Accountability, Banking, Phishing and Web Fraud

PayPal Phishing Scam Uses Invoices Sent Via PayPal

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2022

The missives — which come from Paypal.com and include a link at Paypal.com that displays an invoice for the supposed transaction — state that the user’s account is about to be charged hundreds of dollars. ” A copy of the phishing message included in the PayPal.com invoice.

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Why is.US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Domain names ending in “ US ” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows. government, which is frequently the target of phishing domains ending in.US. US phishing domains.US This is noteworthy because.US is overseen by the U.S.

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Phishing Sites Targeting Scammers and Thieves

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2021

That was right after KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that someone had hacked BriansClub and siphoned information on 26 million stolen debit and credit accounts. com, and was wondering when the funds would be reflected in the balance of his account on the shop. Shortly after it came online as a phishing site last year, BriansClub[.]com

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Arrest, Raids Tied to ‘U-Admin’ Phishing Kit

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Cyber cops in Ukraine carried out an arrest and several raids last week in connection with the author of a U-Admin , a software package used to administer what’s being called “one of the world’s largest phishing services.” The U-Admin phishing panel interface. Image: fr3d.hk/blog. ” U-Admin, a.k.a.

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Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic. Bank customers. Bank customers.

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How Coinbase Phishers Steal One-Time Passwords

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A recent phishing campaign targeting Coinbase users shows thieves are getting cleverer about phishing one-time passwords (OTPs) needed to complete the login process. A Google-translated version of the now-defunct Coinbase phishing site, coinbase.com.password-reset[.]com. The Coinbase phishing panel. million Italians.

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US Harbors Prolific Malicious Link Shortening Service

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. domains as among the most prevalent in phishing attacks over the past year. US phishing domains.

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The Rise of One-Time Password Interception Bots

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

That service quickly went offline, but new research reveals a number of competitors have since launched bot-based services that make it relatively easy for crooks to phish OTPs from targets. agency — advertised a web-based bot designed to trick targets into giving up OTP tokens. ” .

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Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The profile also linked to Mr. Lee’s Twitter/X account , which features the same profile image. Doug then messaged the Mr. Lee account on Telegram, who said there was some kind of technology issue with the video platform, and that their IT people suggested using a different meeting link. ” Image: SlowMist.

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The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim's funds via Zelle, a "peer-to-peer" (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family.

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Phishers are Angling for Your Cloud Providers

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2019

But when accounts at those CRM providers get hacked or phished, the results can be damaging for both the client’s brand and their customers. Here’s a look at a recent CRM-based phishing campaign that targeted customers of Fortune 500 construction equipment vendor United Rentals. .

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‘Land Lordz’ Service Powers Airbnb Scams

Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2019

Scammers who make a living swindling Airbnb.com customers have a powerful new tool at their disposal: A software-as-a-service offering called “ Land Lordz ,” which helps automate the creation and management of fake Airbnb Web sites and the sending of messages to advertise the fraudulent listings. co.uk , airbnb.pt-anuncio[.]com

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How to Shop Online Like a Security Pro

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

I later received an email from the seller, who said his Amazon account had been hacked and abused by scammers to create fake sales. Sure, the card associations and your bank are quick to point out that you’re not liable for fraudulent charges that you report in a timely manner, whether it’s debit or a credit card.

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SSNDOB marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

You run the risk of being targeted for spear phishing, or having your personal information used for fraudulent applications. One breach taking your login from a gaming forum can quickly become something that exposes Government service logins or bank accounts. The threat of stolen PII. Tips for locking down after an SSN breach.

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Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

The crux of Bryant’s discovery was that the spammers in those 2016 campaigns learned that countless hosting firms and registrars would allow anyone to add a domain to their account without ever validating that the person requesting the change actually owned the domain. domaincontrol.com and ns18.domaincontrol.com). domaincontrol.com).

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The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via Zelle , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family. Check out their partner list here ].

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

TARGETED PHISHING. But the more insidious threat with hacked databases comes not from password re-use but from targeted phishing activity in the early days of a breach, when relatively few ne’er-do-wells have got their hands on a hot new hacked database. The targeted phishing message that went out to classicfootballshirts.co.uk

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

that has been tracking down individuals engaged in unauthorized “SIM swaps” — a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. OG accounts typically can be resold for thousands of dollars. ” FAKE IDs AND PHONY NOTES.

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How Do You Fight a $12B Fraud Problem? One Scammer at a Time

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. Ronnie Tokazowski (RT): The why is that there’s a lot of money being lost to this type of fraud.

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Cyber Security Informer

PayPal Phishing Scam Uses Invoices Sent Via PayPal

Why is.US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

Trending Sources

Phishing Sites Targeting Scammers and Thieves

Arrest, Raids Tied to ‘U-Admin’ Phishing Kit

Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All

How Coinbase Phishers Steal One-Time Passwords

US Harbors Prolific Malicious Link Shortening Service

The Rise of One-Time Password Interception Bots

Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware

The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

Phishers are Angling for Your Cloud Providers

‘Land Lordz’ Service Powers Airbnb Scams

How to Shop Online Like a Security Pro

SSNDOB marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

How Do You Fight a $12B Fraud Problem? One Scammer at a Time

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