Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A penny stock is a security issued by a small company, generally for less than $5 per share, let’s see how crooks attempt to exploit them for scam s. Although it’s not always the case, opportunities to invest in penny stocks are frequently scams. For example, they could safeguard their systems from hacks. Cleary, Jr.,

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Scams Identity Theft Advertising Retail 57

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

It’s a good idea to prepare for cybercrime, and whenever possible avoid becoming a victim of it. None of this is to suggest that falling prey to holiday cybercrime is unavoidable or that the potential damage can’t be mitigated, but it is important to educate yourself, friends and family to safeguard the holiday season.

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Cybersecurity Retail Scams Phishing 191

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised.

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Malware VPN Internet Internet 205

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

Most online retailers years ago stopped shipping to regions of the world most frequently associated with credit card fraud, including Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Russia. For example, reshipping scams have over the years become easier for both reshipping mule operators and the mules themselves.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Marketing Scams 311

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M

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Spyware Data breaches Retail Ransomware 83

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sports fashion retail JD Sports discloses a data breach that explosed data of about 10M customers who placed orders between 2018 and 2020. We are advising them to be vigilant about potential scam e-mails, calls and texts and providing details on how to report these. ” Neil Greenhalgh, Chief Financial Officer of the company, said.

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Data breaches Retail Passwords Scams 90

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

How not to disclosure a Hack. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. The clothes retailer revealed a data theft which included its customer's full names, home addresses, email addresses, and partial debitcredit card details.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2022

“In the Box” dark web marketplace is leveraged by cybercriminals to attack over 300 financial institutions (FIs), payment systems, social media and online-retailers in 43 countries. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Dark Web). Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Turkey, and Singapore. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Mobile Malware Banking Retail 101

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Shopin founder charged by SEC for running $42 million scam cryptocurrency ICO. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of Shopin , Eran Eyal, for allegedly running $42 million scam ICO. Unfortunately, fraudulent ICOs are not a rarity over the years the media reported several cases of exit scams. .

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Retail Scams Cryptocurrency Advertising 57

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

These are attractive aspects that cybercrime groups will be unable to resist. And not only cybercrime groups, but also state-sponsored groups who have already started targeting this industry. More cryptocurrency-related threats: fake hardware wallets, smart contract attacks, DeFi hacks, and more.

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Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 86

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

EOSBet Gambling application hacked, crooks stole $200,000 worth of EOS. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. Homebuyers Being Targeted by Money Transfer Scam. Feedify cloud service architecture compromised by MageCart crime gang. Sustes Malware: CPU for Monero.

Computers and Electronics 55

Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Spyware Data breaches 55

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

Beyond threat actors combining a computer worm with wiper malware and ransomware for maximum impact, there is growing concern about the possible commoditization of wiper malware for cyber criminals due to the maturation of Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS). More Metaverse Means More Hacking.

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Ransomware CISO Software Cybercrime 145

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world. Analysis of forecasts for 2021. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular.

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Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 103

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another. Earlier this month, customers of the soccer jersey retailer classicfootballshirts.co.uk Most phishing scams invoke a temporal element that warns of negative consequences should you fail to respond or act quickly.

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Passwords Password Management Phishing Scams 357

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Cryptocurrencies, in general, are the apple of cybercriminals’ eye: Group-IB has alerted cryptocurrency holders to various scams on numerous occasions: fake giveaways , non-existent cryptocurrency investment platforms , as well as personal data-exposing schemes , have found hundreds of thousands of people as their victims.

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Cryptocurrency Social Engineering eCommerce Engineering 58

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 234

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Although finance experts and retail investors estimate crypto to have a solid chance of recovery in the long term, at the time of writing this report the prices remain low. Cryptocurrency prices were dropping from the end of 2021 and throughout the first half of 2022. In fact, cybercriminals hunting for crypto can target anyone.

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Cryptocurrency Malware Software Ransomware 105

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The news reported by ZDnet is not surprising, I have discovered several times such kind of offer, but it is important to raise awareness on the cybercrime-as-a-service model that could rapidly enable threat actors to carry out malicious activities. SecurityAffairs – hacking, executive). ” reported ZDNet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Accountability Cybercrime Hacking Retail 105

Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2019

After researching and blocking these resources, Group-IB’s team discovered several other fake websites illegally using famous international brands, including Conad (Italian retail store), Target (International retail stores), Carrefour (international chain of hypermarkets) and many others. SecurityAffairs – Lotsy fraudster, hacking).

Scams 78

Scams Retail Advertising Media 78

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. Next, Retail and Health, as the most sectors affected in this season. A growing trend in phishing submissions was observed in Q3 and Q4 (25369), with malware having 1.3%

Threat Reports 81

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 81

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. Next, Retail and Health, as the most sectors affected in this season. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Portugal ). of the total, in comparison with 6.9%

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Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 79

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2019

namely smart refrigerators, garage doors, home routers and the like – nearly quadrupled for the retail and financial services sectors. In the same time frame, US-based retail companies experienced roughly an 800% spike. Between Q1 2019 and Q2 2019, malicious communications emanating from residential IP addresses in the U.S.

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IoT Financial Services Retail Internet 153