Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2020

The story concluded that this dubious service had been scamming people and companies for more than a decade, and promised a Part II to explore who was behind Web Listings. ” Historic WHOIS registration records from Domaintools [an advertiser on this blog] say Weblistingsinc.org was registered in Nov. as a business partner.

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Webroot

MAY 9, 2025

Text scams, also known as smishing (SMS + phishing ), are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission reports that in 2024, consumers lost $470 million to scams that started with text messages. Watch out for these common scams Package delivery alerts Package delivery alerts are the most common text scam.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Maybe it’s indelicate to celebrate the birthday of a cybercrime blog that mostly publishes bad news, but happily many of 2024’s most engrossing security stories were about bad things happening to bad guys. Image: Shutterstock, Dreamansions. KrebsOnSecurity.com turns 15 years old today!

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 30, 2025

On that note, stay tuned for the promised "Passkeys for Normal People" blog post, I hope to be talking about that in next week's video (travel schedule permitting).

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Quick Heal Antivirus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Sextortion is a scam via email or any other medium to blackmail the victim and. The post Sextortion Scam: Blackmail scam emails that demand Bitcoin appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice. What is Sextortion?

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Webroot

APRIL 11, 2025

Thats why each year, the IRS releases its list of Dirty Dozen Tax Scams. Common tax scams to watch out for in 2025 IRS Impersonation: The most common type of tax fraud starts with a phone call, text or email. Its easy to avoid these scams by remembering this important tip – the first time the IRS contacts you, it will be by U.S.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2025

Through an automated attack disguised as a notice from Hunts chosen newsletter provider Mailchimp, scammers stole roughly 16,000 records belonging to current and past subscribers of Hunts blog. As such, readers should be the lookout for any scams or phishing attempts in the coming weeks. What happened? Hunt wrote.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

Before we get to the Apple scam in detail, we need to revisit Tony’s case. The Owner: The phishing panel owner, who will frequently listen in on and participate in scam calls. The image that Lookout used in its blog post for Crypto Chameleon can be seen in the lower right hooded figure. com and lookoutsucks[.]com.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2021

Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the global crisis coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) to attempt cyber scams! The Wave of Coronavirus Cyber Scams While the world is busy fighting with the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), cyber attackers are misusing this global crisis for their malicious use.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

The background and the IOCs for this blog were gathered by an Expert helper on our forums and Malwarebytes researchers. But the end goal to this scam, and most others, is monetary gain. So keep an eye on your digital and flat currency if youve fallen for one of these scams. Our thanks go out to them.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2023

Related: The rise of ‘SMS toll fraud’ The Bank of America scam serves as a prime example of how criminals exploit this technique. Victims of the Bank of America scam have shared their experiences, shedding light on the deceptive tactics employed by these fraudsters.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

From classic dark web doxing to the advent of fullz—full identity kits sold for a few dollars—threat actors are leveraging these methods … The post The Future of Identity Protection: Real-Time Threats and Scams appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Phishing scams are no longer just poorly written emails full of typos. Hackers are now able to create not only better messages but also more […] The post Next-Gen Phishing Techniques – How Back-End Tech Made Scams More Effective appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2025

Tasks scam are surging, with a year over year increase of 400%. Mind you, my profile is not some honeytrap, it clearly says I blog for Malwarebytes. balance in the USDT accounts belonging to the scammers These scams are likely designed to be confusing. Once you know the red flags, it is easier to avoid falling for task scams.

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Graham Cluley

APRIL 5, 2024

Two China-based Android app developers are being sued by Google for an alleged scam targeting 100,000 users worldwide through fake cryptocurrency and other investment apps. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Graham Cluley

APRIL 15, 2024

Law enforcement officers in Zambia have arrested 77 people at a call centre company they allege had employed local school-leavers to engage in scam internet users around the world. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In this blog post, we look at a couple of examples that erode our trust in online ads. They more likely want a scam-free and malware-free experience but perhaps aren’t in a position to pay for a subscription. In addition, there are some still some fundamental issues that have some people concerned.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 27, 2024

I touch on it in the blog post but imagine all the different stuff I have to spread myself across to run this thing, and how much time is left for actual coding. Ah, episode 401, the unauthorised one! Ok, that was terrible, but what's not terrible is finally getting some serious dev resources behind HIBP.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” In the first week of September, Groove posted on its darknet blog nearly 500,000 login credentials for customers of Fortinet VPN products, usernames and passwords that could be used to remotely connect to vulnerable systems. Sometime in the last week, Groove’s darknet blog disappeared. Maybe sell it? government interests.

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Graham Cluley

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Three Californian residents have been convicted of laundering millions of dollars tricked out of older adults who had fallen victim to government-imposter and tech support scams. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Experts warn of a new ongoing WhatsApp OTP scam that could allow attackers to hijack users’ accounts through phone calls. Recently CloudSEK founder Rahul Sasi warned of an ongoing WhatsApp OTP scam that could allow threat actors to hijack users’ accounts through phone calls. To nominate, please visit:?. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. In August 2020, KrebsOnSecurity warned about a marked increase in large corporations being targeted in sophisticated voice phishing or “vishing” scams. and 11:00 p.m.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2024

This blog post was written based on research carried out by Jérôme Segura. A campaign using sponsored search results is targeting home users and taking them to tech support scams. For systems running Windows, we found visitors are redirected to tech support scam websites such as this one.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 27, 2025

Nisos DPRK IT Worker Scam: Mitigation Steps for Hiring Teams Nisos is tracking a network of likely North Korean (DPRK)-affiliated IT workers posing as Singaporean, Turkish, Finish and US nationals with the goal of obtaining employment in remote IT, engineering, and full-stack blockchain positions.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

“We may warn you about messages that ask you to take the conversation to another platform because that can be a sign of a scam,” the company said in a blog post. ” It remains unclear who or what is behind the recent proliferation of fake executive profiles on LinkedIn, but likely they are from a combination of scams.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A massive global multi-million dollar scam, operating since 2019, has been uncovered. The post Multi-Million Dollar Global Credit Card Scam Exposed appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The post Multi-Million Dollar Global Credit Card Scam Exposed appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. By […].

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2025

This blog post was co-authored with Elie Berreby, Senior SEO Strategist Criminals are highly interested in online marketing and advertising tools that they can leverage as part of their ongoing malware campaigns. We have diligently reported the malicious ads to Google.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Urlscan also found this phishing scam from Jan. Way back in 2016, security firm Fortinet blogged about LinkedIn’s redirect being used to promote phishing sites and online pharmacies. The best advice to sidestep phishing scams is to avoid clicking on links that arrive unbidden in emails, text messages and other mediums.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Phishing sites displaying a fake Windows Defender alert are the main threat in a new tech support scam. The post Fake Windows Defender Alerts Used in Recent Tech Support Scam appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. In […].

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

-based Chinese international students, a wealthy victim group, with scam calls. Are Victims of RedZei Scam Calls appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Are Victims of RedZei Scam Calls appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The post Chinese Students in the U.K.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Threat intelligence firm Resecurity details how crooks are delivering IRS tax scams and phishing attacks posing as government vendors. Threat intelligence firm Resecurity published Indicators of compromise (IoCs), a sample and reference in the following blog post: [link]. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IRS tax scam).

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Cybercriminals heavily target TikTok users with cryptocurrency giveaway scams. Cryptocurrency Scams on […] The post Cryptocurrency Scams to Heavily Target TikTok Users appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The vast majority of the posts impersonate Elon Musk and relate to Tesla or SpaceX.

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Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We call what these criminals do “romance scams.” What exactly are romance scams? Leveraging Affection and Trust The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) states that “romance scams occur when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust.” If it’s a scam, though, the request will come.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

17 web domains used for recruiting money mules for work-from-home and reshipping scams were seized by the FBI and USPS (US Postal Inspection Service) last week, as a result of an investigation that has been taking place since February 2021. How Did the Scam Happen?

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Shopping online or attempting to get in touch with a store is a little bit like walking on a minefield: you might get lucky or take a wrong step and get scammed. The scam ends in accusations of money laundering, threats of arrest warrant, and pressure to transfer money into a Bitcoin wallet.

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

A typical phishing scam aimed at a hot wallet user works as follows: hackers send email messages addressed as coming from a well-known crypto exchange and requesting the user to confirm a transaction or verify their wallet again. In fact, they look rather primitive and target mostly unsophisticated users. ripple.com.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

.” The operation was carried out in coordination with the FBI and authorities in Australia, which was particularly hard hit by phishing scams perpetrated by U-Admin customers. 2020 blog post on an ongoing Qakbot campaign that was first documented three months earlier by Check Point Research. The U-Admin phishing panel interface.

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