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 88

Computers and Electronics Scams Cybercrime Phishing 88

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2022

Experts identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. USA) has identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. 1 – Example of Phishing Page Delivered by Azure Front Door (AFD).

Phishing 121

Phishing Accountability Hacking Scams 121

Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2023

The law enforcement operation was coordinated by INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Directorate, under the auspices of the INTERPOL Africa Cybercrime Operations desk and INTERPOL’s Support Programme for the African Union in relation to AFRIPOL (ISPA). Another suspect was arrested in Nigeria and is accused of defrauding a Gambian victim.

Cybercrime 81

Cybercrime Scams Internet Internet 81

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed that the number of phishing websites peaked at record levels in the first quarter of 2021. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has published its new Phishing Activity Trends Report related to the first quarter of 2021. Reported Phishing Websites for Q1 2021.

Phishing 104

Phishing Advertising Cryptocurrency Encryption 104

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.

Scams 97

Scams eCommerce Banking Cybercrime 97

Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2023

FraudGPT is another cybercrime generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that is advertised in the hacking underground. According to Netenrich, this generative AI bot was trained for offensive purposes, such as creating spear phishing emails, conducting BEC attacks, cracking tools, and carding. ” concludes the report.

Artificial Intelligence 93

Artificial Intelligence Cybercrime Phishing Advertising 93

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Resecurity research found that the ‘Smishing Triad’ cybercrime group has expanded its phishing campaign into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Common phishing lures include undelivered parcels, Know Your Customer verification scams, free money, and unusual email login alerts.

Phishing 90

Phishing Scams Cybercrime Accountability 90

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

INTERPOL published the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, a report that analyzes evolution of cybercrime in Africa. A new report published by INTERPOL, titled the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021 , sheds the light on cybercrime in Africa.

Cybercrime 80

Cybercrime Scams DDOS Banking 80

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

An international operation conducted by Ukraine’s police, along with the US and Australia peers, shut down the world’s largest phishing Service U-Admin. The phishing service was involved in attacks aimed at financial institutions in 11 countries (Australia, Spain, the U.S., and caused tens of millions of dollars in losses.

Phishing 86

Phishing Scams Mobile Authentication 86

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The experts pointed out that the majority of all Black Friday spam (by volume) (56%) received in the same period was marked as a scam. The report provides details about some of the Black Friday scams analyzed by the experts, such as Louis Vuitton and Ray Ban sales scams. SecurityAffairs – hacking, scam).

Scams 141

Scams Retail Password Management Phishing 141

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report, the 2020 Internet Crime Report , which includes data from 791,790 complaints of suspected cybercrimes. 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.

Internet 108

Internet Internet Scams Identity Theft 108

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The experts pointed out that crooks engaged in phishing activities have started to rely on the popular instant messaging platform more in recent months. On Telegram is possible to find channels that offer: Free phishing kits that can be used to target users of a large number of global and local brands. ” Phishing-as-a-Service.

Phishing 89

Phishing Scams Social Engineering Banking 89

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. These methods are commonly employed in wire fraud and well-known bogus invoice scams. billion on organizations.

Artificial Intelligence 119

Artificial Intelligence Banking Scams Cybercrime 119

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.

Scams 106

Scams Banking Cybercrime Advertising 106

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 122

Scams Phishing Media Passwords 122

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2023

million scam. million with phishing campaigns. “Some of the people involved, who live in Ukraine, created more than 100 phishing sites aimed at European users. . “Some of the people involved, who live in Ukraine, created more than 100 phishing sites aimed at European users.

Banking 83

Banking Phishing Scams Cybercrime 83

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Such information being available for cybercriminals could act as a catalyst for new attacks, including targeted phishing campaigns. 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.

Scams 127

Scams Passwords Phishing Accountability 127

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The FBI’s Internal Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report , a document that outlines cybercrime trends over the past year. The figure that most of all capture our attention is that victims of cybercrime activities lost $3.5 BEC scams resulted in more than $1.7 Billion in 2019.

Internet 110

Internet Internet Scams Cybercrime 110

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. Scammers sometimes send out phishing messages using the name of a recognized media outlet as the sender.

Scams 100

Scams Media Cryptocurrency Data breaches 100

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

According to Statista.com, the impact of cybercrime is expected to reach almost $13 trillion this year. With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority.

Social Engineering 113

Social Engineering Ransomware Engineering Phishing 113

Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

The Coronavirus has prompted thousands of information security professionals to volunteer their skills in upstart collaborative efforts aimed at frustrating cybercriminals who are seeking to exploit the crisis for financial gain. At least three major industry groups are working to counter the latest cyber threats and scams.

Cybersecurity 301

Cybersecurity Cyber threats Government Phishing 301

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2020

New York Attorney General asks domain registrars, including GoDaddy, and Namecheap, to crack down on coronavirus scam sites. The Coronavirus-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every day. SecurityAffairs – COVID, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 45

Scams Advertising Malware Cybercrime 45

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. April 14 – FTC says $12 million were lost due to Coronavirus-related scams. April 15 – Coronavirus-themed attack: Experts uncovered flight refund scam.

Scams 105

Scams Malware Phishing Surveillance 105

Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

Upgrade it now! Unfaithful HackerOne employee steals bug reports to claim additional bounties Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2022 CISA orders federal agencies to patch CVE-2022-26925 by July 22 Tens of Jenkins plugins are affected by zero-day vulnerabilities Microsoft: Raspberry Robin worm already infected hundreds of networks.

Cybercrime 84

Cybercrime Data breaches Ransomware Healthcare 84

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The team discovered that the now-closed database contained details such as: Names Emails Phone numbers Scanned copies of receipts, checks, contracts, and IDs The team believes that malicious actors could employ this type of data for identity theft, phishing attacks, or even commit financial fraud.

Identity Theft 108

Identity Theft Scams Phishing Accountability 108

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

Day after day the number of COVID19-themed attacks increases, fraudsters have launched a phishing campaign to deliver on users’ PC. The COVID19-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every day. SecurityAffairs – COVID19 , cybercrime).

Advertising 103

Advertising Cybercrime Scams Phishing 103

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

According to Group-IB’s data, the first scams to sell fake digital passes appeared in late March, when the Moscow authorities tightened self-isolation requirements and restricted travel around the capital city. Over a half of those web resources have already been blocked. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, hacking).

Scams 80

Scams Media Advertising Accountability 80

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2021

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. Money mules receive and transfer money on behalf of crooks in exchange for a small fee. ” reads the press release published by Europol.

Banking 113

Banking Scams Phishing Media 113

eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

According to Group-IB, the likelihood of the database systems being used in cybercrime and security breaches is high. The CRI report surveyed over 3,500 chief information security officers (CISOs), IT professionals and managers from Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, and South America in the latter part of 2021.

Social Engineering 128

Social Engineering Internet Internet Risk 128

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.

Malware 114

Malware Scams Mobile Phishing 114

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2021

” Clients of the company could be targeted by malicious activities, such as phishing campaigns and scams, due to the exposure of their data. In particular, businesses could experience criminal activities and forms of cybercrime as a result of the open bucket.” .” reads the post published by Website Planet.

Data breaches 87

Data breaches Scams Cybercrime Phishing 87

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2020

European authorities dismantled two cybercrime organizations responsible for stealing millions through SIM hijacking. European authorities managed to dismantle the operations of two cybercrime gangs responsible for stealing millions through SIM hijacking. SecurityAffairs – SIM Hijacking, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 114

Banking Cybercrime Mobile Accountability 114

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

The increasing popularity of cryptocurrency is attracting cybercrime that is using different means to target the cryptocurrency industry. Microsoft described the techniques used by crooks to steal hot wallet data, including clipping and switching, memory dumping, wallet file theft, phishing sites and fake applications, and keylogging.

Cryptocurrency 92

Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Malware Cybercrime 92

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In September 2020 it becomes the biggest dark web market after Empire ’s exit scam and on February 2021 it reached half a million registered users. “We Meanwhile be on the lookout for phishing or copycats, if it’s not signed by us it’s not us.” We may come back some time in the future with a different project or we may not.

Marketing 88

Marketing Scams Phishing Hacking 88

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

IHG suffered a cyberattack that severely impacted its booking process China-Linked BRONZE PRESIDENT APT targets Government officials worldwide Scammers live-streamed on YouTube a fake Apple crypto event US Treasury sanctioned Iran ’s Ministry of Intelligence over Albania cyberattack $30 Million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by Lazarus from Axie Infinity (..)

Data breaches 95

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Malware 95

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

The scam campaign targets over 2 million Indonesian bank customers, which corresponds to the number of legitimate bank Twitter pages’ followers. Upon discovery of this fraud, Group-IB has informed the banks impacted so that they take the necessary steps to remedy the situation. About Group-IB.

Banking 93

Banking Scams Accountability Media 93

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Google rolled out emergency fixes to address actively exploited Chrome zero-day Samsung discloses a second data breach this year The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor. users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Malware Surveillance Ransomware 65