Tag: fraud
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Protect Your Phone: Guard Against SIM Swap Scams and Fraud
Rrise of SIM swap fraud, its implications, and how to protect yourself. Stay informed and secure your accounts today! First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/protect-your-phone-guard-against-sim-swap-scams-and-fraud-2/
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Orange Belgium mega-breach exposes 850K customers to serious fraud
Everything a criminal needs for targeted attacks exposed, but telco insists ‘no critical data compromised’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/orange_belgium_breach/
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Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years, $13M Restitution for SIM Swapping Crypto Theft
A 20-year-old member of the notorious cybercrime gang known as Scattered Spider has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the U.S. in connection with a series of major hacks and cryptocurrency thefts.Noah Michael Urban pleaded guilty to charges related to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft back in April 2025. News of Urban’s…
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Scattered Spider hacker gets sentenced to 10 years in prison
Noah Michael Urban, a key member of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and conspiracy in April. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scattered-spider-hacker-gets-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/
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Incode Acquires AuthenticID to Enhance AI-Driven Identity Verification
The combination of Incode’s AI models and AuthenticID’s experience running identity programs at scale in regulated environments will provide customers with holistic fraud signal analysis, multi-modal intelligence, real-time personhood verification, and advanced deepfake detection. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/incode-acquires-authenticid-enhance-ai-driven-identity-verification
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Mule Operators in META Adopt Advanced Fraud Schemes
A new report has mapped the tactical evolution of mule operators in the META region from VPNs to advanced fraud networks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mule-operators-meta-advanced-fraud/
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Mule Operators in META Adopt Advanced Fraud Schemes
A new report has mapped the tactical evolution of mule operators in the META region from VPNs to advanced fraud networks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mule-operators-meta-advanced-fraud/
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How Passwordless Authentication Can Fortify Your Payment Integration Services
Discover how passwordless authentication enhances payment integration security, reduces fraud risks, and improves customer experience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/how-passwordless-authentication-can-fortify-your-payment-integration-services/
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Understand Identity Verification Services
Ensuring that users are who they claim to be is more important than ever. Identity verification services play a crucial role in preventing fraud, enhancing secu First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/understand-identity-verification-services/
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Why the US Needs New Policies to Fight Scams
Fraud Expert Trace Fooshee on Regulatory Steps Needed to Curb Payment Scams. While the U.K. and Australia have mobilized multiple sectors to tackle payment scams, the United States faces complex hurdles. The U.S. can’t replicate other regulatory models but it can pursue targeted actions such as regulating scam-prone ad platforms and creating a central fraud-fighting…
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DataDome Releases Edgee Server-Side Integration
Tags: fraudOur new Edgee Integration is the latest in a range of 50+ integrations that ensure DataDome stops fraud on any infrastructure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/datadome-releases-edgee-server-side-integration/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: NFC Fraud, Curly COMrades, N-able Exploits, Docker Backdoors & More
Power doesn’t just disappear in one big breach. It slips away in the small stuff”, a patch that’s missed, a setting that’s wrong, a system no one is watching. Security usually doesn’t fail all at once; it breaks slowly, then suddenly. Staying safe isn’t about knowing everything”, it’s about acting fast and clear before problems…
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Scammers Target BackSchool Deals, Diverting Shoppers to Fraud Sites
As the back-to-school season intensifies, cybercriminals are exploiting the heightened online shopping activity by deploying sophisticated scams aimed at siphoning funds and personal data from unsuspecting consumers. According to retail analytics, U.S. households allocate approximately $860 per child on essentials like supplies, apparel, and electronics, creating a lucrative window for threat actors. These perpetrators engineer…
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UK work visa sponsors are target of phishing campaign
Mimecast identifies a phishing campaign targeting UK organisations that sponsor migrant workers and students, opening the door to account compromise and visa fraud First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366629176/UK-work-visa-sponsors-are-target-of-phishing-campaign
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Executive PII Exposure: Why You Need Ongoing Monitoring
Nisos Executive PII Exposure: Why You Need Ongoing Monitoring Exposed personal data is fueling executive impersonation, fraud, and social engineering. Here’s what enterprise leaders need to know… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/executive-pii-exposure-why-you-need-ongoing-monitoring/
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Home Office Phishing Scam Targets UK Immigration Sponsors
The sophisticated campaign aims to steal credentials of sponsor license holders to facilitate immigration fraud, extortion and other monetization schemes First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/home-office-phishing-uk/
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How to detect Open Bullet 2 bots running in Puppeteer mode
Open Bullet 2 is an open-source tool built for credential stuffing attacks, automated attempts to gain access to user accounts using stolen credentials from data breaches. It supports both website and mobile application targets and has become a staple in the fraud ecosystem due to its flexibility, extensibility, and active First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump…
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Von der Spielerei zum Cyber-Betrug: Die neue Gefahr durch Deepfakes
Selbst technisch wenig versierte Täter können mithilfe generativer KI täuschend echte CEO-Anrufe, manipulierte Online-Meetings oder personalisierte Phishing-Kampagnen erstellen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/von-der-spielerei-zum-cyber-betrug-die-neue-gefahr-durch-deepfakes/a41663/
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9 things CISOs need know about the dark web
Tags: 2fa, access, ai, attack, automation, backup, blockchain, botnet, breach, captcha, ceo, ciso, communications, corporate, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, ddos, deep-fake, defense, detection, dns, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, group, guide, hacking, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, law, leak, lockbit, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, privacy, ransomware, resilience, risk, russia, saas, scam, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayNew groups form after major marketplaces are disrupted: International takedown efforts damage infrastructure and curb cybercrime operations by disrupting larger operations, removing major players from the ecosystem and scattering user bases.However, the dark web is highly adaptive and sophisticated actors often maintain contingency plans, including mirrors, backups, and alternative forums, according to Edward Currie, associate…
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Ghanaian Nationals Extradited to US Over $100M, BEC, Romance Scams
Three Ghanaian men have been extradited to the US over $100 million fraud involving romance scams and business… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/ghanaian-nationals-extradite-us-bec-romance-scams/
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Hackers Extradited to US Over $100 Million Romance Scams and Other Frauds
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, alongside FBI Assistant Director in Charge Christopher G. Raia, announced the unsealing of a federal indictment against four Ghanaian nationals implicated in a sophisticated international fraud network. The defendants, identified as Isaac Oduro Boateng (alias >>Kofi BoatPascal
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‘Chairmen’ of $100 million scam operation extradited to US
The U.S. Department of Justice charged four Ghanaian nationals for their roles in a massive fraud ring linked to the theft of over $100 million in romance scams and business email compromise attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-ghanaians-linked-to-theft-of-100-million-in-romance-scams-bec-attacks/
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Ghanaian Nationals Extradited for Roles in $100M Romance and Wire Fraud Ring
Four senior members of a Ghana-based criminal network have been indicted for stealing over $100 million through romance scams and BEC frau First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ghanaian-nationals-extradited/
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Ghanaian Nationals Extradited for Roles in $100M Romance and Wire Fraud Ring
Four senior members of a Ghana-based criminal network have been indicted for stealing over $100 million through romance scams and BEC frau First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ghanaian-nationals-extradited/
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Ghanaian Nationals Extradited for Roles in $100M Romance and Wire Fraud Ring
Four senior members of a Ghana-based criminal network have been indicted for stealing over $100 million through romance scams and BEC frau First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ghanaian-nationals-extradited/
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Ghanaian fraudsters arrested for BEC/Sakawa
In Nigeria, scammers who specialize in Romance Scams and BEC are called “Yahoo Boys.” In Ghana, the term for the same activity is “Sakawa.” Several Ghanaian headlines are talking about this case with headlines such as “Multimillion dollar Sakawa” or “Sakawa Chairman Busted” or “Sakawa Kingpin Bows to Extradition!” On 08AUG2025 the US Attorney’s office…
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Operation Chakra V: Call Center Scammers and your PII
Here we have another cautionary tale about off-shoring customer service when faced with the reality of Call Center Scams that commit fraud via Tech Support Scams and Government Impersonation. In this case, FirstIdea, an Indian company is charged with committing fraud against at least 100 victims from Australia and the UK. FirstIdea.us, according to their…
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After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake
Security researchers are now sounding the alarm on a new SMS text message fraud operation, which is surging in popularity, and its ability to steal people’s credit cards, since the demise of its predecessor. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/08/10/after-researchers-unmasked-a-prolific-sms-scammer-a-new-operation-has-emerged-in-its-wake/