Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Money Transfer Scam – Scammers hack the victims’s email accounts, monitor conversations between the buyers and title agents, send instructions on where to wire the money. The con in question is a money transfer scam with all the likeness of a typical transaction. No security is 100 percent reliable.

Scams 81

Scams Advertising Accountability Surveillance 81

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The Instagram account of Robert Downey Jr. has been hacked, he is the last celebrity in order of time that had the social media accounts compromised. Instagram account has been hacked, in this case the attacker did not publish offensive messages, but attempted to monetize their efforts by posting fake giveaways for Apple products.

Accountability 82

Accountability Hacking Advertising Scams 82

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

” ProtonMail confirmed to be aware of a limited number of hacked accounts that have been compromised likely through credential stuffing of phishing attacks, but excluded that its systems have been breached. This is a very strange and anomalous scam attempt, the hackers used a mix of appealing info and political data.

Scams 98

Scams Hacking Data collection Advertising 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The FBI published a security advisory to warn of cyber actors using online dating sites to conduct confidence/romance scam and recruit money mules. The FBI published a security advisory to warn of confidence/romance scams turning victims into money mules. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Scams 54

Scams Banking Accountability Advertising 54

Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

A cybercrime gang focused on Business Email Compromise (BEC) has started using coronavirus-themed scam emails in its attacks. The researchers received a coronavirus-themed scam email that attempted to trick victims into using a different bank account for the payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak. A change of the bank account).

Scams 106

Scams Banking Cybercrime Advertising 106

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

There's a new criminal tactic involving hacking an e-mail account of a company that handles high-value transactions and diverting payments. Criminals hack into an art dealer's email account and monitor incoming and outgoing correspondence. EDITED TO ADD (11/14): Brian Krebs wrote about this in 2014.

Scams 157

Scams Accountability Banking Hacking 157

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

According to Group-IB’s data, the first scams to sell fake digital passes appeared in late March, when the Moscow authorities tightened self-isolation requirements and restricted travel around the capital city. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. About Group-IB. Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 80

Scams Media Advertising Accountability 80

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2019

” The FBI provided the following answers to those interested in have more info on the sextortion scams: What is sextortion? Caregivers may also want to review the settings on a young person’s social media accounts with them. Keeping accounts private can prevent predators from gathering their personal information.

Scams 90

Scams Internet Internet Advertising 90

Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

As first reported here last year , First American’s website exposed 16 years worth of digitized mortgage title insurance records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2

Insurance 299

Insurance Financial Services Penetration Testing Scams 299

Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2019

Security researchers at Check Point have discovered several flaws in the popular game Fortnite that could be exploited to takeover gamers’account. One of the flaws is an OAuth account takeover vulnerability that could have allowed a remote attacker to takeover gamer accounts tricking players into clicking a specially crafted link.

Accountability 68

Accountability Authentication Advertising Phishing 68

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The data accessed by the hackers did not include account credentials and full payment card data. Exposed data could be abused by threat actors to carry out malicious activities, including identity theft and phone call scams. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Retail Identity Theft Advertising 136

Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

Agent Tesla is a well-known data stealer written in.NET that has been active since 2014 and is perhaps one of the most popular payloads observed in malspam campaigns. pw accounts, various scams). Based on these profiles, we can see this threat actor has an extensive criminal record starting at least from 2014.

Malware 72

Malware Scams Phishing Accountability 72

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The most frequently reported complaints were related to phishing attempts, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. The most frequently reported complaints were p hishing and similar p loys, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion.” BEC scams resulted in more than $1.7 billion in losses.

Internet 111

Internet Internet Scams Cybercrime 111

Hot for Security

APRIL 20, 2021

Although pension scam reports have decreased considerably since 2014, the agency has received 107 notifications from swindled savers between January and March 2021 – a 45% increase compared to the same period in 2020. How to protect against pension scams.

Scams 116

Scams Financial Services Media Banking 116

Malwarebytes

MARCH 8, 2022

I’ve run into many romance scams over the years. They’re particularly popular during times of war or natural disaster, as they often dovetail into donation and charity scams. Of all the romance scams I’ve dealt with, the most common element is probably the military-centric profile picture. How to avoid a romance scam.

Scams 87

Scams Media Banking Internet 87

Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2022

The operations focused on several popular scams in play from criminals the world over, including telephone scams, romance, email deception (Business Email Compromise, which targets business), and related aspects of financial crime. First Light occurs annually and has been in operation since 2014. When an operation gets results.

Scams 66

Scams Telecommunications Media Banking 66

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

. “It now appears that between April 11 and July 23, 2019, an unsanctioned third party gained unauthorized access to some employee email accounts that contained personal information regarding our guests.” For some clients, credit card and financial account information might have been exposed. . Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 114

Data breaches Identity Theft Advertising Scams 114

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 86

Scams Phishing Advertising DDOS 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning of an active IRS impersonation scam campaign sending spam emails to distribute malware. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an alert to warn taxpayers of a new scam campaign distributing malware. See Report Phishing and Online Scams for more details.” Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 78

Malware Computers and Electronics Scams Passwords 78

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2020

The technique is known as homoglyph attack , it was involved in phishing scams with IDN homograph attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Homoglyph attacks).

Phishing 144

Phishing Advertising Scams Accountability 144

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2019

In October 2017, the city of Fort Worth, Texas became the target of a phishing scam. Their accounts payable department received an email that appeared to be from Imperial Construction, a company that was doing business with the city at the time. Fadipe, requested a change of account. However, this wasn’t the case.

Cybersecurity 104

Cybersecurity Scams Banking Accountability 104

Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2021

We’re no strangers to the Twitter customer support DM slide scam. This is aided by imitation accounts modelled to look like the genuine organisation’s account. The victim is typically sent to a phishing page where accounts, payment details, identities, or other things can be stolen. Shall we take a look?

Phishing 119

Phishing Cryptocurrency Accountability Scams 119

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Norton got ‘ demergered ’ from Symantec in 2014 and then acquired LifeLock for $2.3 There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then.

Antivirus 223

Antivirus Marketing Identity Theft Social Engineering 223

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2020

The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan continues to evolve while receiving new updates it is employed in ongoing coronavirus-themed scams. . The Trojan has been designed to grab banking details or account credentials for online services by leveraging browser injection techniques. 2 Trojan that was leaked online. Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 98

Banking Scams Malware Advertising 98

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

In response to the incident, the bidding portal has forced a password reset for all users’ accounts, both bidder and auctioneer ones. Experts warn that attackers can use the PII in the data dump to carry out phishing campaigns, online and offline scams, and even identity theft. million LiveAuctioneers users. Pierluigi Paganini.

Hacking 101

Hacking Data breaches Identity Theft Advertising 101

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Business email compromise scam (BEC) continues to target organizations worldwide, crooks stole $742,000 from Ocala City in Florida. The City of Ocala in Florida is the last victim in order of time of a profitable business email compromise scam (BEC) attack, fraudsters redirected over $742,000 to a bank account under their control.

Scams 46

Scams Banking Social Engineering Accountability 46

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2020

Across Google products, we’re seeing bad actors use COVID-related themes to create urgency so that people respond to phishing attacks and scams.” One notable phishing campaign observed by Google’s experts targeted personal accounts of U.S. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Phishing 125

Phishing Government Accountability Advertising 125

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

@Poloniex be careful with this Scam email we are getting in our emails #BTC #LTC #ETH #DASH #Crypto #Poloniex pic.twitter.com/untSVGfwAM — Charly (@charlysatoshi) December 30, 2019. Please reset your password for account security — Poloniex Customer Support (@PoloSupport) December 30, 2019. charlysatoshi.

Passwords 60

Passwords Cryptocurrency Data breaches Advertising 60

Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

com was legitimate or a scam. He concluded it was a scam based on several factors, including that the website listed multiple other names (suggesting it had recently switched names), and that he got nothing from the transaction with the job site. org back in 2014. “But it’s really just a smoke and mirrors game.

Marketing 266

Marketing Advertising Scams Telecommunications 266

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2018

“All impacted members accounts have been secured, and flagged to monitor or any potential unauthorised behaviour. While the ongoing risk to your Raddison Rewards account is low, please monitor your account for any suspicious activity.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Data breaches 88

Data breaches Advertising Data privacy Accountability 88

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The vulnerability that the hackers took advantage of had been in place and used for “unauthorized access,” according to the company statement, since 2014. Monitor your accounts. Check your credit report every day, keep track of your credit score, review major accounts daily if possible. Follow the three Ms: 1.

Identity Theft 165

Identity Theft Financial Services Password Management Media 165

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2021

Many of the customers later reported that the cyber crooks tried to pretend as hotel employees and gained access to card details that could have been later used for phishing scams. The post Dutch company booking.com fined €558,000 for serious data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Scams Phishing Cybersecurity 65

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2020

Once obtained a new SIM, crooks can operate with the victim’s mobile account, intercepting or initiating calls, accessing SMSs (including authorizations codes sent by bank and cryptocurrency exchanges) and to authorize transactions. Fraudsters are always coming up with new ways to steal money from the accounts of unsuspecting victims.

Banking 115

Banking Cybercrime Mobile Accountability 115

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2020

. “While the investigation found no malicious use, and although most customers did not have personally identifiable information exposed, we want to be transparent about this incident with all customers and reassure them that we are taking it very seriously and holding ourselves accountable.” ” explained Diachenko.

Scams 66

Scams Advertising Architecture Engineering 66

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

“Nor has any account or card data been hacked either at Mastercard, OLB or at a third party. This issue derived from a scam involving organized cybercrime using counterfeit cards and terminals.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. The post Crooks stole €1.5

Banking 86

Banking Cybercrime Advertising Scams 86

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2020

In a classic BEC scheme, hackers replaced the payment information provided to the partners to hijack the transfer to an account under their control in a bank in Mexico. To delay the discovery of the scam, the attacker sent an email to the Cambodian beneficiary informing it of a delay due to the current Coronavirus lockdown in Norway.

Banking 96

Banking Advertising Scams Data breaches 96

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2019

” The investigation on the scam operations in Spain started in 2016, crooks targeted victims in China. In the fraud scheme, the criminals impersonate Chinese authorities and attempt to trick victims into transferring money to accounts controlled by the scammers. SecurityAffairs – phone scam, online fraud).

Scams 68

Scams Advertising Accountability Government 68