Tag: scam
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GTA 6 Early Access Scam Uses Fake VIP Pages to Steal Cryptocurrency Payments
A fresh wave of scam websites is exploiting the fevered anticipation for Grand Theft Auto VI, offering “VIP early access” in exchange for cryptocurrency payments and delivering nothing in return. These pages are carefully designed to look legitimate neon Vice Citystyle art, official-looking logos, luxury-car imagery and polished layouts then instruct victims to pay hundreds…
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AI fuels faster, more convincing messaging scams, report finds
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ai-fuels-faster-more-convincing-messaging-scams-report-finds
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Justice Department seizes infrastructure used by cyber scam and criminal marketplace
lso Tuesday, the Treasury Department took action against the same Cambodian company, Huione Group, and affiliates. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/doj-huione-group-cybercrime-seizure/
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Feds seize alleged cyber-scam infrastructure connected to Southeast Asian company
The Department of Justice announced the “seizure of a cloud computing account” used by subsidiaries of the Huione Group, a conglomerate severed from the U.S. financial system last year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/feds-seize-alleged-cyber-scam-infrastructure-southeast-asia
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GTA 6 Scams Emerge as Pre-Orders Open
Cybercriminals launch fake GTA 6 pre-order sites offering early access for crypto payments First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/gta-6-scams-emerge-as-preorders/
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GTA 6 early access offers are taking gamers’ crypto
Scam websites are circulating across the internet with a pitch aimed at millions of gamers: a way to play Grand Theft Auto VI before its release. The pages promise early … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/23/gta-6-early-access-scam/
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GTA 6 early access offers are taking gamers’ crypto
Scam websites are circulating across the internet with a pitch aimed at millions of gamers: a way to play Grand Theft Auto VI before its release. The pages promise early … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/23/gta-6-early-access-scam/
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GTA 6 early access offers are taking gamers’ crypto
Scam websites are circulating across the internet with a pitch aimed at millions of gamers: a way to play Grand Theft Auto VI before its release. The pages promise early … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/23/gta-6-early-access-scam/
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GTA 6 early access offers are taking gamers’ crypto
Scam websites are circulating across the internet with a pitch aimed at millions of gamers: a way to play Grand Theft Auto VI before its release. The pages promise early … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/23/gta-6-early-access-scam/
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Free, no-signup World Cup streams serve scams instead of football
Researchers at Malwarebytes identified dozens of websites claiming to offer free access to FIFA World Cup matches. Instead of streaming games, the sites directed visitors … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/23/fake-world-cup-streaming-sites-scams/
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Free, no-signup World Cup streams serve scams instead of football
Researchers at Malwarebytes identified dozens of websites claiming to offer free access to FIFA World Cup matches. Instead of streaming games, the sites directed visitors … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/23/fake-world-cup-streaming-sites-scams/
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Free, no-signup World Cup streams serve scams instead of football
Researchers at Malwarebytes identified dozens of websites claiming to offer free access to FIFA World Cup matches. Instead of streaming games, the sites directed visitors … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/23/fake-world-cup-streaming-sites-scams/
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Scammers Use Fake GitHub Stars, VirusTotal Reviews to Spread Crypto Clipper
A multi-platform malware campaign abuses fake trust signals to infect Windows and Mac users with a crypto clipper packed with 15,500 attacker wallets. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-fake-github-virustotal-crypto-clipper/
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Scammers Use Fake GitHub Stars, VirusTotal Reviews to Spread Crypto Clipper
A multi-platform malware campaign abuses fake trust signals to infect Windows and Mac users with a crypto clipper packed with 15,500 attacker wallets. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-fake-github-virustotal-crypto-clipper/
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Scammers Use Fake GitHub Stars, VirusTotal Reviews to Spread Crypto Clipper
A multi-platform malware campaign abuses fake trust signals to infect Windows and Mac users with a crypto clipper packed with 15,500 attacker wallets. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-fake-github-virustotal-crypto-clipper/
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Attackers Can Poison AI Research Agents Using Reddit and Wikipedia Content
Attackers can now manipulate AI >>deep-research<< agents by discreetly editing Reddit threads and Wikipedia pages. They can insert as little as a 13-word snippet, which these agents may later reference as authoritative advice, product recommendations, or even scams in their responses. New research from Cornell Tech shows that these agents often rely on the same…
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World Cup Scams Are Getting Harder to Spot
From fake tickets to cloned websites, AI is magnifying World Cup scams. Can fans distinguish between what’s real and what’s not? First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/world-cup-scams-are-getting-harder-to-spot/
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INTERPOL Warns Phishing, Ransomware, and AI Scams Are Rising Across Asia-Pacific
Tags: ai, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Internet, interpol, network, organized, phishing, ransomware, scamA new report from INTERPOL has revealed a “dramatic increase” in cybercrime in Asia and the South Pacific, fueled by rapid digitalization, internet penetration, new technologies, organized criminal networks, and a disparity in cybersecurity maturity.According to INTERPOL’s 2025/2026 Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report, phishing has emerged as the most widespread and First seen…
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North Korean IT Workers Try, Try, Try Again
Nisos Links 166K Applications, 21K Interviews and 76 Job Offers to North Korea. North Korean IT worker scammers flooded hundreds of thousands of U.S. companies with applications in 2024 and 2025, appropriating identities and using AI to infiltrate technology sector. Nisos began looking into the scam after a suspected North Korean applied for a lead…
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Imposter scams cost Americans $3.5 billion in 2025 and it’s getting worse
Someone is pretending to be your bank, your government, or your local planning office. And according to the FTC, they’re making billions doing it. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article: www.fortra.com/blog/imposter-scams-cost-americans-35-billion-2025-and-its-getting-worse
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eFAQ Publishes Investigation Into Alleged Scam Activity and Coordinated Reputation Attacks
New York, USA, 19th June 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/efaq-publishes-investigation-into-alleged-scam-activity-and-coordinated-reputation-attacks/
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Hackers Target Football Fans With Fake Tickets Sites
Cybersecurity experts warn that active hacking networks are using fake hotel bookings, cloned websites, and live chat features to scam FIFA World Cup 2026 fans. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-hackers-football-fake-tickets-sites/
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eFAQ Publishes Investigation Into Alleged Scam Activity and Coordinated Reputation Attacks
New York, USA, June 19th, 2026, CyberNewswire eFAQ has published a documented investigation into a coordinated reputation attack campaign aimed at influencing brand perception in search results and how AI assistants surface and summarize information. The campaign followed a recognizable pattern. Dozens of accounts, most created days before publishing and most deleted shortly after […]…
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Asia-Pacific scam networks generate nearly $40 billion a year
Cybercrime is taking a larger share of criminal activity in Asia and the Pacific. More than half of surveyed jurisdictions reported that cybercrime accounts for over 30% of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/interpol-asia-cybercrime-trends-report/
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Asia-Pacific scam networks generate nearly $40 billion a year
Cybercrime is taking a larger share of criminal activity in Asia and the Pacific. More than half of surveyed jurisdictions reported that cybercrime accounts for over 30% of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/interpol-asia-cybercrime-trends-report/
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Chat Abuse, NastyC2 npm Packages, Device-Code Phishing + 25 More Stories
The internet did not break this week. It got used exactly as designed, which is worse.Searches were siphoned through shady browser add-ons. AI chat links turned into malware delivery paths. macOS attacks ran in memory and left almost nothing behind. Cloud agents looked like helpers until attackers treated them like open shells.Add exposed edge gear,…
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Summer vacation scams surge, targeting travel industry
Tags: scamFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/summer-vacation-scams-surge-targeting-travel-industry
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What’s new in Android 17? Anti-theft tools, scam detection, and parental controls
The Android 17 rollout has started for supported Pixel devices, delivering new security and privacy capabilities before expanding to other devices later this year. Security … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/17/android-17-security-and-privacy-features/
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Product showcase: From phishing texts to risky Wi-Fi, Norton 360 Deluxe watches the gaps
Norton 360 Deluxe combines device security, scam detection, web protection, and VPN privacy in a single subscription that covers up to five devices. It is available for … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/17/product-showcase-norton-360-deluxe/
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Product showcase: From phishing texts to risky Wi-Fi, Norton 360 Deluxe watches the gaps
Norton 360 Deluxe combines device security, scam detection, web protection, and VPN privacy in a single subscription that covers up to five devices. It is available for … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/17/product-showcase-norton-360-deluxe/