Malwarebytes

JUNE 20, 2022

In fact, according to according to Sean Ragan, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the San Francisco and Sacramento, California, field offices, cryptocurrency scams are big business on LinkedIn. ” How cryptocurrency scams work on LinkedIn. Victims are directed to genuine cryptocurrency investment portals.

Scams 105

Scams Cryptocurrency Accountability Media 105

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Daniel James Junk (22) of Portland was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars of cryptocurrency using a SIM swapping. Once hijacked a SIM, the attacker can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

Cryptocurrency 137

Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Accountability Scams 137

Identity IQ

APRIL 2, 2021

The FBI received a record number of reports last year totaling 791,790, a 69% growth from 2019. billion in 2019 to $4.2 Victims lost the most money to business email compromise scams, romance and confidence schemes and investment fraud. Notably, last year saw the emergence of scams exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scams 117

Scams Computers and Electronics Phishing Internet 117

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. The now-defunct and always phony cryptocurrency trading platform xtb-market[.]com,

Cryptocurrency 309

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 309

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

The cyberattacks against the cryptocurrency industry are a profitable business for threat actors, according to the experts, $12.1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies have been stolen in the last decade. “Cryptocurrency crime stands in direct proportion to the size of the cryptocurrency market. Threat actors stole $3.18

Cryptocurrency 118

Cryptocurrency Scams Marketing Hacking 118

Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2023

But O’Connor also pleaded guilty in a separate investigation involving a years-long spree of cyberstalking and cryptocurrency theft enabled by “ SIM swapping ,” a crime wherein fraudsters trick a mobile provider into diverting a customer’s phone calls and text messages to a device they control.

Cryptocurrency 279

Cryptocurrency Accountability Hacking Mobile 279

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2020

SIM swapping is an insidious form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. A number of young men have recently been criminally charged with using SIM swapping to steal accounts and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin from victims.

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Wireless Mobile Scams Accountability 244

Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

These individuals said they were only customers of the person who had access to Twitter’s internal employee tools, and were not responsible for the actual intrusion or bitcoin scams that took place that day. “just dont want my irl getting sus[pended].” ALWAYS IN DISCORD.

Hacking 348

Hacking Accountability Scams Media 348

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

billion and authorities observed an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019 (+69%). According to the 2020 Internet Crime Report , the top three crimes reported by victims in 2020 were phishing scams, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. million in 2019 to over $29.1 billion in losses.

Internet 121

Internet Internet Scams Identity Theft 121

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

How do Phone Company Insiders enable these scams? In 2019, a hacking group calling itself "The Community" paid bribes to three phone company employees, Jarratt White and Robert Jack, both 22 year-olds working at phone stores in Tucson, Arizona, and Fendley Joseph, a 28 year-old in Murrietta, California, to carry out SIM swaps for their group.

Cryptocurrency 119

Cryptocurrency Accountability Scams Social Engineering 119

The Hacker News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Since at least late 2019, a network of hackers-for-hire have been hijacking the channels of YouTube creators, luring them with bogus collaboration opportunities to broadcast cryptocurrency scams or sell the accounts to the highest bidder.

Accountability 103

Accountability Cryptocurrency Scams Phishing 103

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2019

StopSextortion [link] pic.twitter.com/W9E5CJ6PvT — FBI (@FBI) July 3, 2019. link] pic.twitter.com/ES7oeE1HSd — FBI (@FBI) June 25, 2019. ” The FBI provided the following answers to those interested in have more info on the sextortion scams: What is sextortion? Sending one explicit image can start a scary cycle.

Scams 111

Scams Internet Internet Advertising 111

SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

This research is a continuation of our annual financial threat reports ( 2019 , 2018 and 2017 ) providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the financial threat landscape. The data for 2020 was mostly compared against 2019 to monitor the malware development trends. in 2019 to 38.7% Key findings.

Banking 145

Banking Phishing Malware Mobile 145

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The research in this report is a continuation of our previous annual financial threat reports ( 2018 , 2019 and 2020 ), providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the threat landscape. American Express phishing scams also have held consistent over the years with 10% in 2021. Banking malware for PC.

Banking 140

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 140

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2023

It shouldn't come as a surprise to many, but i llicit cryptocurrency transactions hit an all-time high in 2022, totaling $20.1 In 2021, the company found $14 billion in illicit activity, but it has since raised that number to $18 billion due to the discovery of new crypto scams. billion, according to a report by Chainalysis.

Cryptocurrency 113

Cryptocurrency Marketing Scams Risk 113

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

The Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange is forcing users to reset their passwords following a data leak. . Another bad news for the community of the virtual currencies communities, the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange has forced its users to reset their passwords following a data leak. . charlysatoshi. This is a real email!

Passwords 92

Passwords Cryptocurrency Data breaches Advertising 92

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. Once hijacked the channel, attackers either sell it to the highest bidder or employ it in cryptocurrency scam scheme. The hackers used fake collaboration opportunities (i.e.

Accountability 144

Accountability Malware Phishing Social Engineering 144

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. “An eight-month long investigation between the Romanian National Police (Poli? .

Banking 144

Banking Cybercrime Mobile Accountability 144

Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

Losses continue to mount, and we’re currently facing a scam racking up domestic and international losses of $43 billion. The FBI observed a 65% increase in losses suffered between July 2019 and December 2021, which feels like a significant ramp-up. The rise of cryptocurrency in BEC fraud. 6 tips to avoid BEC scams.

Cryptocurrency 83

Cryptocurrency Scams Authentication Accountability 83

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

The personal information of 11 million UK Facebook profiles were been found on a hackers website , with the social media giant seemingly dismissing the significance of the data within a statement, " This is old data that was previously reported on in 2019. We found and fixed this issue in August 2019". How Strong is Your Password?

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2024

Scam tokens masquerading as legitimate assets have long been creating problems for Web3 users. Speaking about the partnership, Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch, said, “The collaboration between Blockaid and 1inch is anticipated to set a new standard for security in the cryptocurrency landscape.

Marketing 147

Marketing Risk Cryptocurrency Scams 147

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

BEC or Email Account Compromise (EAC) was known as the $26 billion scam in 2019. The basics of the BEC scam are explained in a July 2021 SecureWorld article that interviewed Stephen Dougherty of the U.S. Understanding BEC scams. BEC is a sophisticated scam with multiple victims. Secret Service.

Scams 97

Scams Accountability Social Engineering Ransomware 97

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

France and Germany will block Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency. Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams. MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019). Astaroth Trojan leverages Facebook and YouTube to avoid detection.

Adware 81

Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking 81

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Malware Surveillance Ransomware 97

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2022

In 2019, this type of cyberattack cost companies about $7.5 CryptoLocker: Another cryptocurrency attack took place in 2013 at the hands of a piece of ransomware called CryptoLocker. Avoiding phishing scams can be the best way to prevent a ransomware attack. What Companies Have Suffered These Attacks?

Ransomware 123

Ransomware Software Malware Education 123

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Since early 2019, the average reported loss from this scheme is nearly $3,000 per victim, and many victims have also reported that the scheme negatively affected their credit scores. The scam gets underway. The most common methods used in these scams is to wire money to fraudsters.

Scams 89

Scams Banking Accountability Cryptocurrency 89

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

If you look at the dynamics of attacks on mobile users in 2020, you will see that the average monthly number of attacks decreased by 865,000 compared to 2019. Number of attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Number of adware attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Number of mobile users attacked.

Mobile 145

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 145

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

We met at Black Hat 2019. The SamSam gang broke the mold of earlier, small-potatoes ransomware scams. Baldr can also plunder any cryptocurrency being stored in a range of digital wallets. British antimalware and network security vendor Sophos refers to this new tactic as “automated, active attacks.”

Encryption 147

Encryption Malware Ransomware Cyber Attacks 147

SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) are scams targeting individuals or organizations performing transfers of funds. This scam is most often used when an attacker compromises legitimate email accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques. IC3's Recovery Asset Team (RAT). Ransomware.

Cybercrime 67

Cybercrime Scams Banking Accountability 67

Hot for Security

JUNE 28, 2021

Worryingly, that figure represents a rise of around $300 million compared to losses reported by seniors in 2019. Older adults, the study found, were often defrauded as a result of romance scams, tech support fraud, and investment scams.

Scams 66

Scams Internet Internet Cryptocurrency 66

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, observed the growth of the lifespan of phishing attacks in the second half of 2019. Thus, the number of phishing attacks on cloud storages nearly doubled last year, while Internet providers have seen the three-fold increase in the number of phishing scams targeting them.

Phishing 87

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 87

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Then there was the money laundering, the cryptocurrency, the digital wallets. The funds included those from a 2019 North Korean-perpetrated cyber-heist of a Maltese bank. Then he led a wealthy bank customer scheme that involved the use of stolen Personally Identifiable Information (Pii) and in-person bank visits.

Social Engineering 94

Social Engineering Engineering Banking Cybercrime 94

SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

The offers presented in this report were published between 2019 and 2023 and were collected from the nine most popular forums for the purchase and sale of goods and services related to malware and unwanted software. Note, however, that on the dark web nothing eliminates the risk of being scammed with 100% probability.

Malware 134

Malware Encryption Accountability Mobile 134

Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2024

A few years ago, paying ransomware attackers was almost a given—85% of hit organizations in early 2019 felt they had no choice. It decided to leave the ransomware world behind by ripping off its own customers (which are really just affiliates in crime) in a sloppily executed exit scam.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Healthcare Technology Phishing 97

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Another big focus is organizations and users that possess or operate cryptocurrency — cryptoexchanges, cryptowallets and others are among the juicy targets. For instance, somewhat surprisingly, since 2019 vishing (voice phishing, i.e. phone scams) has enjoyed a renaissance. million USD) monthly. Services in demand.

Cybercrime 145

Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 145

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

Last year’s lockdowns gave a boost to the mobile market, with users downloading thirty percent more mobile games per week in Q1 2021 than in Q4 2019 globally, reaching over one billion weekly downloads. This finely designed tournament page is nothing more than a scam that capitalizes on well-known and trusted brands.

Adware 139

Adware Mobile Malware Phishing 139

Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Below are figures from the IBM 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report : The average time to identify a breach in 2019 was 206 days The average time to contain a breach was 73 days , for a total of 279 days The potential damage, stealing of data, and widespread compromise that can happen in the meantime can be enormous and catastrophic to your business.

Cyber Attacks 78

Cyber Attacks Phishing Backups Ransomware 78