Tag: scam
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Malware, Betrug, Scams und Datendiebstahl: Massive Sicherheitslücken
Cybersicherheitsverhalten, KI-Bedenken und Risiken von Verbrauchern weltweit. 14 Prozent der Befragten fielen im letzten Jahr digitalem Betrug zum Opfer. Soziale Medien überholen E-Mail als bevorzugten Angriffsvektor von Cyberkriminellen. KI-Betrug wird zur wachsenden Sorge der Verbraucher. Die neue 2025 Consumer Cybersecurity Survey von Bitdefender gibt Einblicke in zentrale Verhaltensweisen, Praktiken und Bedenken im Bereich der… First…
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Why We Can’t Expect Meta to Stop Online Scams on Its Own
Only Regulations Can Convince Meta to Cut Its Revenue Stream From Fraud Victims How motivated would you be to stop a source of revenue if you discovered that some of your advertisers are scamming your customers? Most businesses would want to protect their customers. In the strange universe of social media giant Meta, incentives for…
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Multiple US citizens plead guilty to helping North Korean IT workers earn $2 million
Three U.S. nationals pleaded guilty to directly handing over their identities for use in North Korean IT worker scams, the Justice Department said, and two other people also admitted helping such schemes. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/multiple-us-nationals-guilty-pleas-north-korean-it-worker-scams
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DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans”, and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/doj-issued-seizure-warrants-to-starlink-over-satellite-internet-systems-used-at-scam-compounds/
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Google, researchers see signs that Lighthouse text scammers disrupted after lawsuit
SecAlliance and Silent Push confirmed that the suspected Chinese operators of the phishing kit appear to have been affected. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/lighthouse-text-scammers-disrupted-google-lawsuit/
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FBI flags scam targeting Chinese speakers with bogus surgery bills
Crooks spoof US insurers, threaten bogus extradition to pry loose personal data and cash First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/14/fbi_chinese_speaker_health_insurance/
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Google, researchers see signs that Lighthouse text scammers disrupted after lawsuit
SecAlliance and Silent Push confirmed that the suspected Chinese operators of the phishing kit appear to have been affected. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/lighthouse-text-scammers-disrupted-google-lawsuit/
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US announces new strike force targeting Chinese crypto scammers
U.S. federal authorities have established a new task force to disrupt Chinese cryptocurrency scam networks that defraud Americans of nearly $10 billion annually. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-announces-new-strike-force-targeting-chinese-crypto-scammers/
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US announces new strike force targeting Chinese crypto scammers
U.S. federal authorities have established a new task force to disrupt Chinese cryptocurrency scam networks that defraud Americans of nearly $10 billion annually. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-announces-new-strike-force-targeting-chinese-crypto-scammers/
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US Strike Force Takes Aim at Southeast Asian Scam Centers
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro Cites Trump Goal in Making Crypto ‘Safe’ for Investors. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia announced the launch of the Scam Center Strike Force, to dismantle criminal networks behind pig butchering scams. The initiative targets sophisticated transnational criminal organizations based in Southeast Asia including Cambodia, Laos and Burma. First…
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Google Sues China-Based ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions
Google is suing a Chinese phishing network behind $1B in global scams, aiming to shut down its Lighthouse platform and boost security with AI and passkeys. The post Google Sues China-Based ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-sues-lighthouse-china/
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Scammers Abuse WhatsApp Screen Sharing to Steal OTPs and Funds
A fast-spreading threat, known as the screen-sharing scam, is using a simple feature on WhatsApp to steal money… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/whatsapp-screen-sharing-scammers-steal-otps-funds/
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Google Sues ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions
Google is suing a Chinese phishing network behind $1B in global scams, aiming to shut down its Lighthouse platform and boost security with AI and passkeys. The post Google Sues ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-sues-lighthouse-china/
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Google Sues ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions
Google is suing a Chinese phishing network behind $1B in global scams, aiming to shut down its Lighthouse platform and boost security with AI and passkeys. The post Google Sues ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-sues-lighthouse-china/
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Wanna bet? Scammers are playing the odds better than you are
Tags: scamPlacing a bet has never been this easy, and that’s the problem. The convenience of online gambling is the same thing scammers are cashing in on. Whether it’s a fake app, a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/13/cybercrime-online-betting-scams/
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Google asks US court to shut down Lighthouse phishing-as-a-service operation
Tags: control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, email, google, government, incident response, law, malicious, network, phishing, risk, sans, scam, service, smishing, technology, threatWill have ‘minimal impact’: Ed Dubrovsky, chief operating officer of incident response firm Cypher, is skeptical of the effectiveness of court action. Phishing-as-a-service operations don’t have to be on American soil, he explained, so court orders and legislation will likely have minimal impact on smishing or phishing attacks.”However,” he added, “I can understand that even…
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U.S. Launches Strike Force to Combat Global Crypto Fraud
The U.S. launched a Strike Force to dismantle global crypto scam networks. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/u-s-launches-strike-force-to-combat-global-crypto-fraud/
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US announces ‘strike force’ to counter Southeast Asian cyber scams, sanctions Myanmar armed group
The U.S. is establishing a “strike force” to counter cyber scam compounds across Southeast Asia that have stolen billions from Americans over the last five years. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/strike-force-southeast-asia-scams
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Google sues 25 China-based scammers behind Lighthouse ‘phishing for dummies’ kit
600+ phishing websites and 116 of these use a Google logo First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/12/google_sues_25_chinabased_scammers/
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Google sues to dismantle Chinese phishing platform behind US toll scams
Google has filed a lawsuit to dismantle the “Lighthouse” phishing-as-a-service platform used by cybercriminals worldwide to steal credit card information through SMS phishing attacks impersonating the U.S. Postal Service and E-ZPass toll systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-sues-to-dismantle-chinese-phishing-platform-behind-us-toll-scams/
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Google sues 25 China-based scammers behind Lighthouse ‘phishing for dummies’ kit
600+ phishing websites and 116 of these use a Google logo First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/12/google_sues_25_chinabased_scammers/
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Google files lawsuit against Lighthouse ‘phishing for dummies’ text scammers
The suspected Chinese schemers behind it enable those constant fake E-Z Pass and U.S. Postal Service smishing messages. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/google-files-lawsuit-against-lighthouse-phishing-for-dummies-text-scammers/
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Google files lawsuit to disrupt massive ‘Lighthouse’ smishing scheme
According to the tech giant, the accused criminals developed the “Lighthouse” phishing kit, which provides custom tools to scammers to deploy “smishing”, or SMS phishing, attacks and to build fraudulent websites designed to steal victims’ credit card information. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/google-files-lawsuit-to-disrupt-lighthouse-scam
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KI-Betrug wird zur wachsenden Sorge der Verbraucher
Die neue 2025 Consumer-Cybersecurity-Survey von Bitdefender gibt Einblicke in zentrale Verhaltensweisen, Praktiken und Bedenken im Bereich der Cybersicherheit. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eklatante Sicherheitslücken auf, die viele Anwender anfällig für Malware, Betrug, Scams und Datendiebstahl machen. Die Umfrage betont auch die zweischneidige Rolle der künstlichen Intelligenz (KI): Während sie fortschrittliche Schutzlösungen für Verbraucher ermöglicht, nutzen Cyberkriminelle…
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Google files lawsuit to disrupt massive ‘Lighthouse’ smishing scheme
According to the tech giant, the accused criminals developed the “Lighthouse” phishing kit, which provides custom tools to scammers to deploy “smishing”, or SMS phishing, attacks and to build fraudulent websites designed to steal victims’ credit card information. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/google-files-lawsuit-to-disrupt-lighthouse-scam
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“Bitcoin Queen” gets 11 years in prison for $7.3 billion Bitcoin scam
A Chinese woman known as the “Bitcoin Queen” was sentenced in London to 11 years and eight months in jail for laundering Bitcoin from a £5.5 billion ($7.3 billion) cryptocurrency investment scheme. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitcoin-queen-gets-11-years-in-prison-for-73-billion-bitcoin-scam/
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Lost Your iPhone? Beware Fake ‘Find My’ Messages Aiming to Steal Your Apple ID
Switzerland’s NCSC warns iPhone users of a new scam exploiting lost devices to steal Apple ID credentials through fake Find My messages. The post Lost Your iPhone? Beware Fake ‘Find My’ Messages Aiming to Steal Your Apple ID appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-iphone-find-my-phishing-scam/
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Phishing Scam Uses Big-Name Brands to Steal Logins
A recent investigation by Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign exploiting globally recognized and regional brands to steal user credentials, marking an escalation in adversary tradecraft and reach. Unlike conventional phishing threats, this operation delivers meticulously crafted HTML attachments often camouflaged as procurement documents or invoices directly through email,…