Tag: scam
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Police Recover 40 Million Stolen In Business Email Scam
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DOJ Shuts Down Another North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’
The DOJ shut down another laptop farm link to a North Korean fake IT worker scam that the country uses to illegally bring in money for its nuclear and… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/08/doj-shuts-down-another-north-korean-laptop-farm/
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Look before you scan the QR code scammers are phishing for business | John Naughton
The proliferation of Quick Response codes has created a cybersecurity nightmare, but public vigilance can help </p><p>Here’s a familiar sc… First seen on theguardian.com Jump to article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/08/qr-code-scammers-phishing-quick-response-cybersecurity
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Phishing Scam Targets Google Users with Malware Disguised as Authenticator App
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Tech Support Scam Mastermind Sentenced to 7 Years for $6 Million Fraud
In the Southern District of New York, the trial of Vinoth Ponmaran, the orchestrator of a large-scale technical support fraud scheme, has concluded. H… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/tech-support-scam-mastermind-sentenced-to-7-years-for-6-million-fraud/
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Interpol Recovers $41 Million Stolen in Singapore BEC Scam
Interpol has reported the confiscation of over $41 million stolen from a Singaporean commodity firm through a business email compromise (BEC) scam. On… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/interpol-recovers-41-million-stolen-in-singapore-bec-scam/
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Facebook Ads Lead to Fake Websites Stealing Credit Card Information
Facebook users are the target of a scam e-commerce network that uses hundreds of fake websites to steal personal and financial data using brand impers… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/08/facebook-ads-lead-to-fake-websites.html
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Over $40M recovered in BEC scam
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US Feds Arrest Man for North Korean Remote IT Worker Scam
Matthew Isaac Knoot Allegedly Hosted Laptop Farm in his Nashville Home. U.S. federal prosecutors charged a Tennessee man with abetting North Korea in … First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/us-feds-arrest-man-for-north-korean-remote-worker-scam-a-25990
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Fighting Scammers with Flexible Instant Payment Choices
Fraud Experts Eva Velasquez and Ken Palla on the Value of Adding Some Friction. Giving customers more flexibility in instant payment systems could giv… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fighting-scammers-flexible-instant-payment-choices-a-25980
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Scamnetic Emerges From Stealth With AI-Based Scam Detection Solution
Scamnetic emerges from stealth mode with an AI-based scam detection solution and over $1 million in pre-seed funding. The post Scamnetic Emerges From … First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/scamnetic-emerges-from-stealth-with-ai-based-scam-detection-solution/
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Police Recover Over $40m Headed to BEC Scammers
Tags: scamFirst seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/police-recover-40m-bec-scammers/
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OneDrive Phishing Scam Tricks Users into Running Malicious PowerShell Script
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new phishing campaign that targets Microsoft OneDrive users with the aim of executing a malicious PowerS… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/07/onedrive-phishing-scam-tricks-users.html
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Proofpoint Email Routing Flaw Exploited to Send Millions of Spoofed Phishing Emails
An unknown threat actor has been linked to a massive scam campaign that exploited an email routing misconfiguration in email security vendor Proofpoin… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/07/proofpoint-email-routing-flaw-exploited.html
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600+ Domains, One Goal: Inside the ERIAKOS Mobile E-commerce Scam
In a significant development in the fight against cyber fraud, Recorded Future’s Payment Fraud Intelligence team has identified a sophisticated scam c… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/600-domains-one-goal-inside-the-eriakos-mobile-e-commerce-scam/
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Singapore police wrest back $41 million stolen from commodities firm in BEC scam
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CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers
CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco to distribute dubious installers … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/07/crowdstrike-warns-of-new-phishing-scam.html
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Reimbursement Strategies Drive Down APP Scam Losses in UK
Customer Reimbursement Guidelines Are Convincing Banks to Scrutinize Transactions. Despite making some progress in tackling APP scams, smaller payment… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/reimbursement-strategies-drive-down-app-scam-losses-in-uk-a-25933
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Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine
The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating more than $6 mil… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/tech-support-scam-ring-leader-gets-7-years-in-prison-6m-fine/
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Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams
Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it took steps to remove around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were found to target people with financial s… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/07/meta-removes-63000-instagram-accounts.html
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FBI warns of scammers posing as crypto exchange employees
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of scammers posing as employees of cryptocurrency exchanges to steal funds from unsuspecting victims. … First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-scammers-posing-as-crypto-exchange-employees/
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How do cryptocurrency drainer phishing scams work?
In recent months, a surge in cryptodrainer phishing attacks has been observed, targeting cryptocurrency holders with sophisticated schemes aimed at tr… First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/how-do-cryptocurrency-drainer-phishing-scams-work/
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We’re not talking about cryptocurrency as much as we used to, but there are still plenty of scammers out there
A report in March found that 72% of cryptocurrency projects had died since 2020, with crypto trading platform FTX’s downfall taking out many of them i… First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-source-newsletter-june-27-2024/
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India Post Customers Targeted in Massive Phishing Scam
A sophisticated phishing campaign targeting iPhone users in India has been uncovered by the FortiGuard Labs Threat Research team. The attackers believ… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/india-post-customers-targeted-in-massive-phishing-scam/
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Scammers double-scam victims by offering to help recover from scams
Tags: scamFirst seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/07/09/australia_rescam_warning/
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Over Half of UK Workers Haven’t Received Training on Avoiding Phishing Scams
Security Awareness pros KnowBe4 have published findings on cybersecurity training among UK employees and the adoption of ‘best practice’ policies by o… First seen on itsecurityguru.org Jump to article: www.itsecurityguru.org/2024/07/25/over-half-of-uk-workers-havent-received-training-on-avoiding-phishing-scams/
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Meta nukes massive Instagram sextortion network of 63,000 accounts
Meta has removed 63,000 Instagram accounts from Nigeria that were involved in sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of 2,500 accounts link… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-nukes-massive-instagram-sextortion-network-of-63-000-accounts/
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Chainalysis Launches Public-Private Plans to Crack Down on Crypto Scams
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Virus alert scam … don’t believe the popups
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