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Interpol busts 2000 suspects in phone scamming takedown

Naked Security

Friends don't let friends get scammed. Not everyone knows how typical scams unfold, so here are some real-world examples.

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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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Interpol seizes $50 million, arrests 2000 social engineers

Bleeping Computer

An international law enforcement operation, codenamed 'First Light 2022,' has seized 50 million dollars and arrested thousands of people involved in social engineering scams worldwide. [.].

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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. In terms of actual attacks which took place, we see the rise of mobile as a way in for Olympics scams. Here, you’d get nothing but survey scams. People getting up to mischief? Not so much. You may (or may not!)

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Airbnb scam sends you to a fake Tripadvisor site, takes your money

Malwarebytes

If he had done, he would have seen a prompt to register with ‘Tripadvisor’ One step further and he’d have been asked to enter his credit card details, at which point he would have been likely to pay a lot more than the agreed €2000 for an apartment he would never see from the inside. nerioni.cfd , and related sites.

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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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CIA sextortion campaign, analysis of a well-organized scam

Security Affairs

“ Crooks claim they are conducting a “ large international operation set to arrest more than 2000 individuals in 27 countries.” “I read the documentation and I know you are a wealthy person who may be concerned about reputation,” reads the scam email message sent to the victims. Pierluigi Paganini.

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