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China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

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Thus, the missives bypass the mobile phone networks entirely and enjoy near 100 percent delivery rate (at least until Apple and Google suspend the spammy accounts). And in the United States, authorities in California and Tennessee arrested Chinese nationals accused of using NFC apps to fraudulently purchase gift cards from retailers.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

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Flashpoint said MrMurza appears to be extensively involved in botnet activity and “drops” — fraudulent bank accounts created using stolen identity data that are often used in money laundering and cash-out schemes. was used for an account “Hackerok” at the accounting service klerk.ru

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SMS Phishers Harvested Phone Numbers, Shipment Data from UPS Tracking Tool

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.” As early as April 2022, KrebsOnSecurity began receiving tips from Canadian readers who were puzzling over why they’d just received one of these SMS phishing messages that referenced information from a recent order they’d legitimately placed at an online retailer. “It was more or less the same day.

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

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Earlier this month, customers of the soccer jersey retailer classicfootballshirts.co.uk The messages addressed customers by name and referenced past order numbers and payment amounts tied to each account. From there, the attackers can reset the password for any online account that allows password resets via SMS.

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How Cybercriminals are Weathering COVID-19

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One of the more common and perennial cybercriminal schemes is “reshipping fraud,” wherein crooks buy pricey consumer goods online using stolen credit card data and then enlist others to help them collect or resell the merchandise. A screen shot from a user account at “Snowden,” a long-running reshipping mule service.

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911 Proxy Service Implodes After Disclosing Breach

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.” According to 911, the service was hacked in early July, and it was discovered that someone manipulated the balances of a large number of user accounts. 911 said the intruders abused an application programming interface (API) that handles the topping up of accounts when users make financial deposits with the service.

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

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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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