, 2023, a threat actor using the handle GhostSocks published a sales post on the Russian cybercrime forum xss[.]is advertising a novel Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) offering. The post introduced GhostSocks, a service designed to turn compromised Windows machines into residential SOCKS5 proxies, enabling cybercriminals to bypass anti-fraud defenses and monetize infected hosts. The initial…
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IIS Servers Compromised by Chinese Hackers for SEO Manipulation
Cisco Talos has revealed that UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, has been exploiting vulnerable Internet Information Services (IIS) servers across multiple countries to conduct search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and steal high-value data. Identified in April 2025, this group targets reputable IIS servers in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada, and Brazil, focusing on organizations such as…
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IIS Servers Compromised by Chinese Hackers for SEO Manipulation
Cisco Talos has revealed that UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, has been exploiting vulnerable Internet Information Services (IIS) servers across multiple countries to conduct search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and steal high-value data. Identified in April 2025, this group targets reputable IIS servers in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada, and Brazil, focusing on organizations such as…
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Renault UK Customer Records Stolen in Third-Party Breach
Renault UK warns customers of a third-party data breach exposing personal details, stressing vigilance against fraud and confirming no bank data lost. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/renault-uk-customers-third-party-data-breach/
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UAT-8099: Chinese-speaking cybercrime group targets high-value IIS for SEO fraud
Cisco Talos is disclosing details on UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group mainly involved in SEO fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-8099-chinese-speaking-cybercrime-group-seo-fraud/
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Underwriting is shifting to AI-driven, real-time decisions by 2030
Underwriting is undergoing a major transformation as financial institutions push for faster decisions, better fraud detection, and greater personalization, according to a new … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/02/experian-ai-in-underwriting/
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UK convicts Chinese national in £5.5B crypto fraud, marks world’s largest Bitcoin seizure
A Chinese national was convicted in the UK for crypto fraud as police seized £5.5B (61,000 Bitcoin), the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure. UK authorities raided the London home of Chinese national Zhimin Qian (47), also known as Yadi Zhang, and confiscated £5.5 billion (about $7.39 billion) in cryptocurrency, totaling 61,000 Bitcoin. Police described it as…
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Fraudulent email domain tracker: September 2025
This is the sixth edition of our monthly tracker highlighting email domains linked to fraudulent activity. Just like in August’s report, our goal is to equip security and anti-fraud teams with greater visibility into the email infrastructure commonly exploited by bots and fraudsters. What this list includes: The First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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Fraudulent email domain tracker: September 2025
This is the sixth edition of our monthly tracker highlighting email domains linked to fraudulent activity. Just like in August’s report, our goal is to equip security and anti-fraud teams with greater visibility into the email infrastructure commonly exploited by bots and fraudsters. What this list includes: The First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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SMS Pools and what the US Secret Service Really Found Around New York
Tags: apple, authentication, business, china, conference, control, country, credit-card, crime, crypto, data, email, exploit, finance, fraud, google, group, Hardware, infrastructure, iphone, jobs, korea, law, linux, mfa, mobile, phishing, phone, scam, service, smishing, software, theft, usa, windowsLast week the United Nations General Assembly kicked off in New York City. On the first day, a strange US Secret Service press conference revealed that they had seized 300 SIM Servers with 100,000 SIM cards. Various media outlets jumped on the idea that this was some state-sponsored sleeper cell waiting to destroy telecommunication services…
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Junge Onliner tappen oft in Phishing-Fallen
Laut einer Umfrage fällt die jüngere Generation leichter auf Phishing herein.Obwohl sie digital versierter sind als jede andere Generation, fallen auch jüngere Onliner die sogenannten Digital Natives vergleichsweise leicht auf Betrugsmaschen im Netz herein. Fast die Hälfte der Gen Z, wie die Jahrgänge von 1997 bis 2012 genannt werden, erkennt typische Phishing-Warnsignale wie ungefragt zugesandte…
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Junge Onliner tappen oft in Phishing-Fallen
Laut einer Umfrage fällt die jüngere Generation leichter auf Phishing herein.Obwohl sie digital versierter sind als jede andere Generation, fallen auch jüngere Onliner die sogenannten Digital Natives vergleichsweise leicht auf Betrugsmaschen im Netz herein. Fast die Hälfte der Gen Z, wie die Jahrgänge von 1997 bis 2012 genannt werden, erkennt typische Phishing-Warnsignale wie ungefragt zugesandte…
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The hidden cyber risks of deploying generative AI
Generative AI can boost productivity”, but without safeguards, it also opens the door to phishing, fraud & model manipulation. Learn more from Acronis TRU on why AI security must be built in from the start. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-hidden-cyber-risks-of-deploying-generative-ai/
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As fraud surges, UK prepares to replace its broken reporting service
Action Fraud is out, and Report Fraud is in. U.K. authorities say the latest version of a national reporting center for financially motivated cybercrime and other fraud will go live later this year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-action-fraud-replacement-report-fraud
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As fraud surges, UK prepares to replace its broken reporting service
Action Fraud is out, and Report Fraud is in. U.K. authorities say the latest version of a national reporting center for financially motivated cybercrime and other fraud will go live later this year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-action-fraud-replacement-report-fraud
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Vane Viper Generates 1 Trillion DNS Queries to Power Global Malware and Ad Fraud Network
The threat actor known as Vane Viper has been outed as a purveyor of malicious ad technology (adtech), while relying on a tangled web of shell companies and opaque ownership structures to deliberately evade responsibility.”Vane Viper has provided core infrastructure in widespread malvertising, ad fraud, and cyberthreat proliferation for at least a decade,” Infoblox said…
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Zum Start des Ticketverkauf am 1. Oktober 2025 zur Fussball-WM gibt es bereits 4.300 Fake-Domains mit Phishing-Betrug
Für ausgewählte Fußballfans beginnt bald der Kartenvorverkauf für die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2026 in Nordamerika. Check Point hat bereits gefälschte Angebote zu Livestreams, Tickets und Fanartikeln entdeckt. Die Sicherheitsforscher haben eine unmittelbare Gefahr in Form von mehr als 4300 neu registrierten Domains im Internet aufgedeckt, die den Namen ‘FIFA”, ‘Weltmeisterschaft” oder die Namen der Austragungsstädte tragen. Die…