Tag: fraud
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Facebook tech support scams on the rise: How cybercriminals are turning your feed into a trap
<div cla Facebook may feel like a safe place to connect, but scammers are increasingly using its ads, posts, and messages to deceive users. Here’s how cybercriminals are turning your feed into a gateway for fraud and what you can do to stay protected. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/facebook-tech-support-scams-on-the-rise-how-cybercriminals-are-turning-your-feed-into-a-trap/
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$12B Scam Market Tudou Guarantee Shuts Down
Telegram-Based Marketplace Closes After Prince Group Founder’s Arrest. Telegram marketplace Tudou Guarantee, which processed over $12 billion in fraud transactions, has ceased operations following the arrest of Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi, who was extradited to China in January. Elliptic said it was the third-largest illicit marketplace of all time. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Fraud Tops Ransomware in WEF’s 2026 Cybersecurity Outlook
Findings From WEF’s 2026 Report Show Shifting Cyber Priorities as AI Reshapes Risk. Cyber-enabled fraud has overtaken ransomware as the top cybersecurity concern for CEOs heading into 2026, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, released ahead of the Davos meeting. AI is a top emerging technology affecting both cyber risk and…
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Fraud Tops Ransomware in WEF’s 2026 Cybersecurity Outlook
Findings From WEF’s 2026 Report Show Shifting Cyber Priorities as AI Reshapes Risk. Cyber-enabled fraud has overtaken ransomware as the top cybersecurity concern for CEOs heading into 2026, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, released ahead of the Davos meeting. AI is a top emerging technology affecting both cyber risk and…
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Fraud Tops Ransomware in WEF’s 2026 Cybersecurity Outlook
Findings From WEF’s 2026 Report Show Shifting Cyber Priorities as AI Reshapes Risk. Cyber-enabled fraud has overtaken ransomware as the top cybersecurity concern for CEOs heading into 2026, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, released ahead of the Davos meeting. AI is a top emerging technology affecting both cyber risk and…
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UK launches landmark ‘Report Fraud’ service to tackle cybercrime and fraud
British authorities are rolling out Report Fraud, a platform intended to win back public trust over how law enforcement responds to widespread cybercrime and fraud. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-report-fraud-platform-launch-police-cybercrime
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Scam Marketplace Tudou Guarantee Shutters Telegram Ops
A notorious marketplace for fraud, Tudou Guarantee, appears to have closed its public Telegram groups First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/scam-market-tudou-guarantee-shut/
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Fake-Video mit Reinhold Würth wirbt für dubiose Geldanlagen
Die Würth-Gruppe geht aktuell gegen ein Betrugs-Video vor, das Nutzer mit einer dubiosen Geldanlage ködert.Mit einem gefälschten Video des bekannten Unternehmers Reinhold Würth versuchen Betrüger derzeit, Nutzer im Internet zu dubiosen Geldanlagen zu verleiten. In dem täuschend echt wirkenden Clip lädt eine mutmaßlich mit Hilfe von Künstlicher Intelligen (KI) generierte Version des Milliardärs zu einem…
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Check Point präsentiert BrandTrends für Q4 2025
Nutzer und Unternehmen sollten gleichermaßen auf der Hut sein. Da in den heutigen cloudbasierten Umgebungen die digitale Identität zum zentralen Angriffspunkt wird, dient Phishing weiterhin als wichtiger erster Zugangspunkt für Betrug im Verbraucherbereich sowie für Sicherheitsverletzungen in Unternehmen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/check-point-praesentiert-brand-phishing-trends-fuer-q4-2025/a43394/
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Who’s on the other end? Rented accounts are stress-testing trust in gig platforms
Tags: fraudFraud has become a routine part of gig work for many earners, and the ways workers respond are creating new security problems for platforms. A recent TransUnion study of U.S. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/16/transunion-gig-worker-fraud-risks/
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Swedish welfare authority suspends ‘discriminatory’ AI model
A machine learning model used by Sweden’s social security agency to flag benefit fraud has been discontinued following investigations by media outlets and the country’s data protection watchdog First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634703/Swedish-welfare-authorities-suspend-discriminatory-AI-model
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Microsoft taps UK courts to dismantle cybercrime host RedVDS
Redmond says cheap virtual desktops powered a global wave of phishing and fraud First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/microsoft_uk_courts_redvds/
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Microsoft Legal Action Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Infrastructure Used for Online Fraud
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has taken a “coordinated legal action” in the U.S. and the U.K. to disrupt a cybercrime subscription service called RedVDS that has allegedly fueled millions in fraud losses.The effort, per the tech giant, is part of a broader law enforcement effort in collaboration with law enforcement authorities that has…
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Microsoft shuts down RedVDS cybercrime subscription service tied to millions in fraud losses
Microsoft has announced a coordinated legal action in the United States and the United Kingdom to disrupt RedVDS, a global cybercrime subscription service tied to large-scale … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/15/microsoft-shuts-down-redvds-cybercrime-subscription-service/
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Microsoft, Law Enforcement Disrupt RedVDS Global Cybercrime Service
Microsoft and law enforcement agencies in Europe disrupted the operations of RedVDS, a global cybercrime service that sold cheap and disposable dedicated virtual servers to threat actors that used them to run BEC, phishing, and other fraud campaigns. The vendor now wants to shut down its payment networks and find the operators behind it. First…
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Microsoft disrupts RedVDS cybercrime platform behind $40 million in scam losses
Microsoft and law enforcement partners took down a popular cybercriminal subscription service called RedVDS that was used to enable more than $40 million in fraud losses in the United States alone. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/microsoft-redvds-cybercrime-scam
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Facebook-Betrug: Angebliche MediaMarkt-Laptops für 4 Euro zielen auf Menschen ab 45
Tags: fraud4-Euro-Laptops für Menschen ab 40? Hinter angeblichen MediaMarkt-Angeboten steckt dreister Facebook-Betrug. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/online-betrug/facebook-betrug-angebliche-mediamarkt-laptops-fuer-4-euro-zielen-auf-menschen-ab-45-325083.html
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How Cybercrime Markets Launder Breach Proceeds and What Security Teams Miss
Explore how cybercrime markets turn stolen data into laundered funds using dollar”‘pegged assets, mixers and exchanges-and why tracking BTC USDT price and stablecoin flows now matters for security, fraud and AML teams. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cybercrime-markets-stablecoins-launder-breach-proceeds/
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How Cybercrime Markets Launder Breach Proceeds and What Security Teams Miss
Explore how cybercrime markets turn stolen data into laundered funds using dollar”‘pegged assets, mixers and exchanges-and why tracking BTC USDT price and stablecoin flows now matters for security, fraud and AML teams. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cybercrime-markets-stablecoins-launder-breach-proceeds/
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Criminal Subscription Service Behind AI-Powered Cyber-Attacks Taken Out By Microsoft
RedVDS cyber-crime-as-a-service platform powering phishing, BEC attacks and other fraud has cost victims millions First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/criminal-subscription-service/
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Impersonation Fraud Drives Record $17bn in Crypto Losses
Chainalysis estimates $17bn will be lost to crypto scams in 2025 as AI takes hold First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/impersonation-fraud-record-17bn/
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Cyber Fraud Takes the Lead: What the Shift Away From Ransomware Signals for Enterprises
A new global assessment shows that cyber fraud has overtaken ransomware as the top cybersecurity concern for business leaders, driven by a sharp rise in phishing, business email compromise, and identity-based scams, according to the World Economic Forum. While ransomware continues to pose a serious risk, this shift highlights a critical change in attacker behavior.…
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Cybersecurity risk will accelerate this year, fueled in part by AI, says World Economic Forum
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ceo, ciso, control, country, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, finance, framework, fraud, governance, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, international, middle-east, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAI is anticipated to be the most significant driver of change in cybersecurity in 2026, according to 94% of survey respondents;87% of respondents said AI-related vulnerabilities had increased in the past year. Other cyber risks that had increased were (in order) cyber-enabled fraud and phishing, supply chain disruption, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities;confidence in national cyber…
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RTX 5090 Amazon Betrug: Käufer erhalten Bauchtaschen statt Grafikkarten
RTX 5090 Amazon Betrug: Mindestens 42 Käufer bestellen eine Nvidia-Grafikkarte und erhalten stattdessen Bauchtaschen. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/online-betrug/rtx-5090-amazon-betrug-kaeufer-erhalten-bauchtaschen-statt-grafikkarten-325049.html
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Driving Passwordless Adoption with FIDO and Biometric Authentication
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, data, defense, fido, finance, fraud, government, Hardware, iam, identity, insurance, login, mobile, passkey, password, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, trainingDriving Passwordless Adoption with FIDO and Biometric Authentication madhav Tue, 01/13/2026 – 06:13 For decades, passwords have been the default mechanism for securing digital access. They are deeply embedded in enterprise systems and workflows, yet they were never designed to withstand today’s threat landscape. Cybersecurity Sarah Lefavrais – IAM Product Marketing Manager More About This…
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Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF
C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637198/Business-leaders-see-AI-risks-and-fraud-outpacing-ransomware-says-WEF
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Executives worry most about cyber-enabled fraud, geopolitics and AI
The World Economic Forum’s wide-ranging new report also found strong global support for cyber regulation. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cyber-risks-executives-world-economic-forum-report/809350/
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World Economic Forum: Cyber-fraud overtakes ransomware as business leaders’ top cyber-security concern
“Pervasive” threat of phishing, invoice scams and other cyber-enabled fraud is at “record highs”, warns WEF Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fraud-overtakes-ransomware-as-top/
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Cyber fraud network behind Euro5,93 million in losses dismantled in Spain
The Spanish National Police (PolicÃa Nacional), working closely with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and with support from Europol, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/12/europol-black-axe-criminal-organization/
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Researchers Uncover Service Providers Fueling Industrial-Scale Pig Butchering Fraud
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on two service providers that supply online criminal networks with the necessary tools and infrastructure to fuel the pig butchering-as-a-service (PBaaS) economy.At least since 2016, Chinese-speaking criminal groups have erected industrial-scale scam centers across Southeast Asia, creating special economic zones that are devoted to fraudulent investment First seen on thehackernews.com…