SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. Financial phishing In 2023, online fraudsters continued to lure users to phishing and scam pages that mimicked the websites of popular brands and financial organizations. Money is what always attracts cybercriminals.

Phishing 80

Phishing Banking Mobile Scams 80

Identity IQ

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Of those many ways, they can get thrown into two categories: Card Present Fraud Card present fraud refers to when someone steals or finds your physical credit card and uses it to make purchases. This type of fraud is most common with online shopping, phone transactions, or text and email scams.

Identity Theft 119

Identity Theft Scams Accountability Phishing 119

Hot for Security

APRIL 19, 2021

A recent study analyzing the most effective social media phishing scams shows that LinkedIn-related emails were among the most successful entry points in the first quarter of 2021. LinkedIn phishing messages have dominated the social media category for the last three years,” the report said.

Scams 134

Scams Media Phishing Passwords 134

SC Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Vendors had warned about the rise of COVID-19 scams throughout 2020. The second was the increase in the total cost of business email compromise (BEC) scams and email account compromise (EAC). The FBI compiles BEC and EAC as a single category of crime. BEC/EAC is the only category of cybercrime costing more than $1 billion.

Scams 126

Scams Cybercrime Accountability Ransomware 126

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

English: the international language of scamming. Whether this is due to older users being theoretically more susceptible to scams, or simply that their online footprint is easier to find, is not decided either way. COVID scams: The pandemic is a huge draw for malware authors, phishers, and social engineers.

Scams 132

Scams Phishing Data breaches Malware 132

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

million (roughly $750 million) through authorized and unauthorized fraud and scams in the UK alone. This is no surprise as phishing is often the prelude to more serious threats like ransomware, breaches, and BEC scams. This category covers fraud on debit, credit, charge, and ATM-only cards issued in the UK. How can we help?

Scams 78

Scams Banking Cyber Insurance Phishing 78

Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 4, 2023

Category Awareness, Guides. They can also use text messages to entice victims to click on links in scams known as “smishing.” “OK, So what do smishing scams look like?” Smishing scams can also come from an unknown or toll-free number, and in the latest scam trend reported by Verizon customers, your own phone number.

Scams 98

Scams Banking Phishing Financial Services 98

Hot for Security

MARCH 23, 2021

Despite newly created opportunities for fraudsters to rip-off unsuspecting citizens during the ongoing pandemic, tech support scams inflicted nearly $150 million in reported losses in 2020. While individuals in any age category may fall for these scams, 66 percent of victims are over 60 years of age, the report shows.

Scams 111

Scams Internet Internet Banking 111

Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2023

Scams range from unsolicited calls offering help with your “infected” computer to fully-fledged websites where you can purchase heavily over-priced versions of legitimate security software. The scams primarily emanate from call centers in South Asia, mainly India. Maybe we should be flattered, but frankly we are annoyed.

Scams 95

Scams Passwords Banking Accountability 95

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

According to the latest figures (PDF) released by the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the reported losses from BEC scams continue to dwarf other cybercrime loss categories, increasing to $1.86 billion in 2020. billion in 2020. Image: FBI.

Ransomware 359

Ransomware Social Engineering Cybercrime Scams 359

Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

It’s a sad state of Facebook privacy news fatigue that the urge is so strong to create privacy fail sub-categories—but there you have it. The post Expect More Spam Calls and SIM-Card Scams: 400 Million Phone Numbers Exposed appeared first on Adam Levin. Introducing the legacy fail. . Why It Matters.

Scams 197

Scams Accountability Financial Services Insurance 197

Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Category Social Engineering, Awareness Risk Level. That all sounds amazing and we’re pumped for you, but this is the ACT so we’ve got some reservations due to an ongoing scam. If so, you could be the next victim of a job scam. I was just getting ready to put in my two weeks” Unfortunately job scams are all too common.

Scams 130

Scams Social Engineering Engineering Banking 130

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

video scam led Cybernews researchers into exposing threat actors who are poisoning Facebook. video scam has led Cybernews researchers to a cybercriminal stronghold, from which threat actors have been infecting the social media giant with thousands of malicious links every day. scam uncovered on Facebook. Original post @ [link].

Scams 121

Scams Phishing Media Passwords 121

Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 29, 2022

Category Awareness, Guides, News, Social Engineering. Here are some of the scams we see most frequently, and some of the quick tips for avoiding them: Scammers impersonate tax officials to trick you into giving them your money and data. Why should I care about tax scams? What do this year’s tax scams look like in 2022?”

Scams 98

Scams Phishing Social Engineering Big data 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 20, 2021

Adding to the potential stress is the increasing tax scams out there and the ongoing battle to keep your company data protected and secure. But staying safe online when filing taxes does not have to be stressful.

Scams 78

Scams Accountability Cybersecurity Cyber threats 78

Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Category Awareness, Guides Risk Level Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. Avoid Scams Data breaches may reveal information about you to hackers that can be used to tailor scams to seem more legitimate, such as schools you have attended, clubs you are a part of, or even what bank you use.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Identity Theft Passwords Scams 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

“While typical premium service scams take advantage of phishing techniques, this specific global scam has hidden behind malicious Android applications acting as Trojans, allowing it to take advantage of user interactions for increased spread and infection.” ” reads the analysis published by Zimperium. million and €3.5

Malware 113

Malware Scams Mobile Phishing 113

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

The dark web marketplace Empire Market has been down for at least 3 days, two of the possible reasons, an exit scam or a prolonged DDoS attack. The cause is still unclear, someone blames a prolonged denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, while some users suspect an exit scam. DDoS attack or exit scam? Pierluigi Paganini.

DDOS 112

DDOS Marketing Scams Advertising 112

SecureList

JULY 11, 2022

In terms of topics and techniques, text-based fraud can be divided into several types: Dating scams. Let’s take a look at these types of scams and see why they work. Dating scams. This category includes messages seemingly from attractive women (more rarely men) looking for a “serious relationship.”

Scams 98

Scams Accountability Banking Phishing 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

This then granted the scam the appearance of authenticity and made it easier to dupe the NFT holders.” Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. ” reads the analysis published by blockchain cybersecurity firm CertiK.

Phishing 133

Phishing Hacking Accountability Scams 133

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (fraud that results in the victim voluntarily disclosing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (theft of bank card details). In 2020, a multi-stage scam called Rabbit Hole targeted companies’ brands, primarily retail and online services.

Scams 95

Scams Banking Retail Insurance 95

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.

Phishing 95

Phishing Scams Cryptocurrency Accountability 95

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2023

In 2021, the company found $14 billion in illicit activity, but it has since raised that number to $18 billion due to the discovery of new crypto scams. Chainalysis notes that the $20.1 billion number is a "lower bound estimate," meaning the number is much higher in reality. With an initial finding of $20.1 jurisdiction.

Cryptocurrency 90

Cryptocurrency Marketing Scams Risk 90

Security Boulevard

APRIL 20, 2022

Retail and wholesale moved from the fifth-most phished industry category all the way to first, ahead of last year’s most phished industry, manufacturing. This includes policy-defined high-risk URL categories commonly used for phishing such as newly observed and newly activated domains.

Phishing 115

Phishing Retail Risk Architecture 115

BH Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

We only need to think back to the early days of COVID-19 and how criminals exploited the widespread uncertainty to spread scams, ransomware infections and other threats. Back in October, we blogged about how phishing scams are becoming more common. Some experts believe the recession will trigger an increase in cybercrime.

Scams 52

Scams Banking Cybercrime Insurance 52

SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. The history of scams and phishing. Also in the 1990s, the first online scams appeared. Phishing and scams: current types of fraud. They just need to sign up and pay a small fee. Distribution.

Scams 93

Scams Phishing Social Engineering Banking 93

Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2021

There’s been a number of scams targeting fans of major upcoming video game releases over the last week or two. Early access, where players are granted first look at a title by paying or for free, is where our latest scam lies. This is perfect bait for younger gamers who may not be aware of this type of scam attempt.

Scams 93

Scams Phishing Media Authentication 93

Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. I ask you to vote for me again (even if you have already done it), because this vote is for the final.

Spyware 102

Spyware Firmware Ransomware Scams 102

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Many organizations train employees to spot phishing emails, but few raise awareness of vishing phone scams. It is a type of fraudulent activity that falls under the general phishing category and aims to achieve the same objectives. Most people are familiar with the term phishing, but not everyone knows about vishing.

Social Engineering 83

Social Engineering Phishing Engineering Scams 83

Webroot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Simply put, this type of training empowers your team to remain vigilant against cyber scams or attacks that prey on human error. Through a series of simulations based on real-world attacks, employees gain the know-how to spot common scams, including phishing attempts that could wreak havoc on your IT infrastructure. Why Webroot?

Security Awareness 103

Security Awareness Education Phishing Social Engineering 103

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 17, 2023

Back in January 2020, we blogged about a tech support scam campaign dubbed WoofLocker that was by far using the most complex traffic redirection scheme we had ever seen. Victims that fall for the scam and call the phone number are then redirected to call centres presumably in South Asian countries.

Scams 80

Scams Social Engineering Engineering 80

SecureList

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Phishing Since the beginning of fall, Kaspersky products have consistently identified a substantial number of scam stores offering clothing, appliances, and gadgets. Another substantial portion of scams targets gamers. Beyond the financial repercussions, scam victims also unwittingly expose their personal and identifying information.

Phishing 112

Phishing Banking Retail Scams 112

Identity IQ

AUGUST 15, 2023

21 in the Consumer Services category and No. The company also recently released its own report on the newest scams that target your identity as well as joined the Identity Theft Resource Center in releasing the 2022 Trends in Identity Report. “Running a business has only gotten harder since the end of the pandemic,” says Inc.

Identity Theft 52

Identity Theft Scams Education Consumer Services 52

Malwarebytes

MARCH 13, 2023

These scams usually offer the victims large returns with minimal risk. ” Within the category of investment fraud, a major role is taken up by crypto-investment fraud. Crypto-investment fraud saw an incredible growth in 2022, both in number of scams and in the amount of damage done. Retirement, 401K, Ponzi, Pyramid, etc.).”

Cryptocurrency 60

Cryptocurrency Scams Media Social Engineering 60

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 12, 2021

A more advanced classification splits the threats into four categories by type of actors involved. Staff members downloading malware , providing their sign-in info to strangers on the first request without verifying their legitimacy are typical scenarios in this category. This classification is very general and straightforward.

Accountability 144

Accountability Scams Risk Software 144

SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

Parcel scam: buy one, get none. Therefore, any offer to buy them is evidently a scam. Another traditional scam aims to persuade the user that they are the lucky winner of a tidy sum. Emails with a link pointing to a fake WhatsApp voice message most likely belong to the same category. Investments and public property scams.

Phishing 116

Phishing Banking Scams Computers and Electronics 116

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Separate categories exist for spam and deceptive practices; sensitive content; violent / dangerous content; regulated goods; and, just recently, misinformation, which covers things like election misinformation, COVID-19 medical misinformation, and vaccine misinformation. The guidelines are pretty much what you’d expect.

Scams 63

Scams Media Technology 63