Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The FBI warns of an increase of fraudulent schemes leveraging cryptocurrency ATMs and QR Codes to facilitate payment. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) published an alert to warn the public of fraudulent schemes leveraging cryptocurrency ATMs and Quick Response (QR) codes to complete payment transactions.

Cryptocurrency 83

Cryptocurrency Scams Accountability Government 83

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Once payments are collected from the victims, they make previously created resources vanish and set up the next new campaign – this is why investigators named the group “Digital Smoke” According to the latest report by FTC released last week called “The Top Scams of 2022” people reported losing $8.8

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Once hijacked the channel, attackers either sell it to the highest bidder or employ it in cryptocurrency scam scheme. The researchers identified around 15,000 actor accounts, most of which were created for this campaign. Hijacked channels ranged from $3 USD to $4,000 USD depending on the number of subscribers.

Accountability 129

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The fabricated LinkedIn identities — which pair AI-generated profile photos with text lifted from legitimate accounts — are creating major headaches for corporate HR departments and for those managing invite-only LinkedIn groups. Another “swarm” of LinkedIn bot accounts flagged by Taylor’s group.

Accountability 269

Accountability Scams Artificial Intelligence Cryptocurrency 269

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 106

Cryptocurrency Scams Marketing Hacking 106

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

According to the FTC, people with age between 18 to 39, were most exposed to these scams in 2021. Most of the reported scams, crooks promoted bogus investment opportunities, and in many cases, they got in direct contact with victims as supposed friends to encourage them to invest. Read about romance scams. Pierluigi Paganini.

Media 90

Media Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing 90

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. If you were confused at this point, you might ask Google who it thinks is the current Chief Information Security Officer of Chevron. of spam and scam.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

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. The novelty this year is represented by scams exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, 2020 saw the emergence of scams exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Internet 109

Internet Internet Scams Identity Theft 109

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

Artificial Intelligence 95

Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Scams Insurance 95

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2020

Group-IB discovered thousands of personal records of users from multiple countries exposed in a targeted multi-stage bitcoin scam. The information has been provided to relevant authorities in the affected countries. The new scheme is similar to the “Bitcoin Evolution” scam, that Group-IB reported on in Feb.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Businesses employ MongoDB to organize and store large swaths of document-oriented information, and in GokuMarket’s case, the details of over a million customers and admin users. GokuMarket, a cryptocurrency exchange, was recently acquired by Canada-based crypto exchange ByteX.

Passwords 94

Passwords Cryptocurrency Scams Mobile 94

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. For the tool to function, the operator must input a list of compromised email accounts to be scanned. billion on organizations.

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Artificial Intelligence Banking Scams Cybercrime 120

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? This could be the possibility of a modeling contract; online game credits or codes; or money, cryptocurrency, and gift cards. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

Credit card details related to an account balance of up to 5,000 has an average price of $120, which is exactly 50% of the price for the same item observed in 2021. The huge interest in cryptocurrency is keeping high the price of crypto accounts. verified account goes for $170 ($710 in 2021). 50 in 2021). 50 in 2021).

Identity Theft 95

Identity Theft Accountability DDOS Cybercrime 95

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

A victim scans what they think to be a legitimate code but the tampered code directs victims to a malicious site, which prompts them to enter login and financial information.” ” Malicious websites could also deliver malware on the victims’ devices or hijack their payments to accounts under their control.

Cryptocurrency 100

Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Malware Scams 100

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

Spyware 86

Spyware Data breaches Retail Ransomware 86

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Group-IB assisted Paxful, an international peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, in countering web-bot and social engineering attacks. Group-IB Secure Portal also managed to identify over 100,000 accounts with three or more logins from the same device.

Cryptocurrency 59

Cryptocurrency Social Engineering eCommerce Engineering 59

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 60

Passwords Cryptocurrency Data breaches Advertising 60

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has announced it is terminating its operation following the December cyberattack. The Russian cryptocurrency exchange was hacked on Christmas Eve, it published a message on its website warning customers to stop using its services. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Livecoin).

Cryptocurrency 119

Cryptocurrency Scams Hacking Accountability 119

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

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Scams 85

Scams Phishing Advertising DDOS 85

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 68

Data breaches Malware Surveillance Ransomware 68

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

As those of us working to better protect our organizations implement new security measures, threat actors are already creating new tactics to counter those measures. Most recently, one of those new schemes involves fake LinkedIn profiles representing Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) at some of the world's largest corporations.

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CISO Engineering Healthcare Cryptocurrency 77

Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant was likely hacked through a brute-force password attack, the company revealed. Last week, threat actors hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. Sorry, change password please.”

Accountability 121

Accountability Hacking Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity 121

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2020

They can prove their identity by answering basic security questions and requesting the cancellation of the old SIM and the activation of a new one. Crooks used the duplicates to receive directly to their phones the second-factor authentication codes used by banks to confirm fraudulent transfers to accounts under theirs control.

Banking 116

Banking Cybercrime Mobile Accountability 116

Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2020

users Thousands of WordPress WooCommerce stores potentially exposed to hack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. users Thousands of WordPress WooCommerce stores potentially exposed to hack.

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Data breaches Hacking Advertising Ransomware 55

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 5, 2020

From there, they could target employees with access to account support tools, which they used to infiltrate 130 widely followed Twitter accounts. By tweeting a cryptocurrency scam from 45 of the accounts, the hackers turned a quick $100,000 profit. Cyber criminals will not find sanctuary behind their keyboards.”.

Accountability 52

Accountability Phishing Cryptocurrency Scams 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Spyware 95

Spyware Hacking Advertising Antivirus 95

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

CyberNews analyzed a classic cryptocurrency romance scam, also known as CryptoRom, explaining how scammers hid the money CryptoRom scammers hid the money with several layers of obfuscation, but the Cybernews research team discovered that the stolen funds ended up in Binance accounts. Here’s how we did it.

Scams 85

Scams Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Accountability 85

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. France and Germany will block Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency. Once again thank you!

Adware 52

Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking 52

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

Mindaugas (who wished his last name not to be disclosed publicly), an executive at a UK-based company, unknowingly fell for a scam when he tried to claim a £60 bonus supposedly offered by Coinbase, a mistake that resulted in £15,000 lost to fraudsters in minutes. Falling for the scam. The scammers didn’t waste any time. It was zero.

Scams 99

Scams Cryptocurrency Accountability Authentication 99

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

On November 2021, the US Department of Justice indicted Joseph James O’Connor for stealing $784,000 worth of cryptocurrency using SIM swap attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

Cybercrime 89

Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Accountability Media 89

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

The social media giant Twitter confirmed that hackers compromised 130 accounts in last week hack and downloaded data from eight of them. The social media platform Twitter suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, multiple high-profile accounts were hacked. You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000.”.

Accountability 105

Accountability Social Engineering Media Hacking 105

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The US DoJ charged the suspected Twitter hacker ‘PlugWalkJoe’ with the theft of $784,000 worth of cryptocurrency using SIM swap attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

Hacking 108

Hacking Cryptocurrency Accountability Identity Theft 108

Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2020

“Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren filed 30 felony charges against the teen this week for “scamming people across America” in connection with the Twitter hack that happened on July 15.” bitcoins were amassed by attackers in “accounts associated with Clark”) from the unaware followers of the hacked accounts.

Hacking 102

Hacking Computers and Electronics Scams Accountability 102

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2022

Dancho Danchev’s “Astalavista Security Group – Investment Proposal” Presentation – A Photos Compilation. Dancho Danchev’s “Building and Implementing a Successful Information Security Policy” White Paper – [PDF]. Dancho Danchev’s Primary Contact Points for this Project – Email/XMPP/Jabber/OMEMO and PGP Key Accounts.

Cybercrime 96

Cybercrime Hacking Scams Ransomware 96

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

This data may include your personal and secretive details like emails, social media accounts, passwords, bank details, and other crucial stuff. The hackers act as the middle man between you and your designated sites and record essential details of your accounts. She is a small business owner, traveler and investor of cryptocurrencies.

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Hacking VPN Passwords Internet 107