Tag: fraud
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Nigerian man extradited from France to US over hacking and fraud allegations
A Nigerian man has been extradited from France to face hacking, identity theft, and fraud charges in the… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/nigerian-extradited-france-us-hacking-fraud-allegations/
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FTC: older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024
Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $700 million to online scams in 2024, marking a sharp rise in fraud targeting seniors, according to the Federal Trade Commission. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-older-adults-lost-record-700-million-to-scammers-in-2024/
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What is a CISO? The top IT security leader role explained
Tags: access, authentication, breach, business, ceo, cio, cisa, ciso, compliance, computer, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, fraud, guide, Hardware, healthcare, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, kubernetes, mitigation, msp, mssp, network, nist, programming, RedTeam, regulation, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, training, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust. You’ll often hear people say the difference between the two is that CISOs focus entirely on information security issues, while a CSOs remit is wider, also taking in physical security as well as risk management.But reality is messier. Many companies, especially smaller ones, have only one C-level security officer, called a CSO, with IT…
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Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust
Over a third of companies say they are using AI, including generative AI, to fight fraud, according to Experian. As fraud threats become more complex, companies are … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/08/fraud-threats-become-more-complex/
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6.8M WhatsApp Accounts Shut Down in Meta’s Fight Against Scam Networks
Scam groups use fake investments, crypto fraud, and social media manipulation to deceive victims across platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and TikTok. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-whatsapp-scams-meta/
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Cryptohack Roundup: Verdict in Tornado Cash Founder’s Case
Also: Samourai Wallet Co-Founders’ Guilty Plea, Coinbase Loss From Data Theft. This week, Tornado Cash co-founder convicted, Samourai Wallet guilty plea, Coinbase insider data theft, a U.S. court overturned an OpenSea executive’s fraud conviction, AI-written malware stole crypto, Credix exploit, CZ sought dismissal of FTX claim, July hacks and a FinCEN crypto ATM warning. First…
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Hacker Extradited to U.S. for $2.5 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, also known as Chukwuemeka Victor Eletuo and So Kwan Leung, was extradited from France to the United States to face charges related to sophisticated hacking, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft operations. The 39-year-old Nigerian national was presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger in the Southern District of New York,…
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Experts Alarmed by UK Government’s Companies House ID Checks
A UK government initiative to tackle Companies House fraud has raised security concerns First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/experts-alarmed-companies-house-id/
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WhatsApp Removes 6.8 Million Accounts Over Malicious Activity Concerns
WhatsApp has permanently removed 6.8 million accounts during the first half of 2024 as part of an aggressive crackdown on global scamming operations, parent company Meta announced this week. The massive account purge primarily targeted sophisticated fraud networks operating from organized criminal centers across Southeast Asia, where forced labor is frequently used to execute elaborate…
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Durch Datenlecks verursachte Kosten sind gefallen
Tags: ai, breach, cyberattack, data, data-breach, deep-fake, fraud, germany, ibm, infrastructure, phishing, risk, security-incident, service, usaDurch KI unterstützte Angriffe wie Phishing und Deepfakes nehmen weiter zu, doch Unternehmen zögern in gleichem Maße nachzurüsten.Die gute Nachricht zuerst: Wie IBM in seinem jährlich erscheinenden Cost of a Data Breach Report herausfand, sind die durchschnittlichen Kosten eines Datenlecks in Deutschland erstmals seit fünf Jahren wieder gesunken. Ein einzelner Vorfall kostete demnach 2024 im…
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Durch Datenlecks verursachte Kosten sind gefallen
Tags: ai, breach, cyberattack, data, data-breach, deep-fake, fraud, germany, ibm, infrastructure, phishing, risk, security-incident, service, usaDurch KI unterstützte Angriffe wie Phishing und Deepfakes nehmen weiter zu, doch Unternehmen zögern in gleichem Maße nachzurüsten.Die gute Nachricht zuerst: Wie IBM in seinem jährlich erscheinenden Cost of a Data Breach Report herausfand, sind die durchschnittlichen Kosten eines Datenlecks in Deutschland erstmals seit fünf Jahren wieder gesunken. Ein einzelner Vorfall kostete demnach 2024 im…
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Nigerian accused of hacking tax preparation businesses extradited to US
Prosecutors accuse Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, who was arrested in France, of multiple fraud schemes, including tax refund fraud and identity theft. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/nigerian-extradited-charged-tax-refund-fraud/
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Fake VPN and Spam Blocker Apps Tied to VexTrio Used in Ad Fraud, Subscription Scams
The malicious ad tech purveyor known as VexTrio Viper has been observed developing several malicious apps that have been published on Apple and Google’s official app storefronts under the guise of seemingly useful applications.These apps masquerade as VPNs, device “monitoring” apps, RAM cleaners, dating services, and spam blockers, DNS threat intelligence firm Infoblox said in…
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Hacker extradited to US for stealing $3.3 million from taxpayers
Nigerian national Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu has been extradited from France to the U.S. to face charges of hacking, fraud, and identity theft for suspected spearphishing attacks on U.S. tax preparation businesses. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-extradited-to-us-for-stealing-33-million-from-taxpayers/
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US Authorities Extradite Nigerian Man Accused of Hacking and Fraud
A Nigerian man accused of hacking, fraud and identity theft has been extradited from France to the US to face charges First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-authorities-extradite-nigerian/
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AI Fuels Record Number of Fraud Cases
Cifas noted a record number of filings in its National Fraud Database for the first half of 2025 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-fuels-record-number-of-fraud/
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So verändert KI Ihre GRC-Strategie
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DataDome Enables New Edge Integration to Accelerate Onboarding TimeValue
Tags: fraudOur new Edge Integration is the latest in a range of 50+ integrations that ensure DataDome stops bad bots & fraud on any infrastructure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/datadome-enables-new-edge-integration-to-accelerate-onboarding-time-to-value/
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Ninety laptops, millions of dollars: US woman jailed over North Korea remote-work scam
Christine Chapman apologizes for role in identity fraud that amassed millions to allegedly aid nuclear weapons programIn March 2020, about the time the Covid pandemic started, Christina Chapman, a woman who lived in Arizona and Minnesota, received a message on LinkedIn asking her to “be the US face” of a company and help overseas IT…
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Doch Sicherheitsvorfall bei Logitech-Partnerliste
Es hat einen Sicherheitsvorfall bei einem Dienstleister gegeben, der für die Firma Logitech die Logitech-Partner betreut. Logitech-Partner erhielten die Tage eine Betrugs-Mail, die vor dem Risiko eines Angriffs auf eine MetaMask-Wallet warnte, aber einen Phishing-Link enthielt. Nun hat Logitech bestätigt, … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/08/03/doch-sicherheitsvorfall-bei-logitech-partnerliste/
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Betrug mit manipulierten Rechnungen: Ein neuer Fall / ein neuer Trend
Tags: fraudIch greife mal erneut ein Thema auf, was wohl langsam aber sicher virulenter wird: Leute bekommen Rechnungen für legitime Bestellungen, in denen aber die IBAN für das Zielkonto von Cyberkriminellen manipuliert wurde. Zahlungen der Opfer gehen an die Kriminellen. Ursache … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/08/02/betrug-mit-manipulierten-rechnungen-ein-neuer-fall-trend/
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Chinese Threat Actors Hack 11,000 Android Devices to Deploy PlayPraetor Malware
Chinese-speaking threat actors have used the PlayPraetor Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to infiltrate more than 11,000 Android devices globally in a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation. This allows for on-device fraud (ODF) by controlling the device in real time. First investigated by Cleafy Threat Intelligence in June 2025, the campaign impersonates legitimate Google Play Store pages…
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Another Telephone Phish
A person called me on the phone a few moments ago claiming to be from US Bank. He said there was some fraud detected on my account: someone created a new checking account with my identity information. “So, you have my identity information?” I asked. “Yes,” he replied. “Can you prove who you say you……
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Breach Roundup: Did China Have a Sneak Peek Into ToolShell?
Also: ToolShell Hits South Africa, Most Americans Are Online Fraud Victims. This week: Did China sneak a peek into ToolShell? ToolShell hacking in South Africa, Cisco flaws, an Arizona woman sentenced for aiding North Korea. Most Americans scammed online, a NASCAR data breach and a claimed data leak at France’s Naval Group. Orange telecom disrupted.…
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Bangalore Techie Arrested for Alleged Role in $44 Million Cryptocurrency Theft
A Bangalore-based technology professional has been arrested in connection with a massive cryptocurrency theft worth approximately ₹379 crore ($44 million) from the popular Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX, according to law enforcement officials. The arrest represents one of the most significant cryptocurrency fraud cases in India’s rapidly evolving digital asset landscape. The suspect, whose identity has…
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UNC2891 Breaches ATM Network via 4G Raspberry Pi, Tries CAKETAP Rootkit for Fraud
The financially motivated threat actor known as UNC2891 has been observed targeting Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) infrastructure using a 4G-equipped Raspberry Pi as part of a covert attack.The cyber-physical attack involved the adversary leveraging their physical access to install the Raspberry Pi device and have it connected directly to the same network switch as the…
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From LLM scrapers to AI agents: mapping the AI bot landscape for detection teams
AI bots, AI scrapers, AI agents”, you’ve seen these terms thrown around in product announcements, Hacker News posts, and marketing decks. But behind the hype, what do these bots actually do? And more importantly, how are they changing the fraud and bot detection landscape? This article introduces First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/from-llm-scrapers-to-ai-agents-mapping-the-ai-bot-landscape-for-detection-teams/