Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

While crooks continue to exploit the Coronavirus outbreak, the Europol announced to have arrested a man involved in COVID19 business scams. The Europol announced the arrest of a 39-year old man that is allegedly involved in Business email scam (BEC) connected to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The man has stolen €6.64

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Scams Advertising Banking Information Security 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

million from the German bank OLB by cloning customer debit cards and using them to cash out user funds across Brazil. million from the German bank Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB) by cloning customer debit cards and using them to cash out user funds across Brazil. SecurityAffairs – OLB bank, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Banking Cybercrime Advertising Scams 85

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Besides scamming, bad actors also released misinformation about new countries joining the alliance, which didn’t confirm their membership. This is a great example of how bad actors capitalize on geopolitical narratives to profit from investment scams.

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Cryptocurrency Scams Government Banking 107

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The six-month operation (July-December 2023) targeted organizations involved in seven types of online scams: business email compromise (BEC), ecommerce fraud, investment fraud, voice phishing , money laundering associated with illegal online gambling, romance scams , and online sextortion schemes.

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Scams eCommerce Banking Cybercrime 93

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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Artificial Intelligence Banking Scams Cybercrime 114

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2024

million individuals North Korea-linked Kimsuky used a new Linux backdoor in recent attacks International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Healthcare company WebTPA discloses breach affecting 2.5

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Healthcare Spyware Data breaches Banking 97

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The employee executed the money transfers during the meeting and transferred around HK$200 million to five bank accounts, with 15 transactions. The employee discovered the scam a week later and notified the company and local authorities. ” reported the website The Star.

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Scams Banking Technology Hacking 117

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 new scheme is similar to the “Bitcoin Evolution” scam, that Group-IB reported on in Feb. SecurityAffairs – hacking, bitcoin scam). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The gang carried out several fraudulent activities and earned about three million euros by carrying out various types of scams and reselling the stolen data to other cybercriminals. Criminal activities conducted by the group are smishing , phishing and vishing campaigns, and the ‘son in distress’ scam.

Computers and Electronics 84

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The FBI published a security advisory to warn of cyber actors using online dating sites to conduct confidence/romance scam and recruit money mules. The FBI published a security advisory to warn of confidence/romance scams turning victims into money mules. ” reads the advisory. located in a foreign country, U.S.

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Scams Banking Accountability Advertising 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

A cybercrime gang focused on Business Email Compromise (BEC) has started using coronavirus-themed scam emails in its attacks. The researchers received a coronavirus-themed scam email that attempted to trick victims into using a different bank account for the payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak. A change of the bank account).

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Scams Banking Cybercrime Advertising 105

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Similar scams have been observed before targeting Fedex and UPS. The bad actors attributed to Chinese-speaking cybercriminals are leveraging a package tracking text scam sent via iMessage to collect personal (PII) and payment information from the victims with the goal of identity theft and credit card fraud.

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Identity Theft Scams Banking Phishing 112

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

SCAM OMICRON PCR EMAILS Beware of fake NHS emails asking you to order a Omicron PCR test. The NHS will: NEVER ask for payment – the vaccine is free NEVER ask for your bank details Forward emails to Report@Phishing.Gov.UK credit card data, banking data). Link goes to a fake NHS website.

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Phishing Scams Banking Consumer Protection 108

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an alert to warn Americans of the rising threat of smishing (robotexts) attacks aimed at stealing their personal information or for financial scams. In some cases, the information collected as part of these smishing attacks may be used in future scams.

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Scams Wireless Mobile Accountability 93

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The opportunity to acquire them in bulk will be extremely attractive for actors involved in spam, online banking theft, scam, business email compromise (BEC), and account takeover (ATO) activities.

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Scams Passwords Phishing Accountability 122

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2020

The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan continues to evolve while receiving new updates it is employed in ongoing coronavirus-themed scams. . The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan is based on the code of the Zeus v.2 The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan is based on the code of the Zeus v.2 2 Trojan that was leaked online.

Banking 93

Banking Scams Malware Advertising 93

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested 1,003 individuals charged for several cybercrimes, including romance scams, investment frauds, and online money laundering. The authorities blocked 2,350 bank accounts linked to the illicit proceeds of online financial crime and intercepted over 27 million dollars.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The operation is the result of a joint effort of 27 countries, Eurojust, INTERPOL, the European Banking Federation (EBF), and the FinTech FinCrime Exchange. The money mules have a crucial role in criminal organizations to launder money for a wide array of illegal activities, such as online scams, sim-swapping, e-commerce fraud, and phishing.

Banking 108

Banking Scams Phishing Media 108

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 105

Internet Internet Scams Identity Theft 105

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Ohio Lottery data breach impacted over 538,000 individuals Notorius threat actor IntelBroker claims the hack of the Europol A cyberattack hit the US healthcare giant Ascension Google fixes fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year Russia-linked APT28 targets government Polish institutions Citrix warns customers to update PuTTY version installed (..)

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Data breaches VPN Hacking Banking 77

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2023

million scam. Bank card data, which customers indicated on phishing resources to pay for orders, automatically became known to attackers. The Cyber Police of Ukraine, with law enforcement officials from Czechia, has arrested several members of a gang responsible for $4.33 million with phishing campaigns.

Banking 82

Banking Phishing Scams Cybercrime 82

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

According to the report, more than 90% of African businesses are operating without the necessary cyber security protocols in place. It is important to highlight that Africa has the fastest-growing telephone and Internet networks in the world, and it as the widest use of mobile banking services.

Cybercrime 76

Cybercrime Scams DDOS Banking 76

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

[link] Phishing to be successful must gain the victim’s unwitting cooperation As mentioned, an attack can begin by sending an e-mail/sms with a link that redirects the user to a fake web page that mimics a legitimate site to steal sensitive information via forms. All the information provided is delivered to a server run by the scammers.

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Phishing Scams Education Passwords 111

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 19-year-old teen from Sydney for attempting to use data from the Optus data breach in SMS scams. “ A Sydney man, 19, has been charged for allegedly attempting to misuse stolen Optus customer data in a text message blackmail scam.” million individuals. million individuals.

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Data breaches Scams Telecommunications Financial Services 69

SecureList

AUGUST 14, 2023

Their owners may not be able to afford to spend enough money on information security or hiring a security professional, they may be unfamiliar with security settings, or they may be confident that their website is too small to be of any interest to hackers.

Phishing 79

Phishing Hacking Banking Scams 79

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Newbies get a taste of what phishing tools can do, pull off their first scam and wish for more, which is when they will be offered paid content. “To attract larger audiences, scam operators advertise their services, promising to teach others how to phish for serious cash.” ” reads the post published by Kaspersky.

Phishing 88

Phishing Scams Social Engineering Banking 88

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Shoulder-Surfing Sometimes, the simplest scams are the most effective. Shoulder-surfing involves someone watching over your shoulder as you type in passwords or other personal information. Wi-Fi Phishing Similar to email phishing scams, Wi-Fi phishing involves setting up fake Wi-Fi networks that mimic legitimate ones.

DNS 120

DNS VPN Encryption Passwords 120

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Such malicious scenarios are purposely developed by fraudsters and used for online-banking theft and financial fraud. According to the experts from Resecurity, the identified “In The Box” marketplace may now proudly be called the largest and most significant catalyst for banking theft and fraud involving mobile devices.

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Mobile Malware Banking Retail 100

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The most frequently reported complaints were related to phishing attempts, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. The most frequently reported complaints were p hishing and similar p loys, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion.” BEC scams resulted in more than $1.7 billion in losses.

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Internet Internet Scams Cybercrime 109

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

Flashpoint researchers who analyzed the collection reported that the text file leaked by BidenCash includes credit card numbers along with cardholder’s personally identifiable information (PII) (name, address) and financial data such as the full card number, expiration date, CVV code, and bank name. ” states Cyble.

Cybercrime 79

Cybercrime Identity Theft Scams Banking 79

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2024

. “After gaining access, the threat actor specifically targeted login information related to payer websites, where they then submitted a form to make ACH changes for payer accounts. bank accounts.” ” reads the HC3 sector alert. “The funds were then transferred to overseas accounts.

Social Engineering 106

Social Engineering Healthcare Engineering Accountability 106

Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

The actual customers of the title insurance companies are principally the banks which back these mortgage transactions. According to the FBI, BEC scams are the most costly form of cybercrime today. “The [employee] did not request a waiver or risk acceptance from the CISO.”

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Insurance Risk Financial Services CISO 289

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Regarding Q1 2022, the phishing campaigns increased in reference to 2021 as a result of the research focused on the online stores’ scams that hit users worldwide. Also during Q1 of 2022 criminals have updated phishing templates targeting banking organizations in Portugal. of the total, in comparison with 31.1% in Q2 2022.

Threat Reports 80

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 80

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

Regarding Q1 2022, the phishing campaigns increased in reference to 2021 as a result of the research focused on the online stores’ scams that hits users worldwide. Also during Q1 of 2022 criminals have updated phishing templates targeting banking organizations in Portugal. of the total, in comparison with 6.9% in Q1 2022.

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Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 78

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2021

Operation HAECHI-I took place between September 2020 and March 2021 and focused on five types of online financial crime, investment fraud, romance scams, money laundering associated with illegal online gambling, online sextortion , and voice phishing. ” reads the press release published by Interpol.

Banking 128

Banking Accountability Scams Phishing 128

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6 Police seized BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Serbian pleads guilty to running ‘Monopoly’ dark web drug market McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2

DDOS 102

DDOS Data breaches Ransomware Marketing 102

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 113

Banking Cybercrime Mobile Accountability 113