SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Researchers found 167 counterfeit Android and iOS apps that attackers used to steal money from victims who believed they installed a financial trading, banking or cryptocurrency app. Carson said companies need better cyber hygiene via educating employees on ways to detect these scams. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

We’ve observed a 419-style scam (also known as an advance fee scam) which combines the promise of cryptocurrency riches with WhatsApp conversation. This is the part of the scam where the people behind it start to get technical. It’s all about that personal touch in the land of cryptocurrency scams.

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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. Upon detection, it alters the banking information of the intended recipient (like the victim’s supplier) to details specified by the perpetrator.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

Microsoft researchers warn of the rising threat of cryware targeting non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Microsoft warns of the rise of cryware, malicious software used to steal info an dfunds from non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Ransomware. Password and info stealers.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2024

Cybercriminals are targeting Mac users interested in cryptocurrency opportunities with fake calendar invites. Scammers, impersonating cryptocurrency investors, are active on Telegram channels to get interested people to attend a meeting about a future partnership. Topics are cryptocurrency investment opportunities.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2022

The email specifies that the HR manager should include the codes associated with each card, which the scammer behind the scenes then sells online for cash or cryptocurrency. The attacker then creates a look-alike domain and contacts each customer on the report explaining that all future payments should be sent to a new bank account.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2021

Robinhood is an increasingly popular trading app where you can buy and sell stocks, as well as cryptocurrency. Phishing attempts come via email where scammers use different social engineering tactics to pose as a reputable sender like the IRS, your bank or brokerage firm.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Apple iOS users often fall prey to mobile scams; around 30.1% Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks. Social media-based scams are increasing as the average Australian uses their smartphone to connect unilaterally with multiple social networking services.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 23, 2022

This operation also led the Belgian Police (Police Fédérale/Federale Politie) and the Dutch Police (Politie) to nine arrests, 24 house searches, and the seizure of firearms, ammunition, jewelry, electronic devices, cash, and cryptocurrency. The group was involved in fraud, money laundering, phishing, and scams.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. In fact, from January through the end of October, Kaspersky detected more than 2,300 fraudulent global resources aimed at 85,000 potential crypto investors or users who are interested in cryptocurrency mining.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As the financial threat landscape has been dramatically evolving over the past few years, with the expansion of such activities as ransomware or cryptofraud, we believe it is no longer sufficient to look at the threats to traditional financial institutions (like banks), but rather assess financial threats as a whole.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

Allen said a typical voice phishing or “vishing” attack by this group involves at least two perpetrators: One who is social engineering the target over the phone, and another co-conspirator who takes any credentials entered at the phishing page and quickly uses them to log in to the target company’s VPN platform in real-time.

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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. Visit www.ic3.gov

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Group-IB assisted Paxful, an international peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, in countering web-bot and social engineering attacks. The combination of advanced anti-fraud technologies and intelligence protects both banking and retail customers. About Group-IB.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2021

We’re no strangers to the Twitter customer support DM slide scam. We first observed the technique used on gamers back in 2014, and it eventually branched out into bank phishing. Trust Wallet is an app used to send, receive, and store Bitcoin along with other cryptocurrencies, including NFTs. Shall we take a look?

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 7, 2021

Several users of Trezor, a small hardware device that acts as a cryptocurrency wallet, have been duped by a fake app with the same name. He wanted to check his cryptocurrency balance on his phone and decided to search for and download an app instead of plugging the device into his computer via a USB connection. He lost 17.1

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

These scams can also be found on social media. Some users of social media have become very well-known for their tweets inside affected regions. Like many successful scams, it’s very simple, which can easily yield results. This means various forms of cryptocurrency and/or wire transfers are probably not on the cards.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The man is suspected to have scammed more than six executives in the Bay Area. “Nicholas Truglia, 21, lifted the $1 million from Ross’ two cryptocurrency accounts, according to a felony complaint filed this month in California state court. ” reads a CNBC report. although his attempts to rob them ultimately failed.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users. Let’s look at a few primary examples.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. Phishers primarily seek to extract confidential information from victims, such as credentials or bank card details, while scammers deploy social engineering to persuade targets to transfer money on their own accord.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If the movie lover entered their bank card details on the fake site, they risked paying more than the displayed amount for content that did not exist and sharing their card details with the scammers. Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

As stated in Group-IB’s annual report “ Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 ” presented at the CyberCrimeCon18 conference, every month, 1-2 banks lose money as a result of cyber attacks, and the damage caused by one successful theft is, on average, $2 million. Considering this, banks need to rethink their approach to protection against cyber threats.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Transactions on the dark web are typically conducted using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to maintain anonymity. The deep web is also made up of content that is not indexed by search engines and requires a login to access. The dark web is similar in that it can’t be found by search engines, but that is where the similarities end.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

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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,

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Some not only blindly facilitate the criminal norms of the cryptocurrency marketplace, but their law firms also blithely encourage cryptocurrency transactions by accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for their legal services. This last point about lawyers and cryptocurrency hits home and bothers me the most. Would a U.S.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Additionally, we looked at the phishing activity around gaming, specifically that related to cybersports tournaments, bookmakers, gaming marketplaces, and gaming platforms, and found numerous examples of scams that target gamers and esports fans. Key findings. Risky money: how to lose instead of gaining.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The goals can be different – to sell this information to those who may benefit from it, like the advertisers, competitors, data companies; to obtain the banking information and passwords, and so on. Hacking and Social Engineering Attack vector – a specific method used by a hacker to accomplish his malicious goal.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Here are a few: Ukraine Relief Scams. The most common method of this type of scam was found in donation-seeking phishing emails. While others would impersonate real banks or relief causes. Most of these scams required victims to provide “support” by using cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin, making it harder to trace.

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Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Most of these sites (more specifically the advertising on these sites) use dishonesty and social engineering to fool users into opening links, enabling an action on their browser or downloading a file they never intended to. Bitcoin scams. Different versions of this scam have been observed localised for different countries.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

Malicious actors will continue to improve their social engineering tactics, making it more difficult to recognize deception and make it increasingly easier to become a victim, predicts Milbourne. Cryptocurrency. There was no shortage of discussion surrounding cryptocurrency and its security flaws. Ransomware.

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

However, attempts to claim the promised handout only led to monetary loss or compromised bank card details. It was bank card details, including CVV codes, that were the target of a gang of cybercriminals who created a fake informational website about social assistance for citizens of Belarus. Parcel scam: buy one, get none.

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SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

Most threats uncovered on PC and mobile devices were adware, but dangerous malware was also present: from stealers to bankers, often leading to the loss of not just credentials but money, including cryptocurrency. This finely designed tournament page is nothing more than a scam that capitalizes on well-known and trusted brands.

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Lenny Zeltser

JULY 25, 2018

Scammers use a variety of social engineering tactics when persuading victims to follow the desired course of action. Personalized Porn Extortion Scam. Consider the case of an extortion scam in which the sender claims to have evidence of the victim’s pornography-viewing habits. Data Breach Lawsuit Scam.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

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SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

Some of the scam sites discovered promised to reimburse a certain sum to the customers of a major international telecommunications company. Alongside the usual get-rich-doing-nothing and paid survey scams, we encountered a few less conventional scenarios. Scam sites also used cryptocurrency as bait.

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