Krebs on Security

AUGUST 4, 2023

The file included in this phishing scam uses what’s known as a “right-to-left override” or RLO character. In essence, this is a.eml file — an electronic mail format or email saved in plain text — masquerading as a.PDF file.

Phishing 206

Phishing Scams Computers and Electronics Software 206

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The authorities conducted 16 searches in Madrid, Málaga, Huelva, Alicante and Murcia and seized firearms, a katana, a baseball bat, four high-end cars, 80,000 euros in cash, a database with information on four million people, and computer and electronic material valued in thousands of euros. ” said the Spanish Police.

Computers and Electronics 86

Computers and Electronics Scams Cybercrime Phishing 86

SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. million detections compared to 5.04

Phishing 92

Phishing Banking Mobile Scams 92

Krebs on Security

APRIL 10, 2020

Each year, scam artists file phony tax refund requests on millions of Americans, regardless of whether or not the impersonated taxpayer is actually due a refund. In the “electronic signature,” section at the end of the filing, applicants are asked to provide a cell phone number, to choose a PIN, and provide their date of birth.

Computers and Electronics 339

Computers and Electronics Banking Accountability Scams 339

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

. “Junk actively participated in an online SIM-swapping community where various individuals would partner with one another to play different roles needed to successfully execute a SIM swap scam.” ” On March 3, 2022, the FBI executed a federal search warrant on Junk’s apartment and seized his electronic equipment.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Accountability Scams 106

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Case in point: we’re already seeing scams targeting World Cup fans more than a year out from the event. One of the most common scams is to create a fake website offering great deals for popular shopping portals. Phishing scam urging users to fill out a quick survey for a fake promotion.

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Scams Banking Phishing Retail 91

Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

The pandemic is providing the perfect cover for cybercrime, as can be seen in the alarming statistic from First Orion that criminals were able to get 270% more personal information in 2020 than in 2019 via vishing or phone scams. COVID-19 Scams. COVID-19 contact tracing and testing scams dominated 2020 and continue to do so in 2021.

Scams 92

Scams Computers and Electronics Insurance Social Engineering 92

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Computers and Electronics Cybercrime Ransomware 104

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning of an active IRS impersonation scam campaign sending spam emails to distribute malware. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an alert to warn taxpayers of a new scam campaign distributing malware. See Report Phishing and Online Scams for more details.”

Malware 78

Malware Computers and Electronics Scams Passwords 78

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 24, 2023

These often come as unsolicited phone calls or computer notifications and might sound convincing and well-intentioned, claiming they can solve all the vulnerabilities in the electronics if recipients buy the report. These scammers are a security threat to honest, ethical hackers.

Computers and Electronics 113

Computers and Electronics Cybersecurity Scams Software 113

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

“NASA employees and contractors should be aware that nation-states and cyber criminals are actively using the COVID-19 pandemic to exploit and target NASA electronic devices, networks, and personal devices.” Refrain from opening your personal email or non-work related social media on your NASA computer systems/devices.

Cyber Attacks 145

Cyber Attacks Computers and Electronics VPN Phishing 145

SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2022

Another day, another dollar, another phishing scam that'll make you holler. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the conviction of a California man who stole more than $23 million from the Department of Defense (DOD) through a complex phishing scam. He even hired someone else to pose as the shell company's owner.

Phishing 84

Phishing Computers and Electronics Banking Scams 84

Malwarebytes

APRIL 6, 2023

The IRS-authorized electronic filing service for tax returns, eFile.com, has been caught serving a couple of malicious JavaScript (JS) files these past few weeks, according to several security researchers and corroborated by BleepingComputer. Source: /u/SaltyPotter , original image cropped to fit) This, however, is no scam.

Computers and Electronics 95

Computers and Electronics Malware Scams Encryption 95

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. for malicious actions by hiding as a reliable person in electronic interaction.

Cybersecurity 99

Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Phishing Banking 99

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Could they contain a secret camera that reads electronic sensors on the cards? It's just like De Niro's Ace Rothstein says in Casino when the yokel slot attendant gets hit for three jackpots in a row and tells his boss there was no way for him to know he was being scammed. How could it be anything else? It's so obvious! News article.

Computers and Electronics 190

Computers and Electronics Scams 190

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Today, Maze operators released a press release on their site, the message titled “The Project is closed” warns that any other ransomware operation that will abuse its brand must be considered a scam. All the links to out project, using of our brand, our work methods should be considered to be a scam.

Ransomware 99

Ransomware Computers and Electronics Scams Cybercrime 99

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. The 911 service as it exists today.

VPN 304

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 304

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Large companies have also fallen prey to these phishing email scams. Targeted by an email phishing scam, the company inadvertently disclosed its payroll information, and a number of its employees, both current and former, had their identities compromised. Phishing emails appear to be so authentic that people fall for them all the time.

Phishing 98

Phishing Scams Computers and Electronics Banking 98

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

But SIM swaps are frequently abused by scam artists who trick mobile providers into tying a target’s service to a new SIM card and mobile phone that the attackers control. Handschumacher’s arrest comes on the heels of an apparent law enforcement crackdown on individuals involved in SIM swap schemes. All four major U.S.

Mobile 206

Mobile Cryptocurrency Scams Computers and Electronics 206

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The increasing trend of using mobile payments for in-store purchases (especially during the pandemic) is leading criminals to increasingly focus their efforts on defrauding people through online fraud and scams. Fraud and scams move to the web. Online skimming. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA).

Retail 143

Retail Banking Big data Computers and Electronics 143

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Fake leather bags, sunglasses, sportswear, electronics and perfumes pose risks to consumers. Scammers create fake websites to advertise and sell counterfeit goods, such as computers and electronics, clothing, jewelry, accessories, beauty and personal care products and even medicine usually with discounts that reach 80%.

Scams 58

Scams Computers and Electronics Phishing Advertising 58

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

These restrictions have created a burgeoning underground market for reshipping scams, which rely on willing or unwitting residents in the United States and Europe — derisively referred to as “ reshipping mules ” — to receive and relay high-dollar stolen goods to crooks living in the embargoed areas.

Cybercrime 308

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Marketing Scams 308

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Europol has summarized the overall results of this sting: 106 arrests, mostly in Spain and some in Italy 16 house searches 118 bank accounts frozen Seizures include many electronic devices, 224 credit cards, SIM cards and point-of-sale terminals, a marijuana plantation and equipment for its cultivation and distribution.

Cybercrime 74

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Phishing 74

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

PayPal was the almost exclusive focus of phishers in the electronic payment systems category, with 84% of phishing pages targeting the platform. In the realm of electronic payment systems, PayPal has traditionally been a popular target for exploitation by scammers. Key findings Phishing Financial phishing accounted for 36.3%

Banking 71

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 71

SecureWorld News

APRIL 11, 2023

According to an FBI "Scams and Safety" brief , which also discusses system and data protection and protecting money information: Be careful when connecting to a public Wi-Fi network and do not conduct any sensitive transactions, including purchases, when on a public network.

Computers and Electronics 89

Computers and Electronics Malware IoT Spyware 89

The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

The Shamoon “wiper” virus , for instance, devastated Saudi oil company Aramaco, destroying the hard drives of more than 30,000 Aramaco computers and forcing a weeklong shutdown of the company’s internal network. A few months later the UAE stood up its National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) which proceeded to do much the same thing.

Computers and Electronics 113

Computers and Electronics Data privacy Encryption Media 113

Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

The request is sent in plain text, which is the computer networking equivalent of yelling the names of all the websites you’re visiting out loud. Remember, Bitcoin was supposed to be a peer-to-peer electronic cash system not a vehicle for speculative trading. So why is it on our list at all?

Internet 111

Internet Internet Technology DNS 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Google Android team found high severity flaw in Honeywell Android-based handheld computers. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. Homebuyers Being Targeted by Money Transfer Scam. Researcher devised a new CSS & HTML attack that causes iPhone reboot or freezes Macs.

Computers and Electronics 55

Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Spyware Data breaches 55

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

However she doesn’t know when the cyber attack will happen, what infrastructures the attacker will hit and what technique the attacker will use (phishing, exploiting, scam, etc). I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. In other words this information is what Alice knows and believes it’s true.

Computers and Electronics 74

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Education Cybersecurity 74

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. In a typical internet hoax manner, crypto scam sites offered visitors to get rich quick by paying a small fee. “Promotional campaigns by major banks” were a popular bait in 2022.

Phishing 89

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 89

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

If you visit the URL in the first message from your Windows computer, you are automagically forwarded to Google. That's because the web server is checking to see if you are asking for the information from a phone or from a computer. This is where some independent amateur researchers make a mistake. info?" [link]. go.metreysi[.]info

Computers and Electronics 128

Computers and Electronics Insurance Scams Mobile 128

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

According to the freshest data on DeFi, every hour 15 newly deployed scams against smart contracts are detected. Remote workers using corporate computers for entertainment purposes, such as online games, continue to pose financial threats organizations. Mobile malware techniques haven’t changed much in the course of 2022.

Cryptocurrency 86

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 86

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

This should begin with penetration testing, which is the assessment of computer networks, systems, and applications to identify and address security weaknesses. For example, being aware of scams such as business email compromise (BEC) is more important than ever before. Advanced cybersecurity software.

Cybercrime 53

Cybercrime VPN Computers and Electronics Firewall 53

SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

Even though, in 2020, we have seen ever more sophisticated cyberattacks, the overall statistics look encouraging: the number of users hit by computer and mobile malware declines, so does financial phishing. In 2020, the PayPal brand name (38.7%) was used for scam more than those of any other popular payment system. to 17.5%.

Banking 117

Banking Phishing Malware Mobile 117

Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Be Wary of Phishing Scams As mentioned, identity thieves use phishing emails to steal victims’ personal information. Secure Your Devices When filing your taxes online, use antivirus and anti-malware software on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Also, consider multi-factor authentication to provide extra protection.

Identity Theft 59

Identity Theft Computers and Electronics Accountability Phishing 59

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 19, 2021

If you visit the URL in the first message from your Windows computer, you are automagically forwarded to Google. That's because the web server is checking to see if you are asking for the information from a phone or from a computer. This is where some independent amateur researchers make a mistake. info?" [link]. go.metreysi[.]info

Computers and Electronics 59

Computers and Electronics Insurance Scams Mobile 59

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

More and more often, scam websites posing as large companies that promise huge cash prizes in return for completing a survey have begun setting out stricter criteria for those who want a chance to win. Second place was taken by Badun Trojans (6.31%), distributed in archives and disguised as electronic documents. up on 2020.

Phishing 64

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 64