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Crooks bank on Microsoft’s search engine to phish customers

Malwarebytes

We identified a new wave of phishing for banking credentials that targets consumers via Microsoft’s search engine. While Microsoft’s Bing only has about 4% of the search engine market share , crooks are drawn to it as an alternative to Google. We have reported the fraudulent sites to Microsoft already.

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Details of a Computer Banking Scam

Schneier on Security

This is a longish video that describes a profitable computer banking scam that’s run out of call centers in places like India. And three, it’s an evolving tactic that gets around banks increasingly flagging blocking suspicious electronic transfers.

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Scammers hijack websites of Bank of America, Netflix, Microsoft, and more to insert fake phone number

Malwarebytes

Cybercriminals frequently use fake search engine listings to take advantage of our trust in popular brands, and then scam us. In the latest example of this type of scam, we found tech support scammers hijacking the results of people looking for 24/7 support for Apple, Bank of America, Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Netflix, and PayPal.

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Report: Big U.S. Banks Are Stiffing Account Takeover Victims

Krebs on Security

consumers have their online bank accounts hijacked and plundered by hackers, U.S. But new data released this week suggests that for some of the nation’s largest banks, reimbursing account takeover victims has become more the exception than the rule. Bank , and Wells Fargo. ” Sen.

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The Risk of Weak Online Banking Passwords

Krebs on Security

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.

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Shedding AI Light on Bank Wire Transfer Fraud

Security Boulevard

The post Shedding AI Light on Bank Wire Transfer Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard. Wire transfer fraud occurs when scammers convince a company to send money to a fraudulent account. While weeding out suspicious requests like this may seem rudimentary, it’s not.

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Zanubis in motion: Tracing the active evolution of the Android banking malware

SecureList

Introduction Zanubis is a banking Trojan for Android that emerged in mid-2022. Since its inception, it has targeted banks and financial entities in Peru, before expanding its objectives to virtual cards and crypto wallets. The malware operated as an overlay-based banking Trojan that abused Android’s accessibility service.

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