SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

And even if most users didn’t fall for the scam, even a small percentage of hundreds of millions was enough to make the attacks very lucrative for criminals. So let’s make 2014 the year you take back your security and peace of mind. Our goal for 2014 is to be the best security partner for online businesses.

Cybercrime 87

Cybercrime Small Business Antivirus Malware 87

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A penny stock is a security issued by a small company, generally for less than $5 per share, let’s see how crooks attempt to exploit them for scam s. Although it’s not always the case, opportunities to invest in penny stocks are frequently scams. They’re also sometimes called micro-cap or nano-cap stocks. Cleary, Jr.,

Scams 56

Scams Identity Theft Advertising Retail 56

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. Security Affairs – Money Transfer Scam, cybercrime).

Scams 80

Scams Advertising Accountability Surveillance 80

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 105

Scams Banking Cybercrime Advertising 105

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Nepal police arrested more than 100 Chinese nationals over a suspected cyber scam, this is the largest-ever operation involving foreigners. Nepal authorities have arrested more than 100 Chinese nationals that were in the country on tourist visas, they are suspected to be involved in a cyber scam. Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 67

Scams Advertising Mobile Cybercrime 67

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Security experts from Cisco Talos have uncovered two recent sextortion scam campaigns that appear to leverage on the Necurs botnet infrastructure. 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 81

Scams Data breaches Education Advertising 81

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Security experts from Digital Shadows have conducted an interesting study about the technique adopted by crooks to infiltrate company emails, so-called BEC scam. According to the FBI , the number of business email account (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) scam incidents worldwide reached 78,000 between October 2013 and May 2018.

Scams 80

Scams Accountability Hacking Passwords 80

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Apollon market, one of the largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming after the administrators have locked vendors’ accounts. The Apollon market , one of the darknet’s largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming, vendors and customers reported suspicious behavior of its administrators. ” continues Darknetstats.

Marketing 56

Marketing Scams DDOS Accountability 56

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The FBI’s Internal Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report , a document that outlines cybercrime trends over the past year. The figure that most of all capture our attention is that victims of cybercrime activities lost $3.5 BEC scams resulted in more than $1.7 Billion in 2019.

Internet 109

Internet Internet Scams Cybercrime 109

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2019

In the wake of the New Zealand mosque shooting, the CISA recommends users to remain vigilant on possible scams and malware attacks. In the wake of the New Zealand mosque shooting, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recommends users to remain vigilant on possible scams and malware attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 82

Scams Malware Advertising Media 82

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2019

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

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

According to a filing (PDF) by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), the weakness that exposed the documents was first introduced during an application software update in May 2014 and went undetected for years. According to the FBI, BEC scams are the most costly form of cybercrime today.

Insurance 308

Insurance Financial Services Penetration Testing Scams 308

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

This is a very strange and anomalous scam attempt, the hackers used a mix of appealing info and political data. Why mention Avenatti in a scam attempt? Stay Tuned… ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. .

Scams 96

Scams Hacking Data collection Advertising 96

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 -->.

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Scams Banking Accountability Advertising 52

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are also massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. The user dfyz on Searchengines[.]ru

DDOS 274

DDOS Internet Internet Government 274

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2019

The expert pointed out that the app doesn’t include any malicious code, it could be considered a tool used by crooks for a scam. “ ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes the expert.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Threat actors involved in tech support scams have been running a browser locker campaign from November 2020 until February 2021 on the world’s largest adult platforms including PornHub. In all, we detected close to 100 decoy domain names set up as “advertising landing pages” used to redirect victims to browser locker scams.

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Scams Advertising Spyware Mobile 94

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The fraudsters behind the often laughable Nigerian prince email scams have long since branched out into far more serious and lucrative forms of fraud, including account takeovers, phishing, dating scams, and malware deployment. The FBI says BEC scams netted thieves more than $12 billion between 2013 and 2018.

Scams 191

Scams Accountability Media Banking 191

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2020

New York Attorney General asks domain registrars, including GoDaddy, and Namecheap, to crack down on coronavirus scam sites. The Coronavirus-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every day. SecurityAffairs – COVID, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 45

Scams Advertising Malware Cybercrime 45

Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2018

Security experts from Symantec are warning of tech support scams abusing Call Optimization Services to insert phone numbers. Crooks are improving their tech support scams by using Call Optimization Services that are commonly used in legitimate call center operations to perform: Tracking the source of inbound calls.

Scams 45

Scams Advertising Malware Cybercrime 45

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The OLB bank confirmed that the incident is not the result of a data breach, it also speculates the involvement of an “organized cybercrime involving counterfeit cards and terminals.” This issue derived from a scam involving organized cybercrime using counterfeit cards and terminals.” Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 85

Banking Cybercrime Advertising Scams 85

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

The COVID19-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every day. 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.

Advertising 98

Advertising Cybercrime Scams Phishing 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The cybercrime gang announced that it will no longer leak data of new companies infected with their ransomware. The gang was the first to introduce a double-extortion model in the cybercrime landscape at the end of 2019. All the links to out project, using of our brand, our work methods should be considered to be a scam.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Computers and Electronics Scams Cybercrime 97

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2022

According to cybersecurity experts , this may be used for political propaganda, foreign influence activity, disinformation, scams, and fraud. . California-based Resecurity has identified a new spike of underground services enabling bad actors to generate deepfakes.

Scams 131

Scams Cryptocurrency Media Phishing 131

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? 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.

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Scams Internet Internet Advertising 86

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. com, which was fed by pig butchering scams. In 2016, while the U.S.

Cryptocurrency 239

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 239

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 -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 76

Scams Media Advertising Accountability 76

Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

A cybercrime gang focused on Business Email Compromise (BEC) has started using COVID19-themed scam emails in its 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.

Malware 113

Malware Advertising Scams Cybercrime 113

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2020

European authorities dismantled two cybercrime organizations responsible for stealing millions through SIM hijacking. European authorities managed to dismantle the operations of two cybercrime gangs responsible for stealing millions through SIM hijacking. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Banking 113

Banking Cybercrime Mobile Accountability 113

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2019

West carried out phishing scams against hundreds of companies since 2015, he stole financial data of tens of thousands of customers and then sold that information on cybercrime underground forums. He predominately used ‘phishing’ email scams to obtain the financial data of tens of thousands of customers. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cryptocurrency 79

Cryptocurrency Scams Cybercrime Phishing 79

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2020

The Coronavirus-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every day. I started seeing a lot of scams and malware related to COVID-19, so I created a feed that is updated every 30 seconds if a new COVID-19 related hostname is discovered in certificate transparency logs.

Scams 118

Scams Advertising Malware Phishing 118

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

1 in the cybercrime world. This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Adam Kujawa, security evangelist and director of Malwarebytes Labs, about Emotet, the former public enemy No.

Malware 89

Malware Scams Cybercrime Banking 89

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Here it is in real estate : The scam generally works like this: Hackers find an opening into a title company's or realty agent's email account, track upcoming home purchases scheduled for settlements -- the pricier the better -- then assume the identity of the title agency person handling the transaction.

Scams 157

Scams Accountability Banking Hacking 157

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Okpoh, Benson and Kayode conducted romance scams and were involved in money laundering along with Uzuh. In you are interested in information regarding BEC scams and romance fraud, give a look at the July 2019 FinCEN Advisory , the July 2019 FinCEN Financial Trend Analysis Report , and the FBI IC3 Public Service Announcement.

Social Engineering 76

Social Engineering Scams Small Business Banking 76

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

“For over two decades, Peter Levashov operated botnets which enabled him to harvest personal information from infected computers, disseminate spam, and distribute malware used to facilitate multiple scams,” said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Identity Theft 73

Identity Theft Advertising Scams Cybercrime 73

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

Sextortion cybercrimes continue to threaten Internet users, scammers are using new tactics to bypass spam filters and secure email gateways. Sextortion scams continue to evolve to bypass security measures such as spam filters and secure email gateways. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Cybercrime 65

Cybercrime Advertising Scams Internet 65

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Securi ty Affairs – Black Friday, Cybercrime). telegram | facebook | twitter | linkedin. Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 56

Scams Computers and Electronics Phishing Advertising 56