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Interpol arrests 2000 criminals launching social engineering attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

In what appears as an operation first of its kind, Interpol has arrested over 2000 criminals who launched social engineering attacks worldwide. Usually, in such scams, cybercriminals manipulate victims in the disguise of company employees or individuals. More details about the scam will be updated shortly! .

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The Olympics: a timeline of scams, hacks, and malware

Malwarebytes

2000 Sydney. Nothing happened at the 2000 games, and it seems nothing happened at any earlier events either. The most interesting incident was probably a fake opening ceremonies website serving infections , via promotion from a bogus Twitter account. Here, you’d get nothing but survey scams. People getting up to mischief?

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England Populace should know this Council Tax Rebate Cyber Scam

CyberSecurity Insiders

The populace in Britain is being urged by the law enforcement to be aware of the new Council Tax Rebate Scam that gives a £150 rebate on paper but isn’t meant to do so in reality. Reports are in that thousands of households struggling to live up with the soaring prices have reportedly fallen prey to such energy bill rebate scams.

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Instagram scam promises money in exchange for your image

Malwarebytes

We’re seeing a number of complaints on Reddit and elsewhere regarding a scam which flares up every so often. It’s called the “Muse scam”, and targets users of Instagram. Is this a scam? You also have a check pending against your account. Some of the variations include: Personal assistant scam.

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19-Year-Old man arrested for misusing leaked record from Optus Breach

Security Affairs

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 19-year-old teen from Sydney for attempting to use data from the Optus data breach in SMS scams. “ A Sydney man, 19, has been charged for allegedly attempting to misuse stolen Optus customer data in a text message blackmail scam.” million individuals. million individuals.

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Scammers, profiteers, and shady sites? It must be tax season

Malwarebytes

Most of the tax-related attacks follow a few tried and true methods: A phishing email or scam call from someone purporting to be from the IRS, or an accountant offering to help you get a big refund. ” The internet archive has a first snapshot dating back to October of 2000. Identity theft is not to be taken lightly.

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Cybercrime: How to Report and Recover

SecureWorld News

4,883,231 complaints reported since inception (2000). What we're finding with romance scam victims, is many of them have suicidal thoughts and are afraid to tell their family. I've already had a ton of phishing scams related to COVID-19, and the phones run off the hook. billion in victim losses.