Tag: scam
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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Phishers hide scam links with IPv6 trick in “free toothbrush” emails
United Healthcare impersonators are using an IPv6 trick to hide the real destination of phishing links in emails promising free Oral-B toothbrushes. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/phishers-hide-scam-links-with-ipv6-trick-in-free-toothbrush-emails/
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Researchers Trick Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser Into Phishing Scam in Under Four Minutes
Agentic web browsers that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to autonomously execute actions across multiple websites on behalf of a user could be trained and tricked into falling prey to phishing and scam traps.The attack, at its core, takes advantage of AI browsers’ tendency to reason their actions and use it against the model itself…
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Meta, international cops use handcuffs and AI to stop scammers
150k accounts nuked, 21 suspects arrested First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/11/meta_international_cops_ai_scammers/
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Researchers uncover AI-powered vishing platform
A vishing-as-a-service platform that helps scammers carry out so-called >>press 1<< scams is misusing text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities provided by AI voice … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/11/researchers-uncover-ai-powered-vishing-platform/
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Cybercrime-Netzwerk mit Millionen Fake-Accounts enttarnt
Tags: cyberattack, cybercrime, infrastructure, intelligence, okta, phishing, scam, service, threat, toolDie Threat-Intelligence von Okta hat ein weitverzweigtes Cybercrime-Netzwerk mit Sitz in Vietnam identifiziert, das die massenhafte Erstellung gefälschter Online-Konten ermöglicht. Die Accounts werden von Betrügern weltweit für Phishing, SMS-Pumping-Angriffe, Romance-Scams und andere Online-Betrugsformen genutzt. Das Netzwerk arbeitet nach dem Modell Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS): Anbieter verkaufen Infrastruktur, Vorlagen und Tools, mit denen Kriminelle automatisiert Fake-Accounts erstellen oder…
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Watch out for tax-season robocalls pushing fake “relief programs”
Tags: scamScammers are targeting Americans with robocalls during tax season. Here’s how to spot the scam. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/watch-out-for-tax-season-robocalls-pushing-fake-relief-programs/
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Meta adds new WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger anti-scam tools
Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across its platforms, deploying systems and user-facing warnings to protect users against scammers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-adds-new-whatsapp-facebook-and-messenger-anti-scam-tools/
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Meta turns to AI to sniff out scams on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp
Meta’s new tools on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp protect users from scams. They use advanced AI systems to analyze text, images, and surrounding context and identify … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/11/meta-ai-scam-protection-tools/
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Meta Disables 150K Accounts Linked to Southeast Asia Scam Centers in Global Crackdown
Meta on Wednesday said it disabled over 150,000 accounts associated with scam centers in Southeast Asia as part of a coordinated effort in partnership with authorities from Thailand, the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Korea, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia.The effort also led to 21 arrests made by the Royal Thai Police,…
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Meta says it culled millions of scam ads amid accusations that it profits from them
Tags: scamMeta said it removed 159 million scam ads last year amid calls from U.S. lawmakers for an investigation into the company’s “facilitation of and profiting from” fraudulent advertising. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/meta-scam-advertising-crackdown
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Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming
Tags: scamMeta removed 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/meta-ramps-up-efforts-to-disrupt-industrialized-scamming/
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Trojanized Red Alert App Targets Israeli Users in SMS Scam to Steal Sensitive Data
A mobile spyware campaign abusing a trojanized version of the Red Alert rocket warning Android app to target Israeli users via SMS smishing messages that impersonate official Home Front Command alerts. The fake app keeps full rocket alert functionality so it looks and behaves like the legitimate service while silently exfiltrating sensitive data in the…
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Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Promotes ‘Google Coin’ in New Crypto Scam
A fake Gemini-style chatbot is pushing a bogus Google Coin presale, using Google branding and scripted AI replies to lure victims into crypto payments. The post Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Promotes ‘Google Coin’ in New Crypto Scam appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-fake-google-coin-scam-ai-chatbot-gemini/
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Phishing Scammers Impersonating City, County Officials, Demanding Payment: FBI
Scammers are impersonating local municipal officials around the country with seemingly legitimate phishing messages demanding payment for permits. The bad actors grab publicly available information and use them in their emails to fool their targets. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/phishing-scammers-impersonating-city-county-officials-demanding-payment-fbi/
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Ericsson blames vendor vishing slip-up for breach exposing thousands of records
Crooks used simple phone scam to compromise vendor account, spilling personal and financial data belonging to more than 15,000 people First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/10/ericsson_blames_vendor_vishing_slipup/
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Dutch Intel Warns of Russian Hackers Hijacking Signal, WhatsApp Attacks
Dutch intelligence warns Russian hackers are hijacking Signal and WhatsApp accounts using fake support bots and verification code scams targeting officials and journalists. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/dutch-intel-russia-hackers-hijack-signal-whatsapp-attacks/
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FBI alert: scammers target zoning permit applicants
The FBI warns of phishing attacks where crooks impersonate U.S. city and county officials to target people requesting planning and zoning permits. The FBI warns that scammers are impersonating U.S. city and county officials in phishing campaigns targeting businesses and individuals applying for planning or zoning permits. Using publicly available information, attackers craft messages that…
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Quiz sites trick users into enabling unwanted browser notifications
Tags: scamThe quiz is just bait. The real goal is to win permission to send browser notifications that can later be used for ads, scams, or shady promotions. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/quiz-sites-trick-users-into-enabling-unwanted-browser-notifications/
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Quiz sites trick users into enabling unwanted browser notifications
Tags: scamThe quiz is just bait. The real goal is to win permission to send browser notifications that can later be used for ads, scams, or shady promotions. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/quiz-sites-trick-users-into-enabling-unwanted-browser-notifications/
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Quiz sites trick users into enabling unwanted browser notifications
Tags: scamThe quiz is just bait. The real goal is to win permission to send browser notifications that can later be used for ads, scams, or shady promotions. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/quiz-sites-trick-users-into-enabling-unwanted-browser-notifications/
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UK Launches New Crackdown Unit to Tackle Cyber-Fraud at the Source
New UK Online Crime Centre will combine expertise from a range of sources to takedown online channels cyber-scammers rely on First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-new-crackdown-unit-cyber-fraud/
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Dutch cops warn 100 alleged scammers: Turn yourselves in or we tell Grandma
Two-week deadline to fraudsters to fess up or have their faces plastered across every screen in the country First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/09/dutch_police_fraud_shaming/
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Cybercrime Group in Vietnam Enables Massive Fraudulent Signups
A wave of fraudulent account registrations to a cybercrime ecosystem operating out of Vietnam. These fake accounts are not just spam; they underpin large-scale financial fraud, phishing, and interpersonal scams that erode trust in online platforms. Attackers scripted mass “puppet” signups on victim services, triggered SMS messages to premium-rate numbers, and then monetized the telecom…
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Ghanaian Pleads Guilty to Role in $100m Romance Scam
Derrick Van Yeboah admitted he stole over $10m in romance scams as part of crime gang First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ghanaian-pleads-guilty-100m/
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New Social Security Scam Emails Use Fake Tax Documents to Hijack PCs
A new phishing campaign is targeting thousands in the US by posing as the Social Security Administration. Learn how scammers use fake 2025/2026 tax statements and Datto RMM software to hijack computers and steal data, as shared with Hackread.com First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/social-security-scam-emails-fake-tax-doc-hijack-pc/
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North Korean APTs Use AI to Enhance IT Worker Scams
DPRK worker scams are old hat, but they’re still working, thanks to AI tools that help with everything from face swapping to daily emails. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/north-korean-apts-ai-it-worker-scams
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Cryptohack Roundup: Ariomex Leak Flags Iran Sanction Risks
Also: US’ Multi-Million Dollar Scam Funds Seizure. Iran exchange leak raises sanctions risks, $580M frozen in scam crackdown, $61M romance scam funds seized, feds seek $327K in dating scam case, Russia exploit broker sanctioned, South Korean wallet recovery phrase exposure and arrest in custody bitcoin theft, Axiom data misuse and Uniswap lawsuit ends. First seen…