Crypto-related scams rise after years of drop
After a year or more of decline, the number of miners, a malicious programme, grew from 187,746 in January to 200,045 in March, according to a report by security firm Kaspersky. click here to...
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Consumers Warned About Surge in Meal Kit Delivery Scams
Cybersecurity firm Tessian revealed it had uncovered a number of SMS scams impersonating well-known meal kit delivery companies, including the likes of Gousto and HelloFresh. click here to read full Article Read more on...
Fraudsters Employ Amazon Voice Phishing Attacks in Fake Order Scams
In case studies published by Armorblox, it highlighted two Amazon vishing attacks intent on stealing customer credit card details — and how the use of voice messages can bypass existing spam filters. click here...
FBI receives record level of complaints for online scams, investment fraud
The FBI says that complaints concerning online scams and investment fraud have now reached a record-breaking level. The FBI’s IC3 received its six millionth complaint on May 15, 2021. click here to read full...
Global BEC Campaign Victimizes Over 120 Organizations via Gift Card Scams
In this campaign, attackers targeted a variety of companies in the consumer goods, process manufacturing and agriculture, real estate, discrete manufacturing, and professional services sectors. click here to read full Article Read more on...
Twitter scammers impersonate SNL in Elon Musk cryptocurrency scams
With Elon Musk hosting tonight’s Saturday Night Live episode, the Twitter scammers have been hacking into verified Twitter accounts and changing their profiles to impersonate SNL. click here to read full Article Read more...
Google Alerts continues to be a hotbed of scams and malware
To deceive Google into thinking they are legitimate sites rather than scams, threat actors use a black hat search engine optimization (SEO) technique called ‘cloaking’ to avoid getting flagged. click here to read full...
VoIP Scams: The Basic Guide
Someone once said that rules were made to be broken. Scammers have taken it very… VoIP Scams: The Basic Guide on Latest Hacking News. click here to read full Article Read more on Hacking...
Wine scams spiked during COVID-19 lockdown
Wine-themed domain registrations rose once COVID-19 lockdowns took hold, some of them malicious and used in phishing campaigns, Recorded Future and Area 1 Security said in a joint report. click here to read full...
Robinhood Warns Customers of Tax-Season Phishing Scams
Attackers have targeted customers of stock-trading broker Robinhood with a phishing campaign aimed to steal their credentials and spread malware using fake tax documents, the company has warned. click here to read full Article...
Crypto Scams: Past and Future
In 2020, more than 400,000 crypto scams were observed. This was a 40% surge from 2019. The scams that topped the charts include giveaways, fake prizes, and sweepstakes. click here to read full Article...
The Next Wave of Scams is Bleeding Internet Users
Rampant scams continue to diddle thousands of online users worldwide. Losses from these financially motivated BEC and EAC scams surpassed $1.86 billion in 2020. click here to read full Article Read More on latest...
Resident Evil 8 just the latest game plagued by fake demos and early access scams
Scammers are using demos and early access promises as bait for phishing and other attacks. They are sending emails offering “Early access invitations” to play the upcoming Resident Evil game title. click here to...
UK NCSC: Don’t Fall for Mother’s Day Scams This Week
The UK National Cyber Security Center, an offshoot of spy agency GCHQ, issued the notice yesterday, claiming that the mass shift to e-commerce during the pandemic has exposed more consumers to fraud. click here...
US government warns of Social Security scams using fake federal IDs
Government imposter scams now come with a new twist that has the potential to make them even more effective, as the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration (SSA) warns. Click here for image...
It’s Time to Talk More About Crypto Scams
BTS fans are the target of a massive crypto scam on Twitter. For a little more than two weeks, cryptocurrency-related posts started appearing on timelines of BTS fans, also known as ARMY. Click here...
