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Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss’s email account got phished and was used to trick one of the company’s customers into sending a large payment to scammers. An Internet search for this email address reveals a humorous blog post from 2020 on the Russian forum hackware[.]ru, net , costamere[.]com

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A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

Krebs on Security

Besieged by scammers seeking to phish user accounts over the telephone, Apple and Google frequently caution that they will never reach out unbidden to users this way. The phishers also abused legitimate Google services to send Tony an email from google.com, and to send a Google account recovery prompt to all of his signed-in devices.

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The great Google Ads heist: criminals ransack advertiser accounts via fake Google ads

Malwarebytes

Table of contents Overview Criminals impersonate Google Ads Lures hosted on Google Sites Phishing for Google account credentials Victimology Who is behind these campaigns? The scheme consists of stealing as many advertiser accounts as possible by impersonating Google Ads and redirecting victims to fake login pages.

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ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps

Krebs on Security

In this scam, dubbed “ ClickFix ,” the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. Some of those lures worked, and allowed thieves to gain control over booking.com accounts.

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Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via Google Ads

Malwarebytes

While hard to measure precisely, tech support scams accounted for $924M, according to the FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report. We’ve identified specific advertiser accounts that make up the bulk of fraudulent ads we have reported to Google this past year.

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Happy 15th Anniversary, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

Maybe it’s indelicate to celebrate the birthday of a cybercrime blog that mostly publishes bad news, but happily many of 2024’s most engrossing security stories were about bad things happening to bad guys. Image: Shutterstock, Dreamansions. KrebsOnSecurity.com turns 15 years old today!

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Mobile security matters: Protecting your phone from text scams

Webroot

Little do you know, clicking that link could open the door for scammers to steal your identity, empty your bank account, or even plant malicious software (malware) on your device. Text scams, also known as smishing (SMS + phishing ), are on the rise. Task scams Task scams are fake job opportunities.

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