Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2025

Google has expressed plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to stop tech support scams in Chrome. With the launch of Chrome version 137, Google plans to use the on-device Gemini Nano large language model (LLM) to recognize and block tech support scams. Which also makes them think their system is actually infected.

Scams 115

Scams Artificial Intelligence Cybercrime Mobile 115

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 3, 2024

While hard to measure precisely, tech support scams accounted for $924M, according to the FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report. Search for help, find a scam Search engines, and Google’s in particular, are our gateway to the web. Keep threats off by downloading Malwarebytes Browser Guard today.

Scams 135

Scams Advertising Accountability Engineering 135

Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Brian Krebs is reporting on a clever PayPal phishing scam that uses legitimate PayPal messaging. The email lists a phone number to dispute the charge, which is not PayPal and quickly turns into a request to download and install a remote-access tool. Basically, the scammers use the PayPal invoicing system to send the email.

Scams 287

Scams Phishing 287

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

These malware scams lure individuals with fake conference invitations designed to mimic legitimate meeting requests and exploit users’ trust. By pasting the code into the Windows Command Prompt, you unknowingly execute commands that download malicious software onto your system.

Scams 123

Scams Malware Phishing Social Engineering 123

Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2025

Over a year ago the FBI warned about what was then a new form of smishing (phishing via SMS) scam: text messages that demanded payment for toll fees. Then, in April another wave of toll fee scams began doing the rounds. How to avoid falling for toll fee scams Check the phone number that the text message comes from.

Scams 102

Scams Mobile Phishing Internet 102

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Brands, particularly major retailers like those analyzed, invest significantly in protecting themselves and their customers from scams and cyberattacks, and often step up those measures for the holiday period. Quick detection helps you respond rapidly to brand exploitation and protect your customers from sophisticated scams.

Retail 116

Retail Scams Phishing Cyber threats 116

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

One of the many scam funeral group pages on Facebook. One of many look-alike landing pages for video streaming services linked to scam Facebook funeral groups. com show this user’s PC became infected immediately after they downloaded a booby-trapped mobile application development toolkit.

Scams 64

Scams DNS Internet Internet 64

Schneier on Security

MAY 30, 2025

The idea is that people—you, me, everyone—should just pause for nine seconds and think more about the link they are planning to click on, the file they are planning to download, or whatever it is they are planning to share. The three-part suspicion, cognition, and automaticity model (SCAM) is one way to think about this.

Cybersecurity 227

Cybersecurity Scams Security Awareness Phishing 227

Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2025

Text scams alone cost US citizens at least $470 million in 2024, according to new data from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Because many scams go unreported, though, this dollar amount might be considerably more. Top 5 text scams While scams reach us in many ways, the FTC focused on text scams in their report.

Scams 105

Scams Mobile Wireless Phishing 105

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The FBI warns of a significant increase in scams involving free online document converters to infect users with malware. “The FBI Denver Field Office is warning that agents are increasingly seeing a scam involving free online document converter tools, and we want to encourage victims to report instances of this scam.”

Malware 118

Malware Scams Identity Theft Antivirus 118

Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2025

But, as with all sextortion scams, this threat is an entirely empty one. Scary stuff, and it supports the claims the scammer makes. There is more than likely no lurid video, no “njrat,” no list of contacts.

Accountability 122

Accountability Scams Passwords Phishing 122

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

If interested, the victim will receive a download link and a password for the archive containing the promised installer. The archives are offered for download on various locations like Dropbox, Catbox, and often on the Discord content delivery network (CDN), by using compromised accounts which add extra credibility. fr leyamor[.]com

Scams 142

Scams Identity Theft Accountability Cryptocurrency 142

Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2025

Unfortunately, people getting scammed online is a frequent event. It really can happen to anyone, so there’s no need to feel embarrassed if you have been scammed. So here are some things you can do if you’ve been scammed. These are known as recovery scams. Report the scam Reporting is crucial.

Scams 72

Scams Banking Artificial Intelligence Accountability 72

Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2025

The dropper then deploys the XWorm (detected as Backdoor.XWorm) and Frostrift (detected as Trojan.Crypt) backdoors and the GRIMPULL downloader (also detected as Trojan.Crypt). How to avoid fake AI tool scams The researchers stated: The temptation to try the latest AI tool can lead to anyone becoming a victim. Be vigilant.

Malware 117

Malware Scams Artificial Intelligence Media 117

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

More importantly, Tony recognized the voice of “Daniel from Google” when it was featured in an interview by Junseth , a podcaster who covers cryptocurrency scams. You may also wish to download Google Authenticator to another mobile device that you control. “It’s almost like there’s no consequences.

Cryptocurrency 363

Cryptocurrency Accountability Authentication Phishing 363

eSecurity Planet

MAY 14, 2025

The feature uses on-device AI to flag potentially fraudulent messages before users interact with them, helping stop scams in real time. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost $470 million to text scams in 2024. Poor grammar (a common giveaway in phishing scams). And its not the only recent safety step.

Scams 68

Scams Cryptocurrency Banking Phishing 68

Malwarebytes

JUNE 10, 2025

Confusingly, even legitimate businesses now lean on outreach tactics that have long been favored by online scammers—asking people to scan QR codes, download mobile apps, and trade direct messages with, essentially, strangers. As shared by one scam victim writing about their experience: “I felt like I was in a horror movie.

Scams 69

Scams Mobile Identity Theft Social Engineering 69

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Here are 50 ways to avoid getting scammed on Black Friday — and beyond. Popular browsers, like Safari or Firefox, frequently issue updates to protect against scams. In one of the tried-and-true scams of Christmas , fraudsters phish by sending their targets texts or emails about “delivery issues” or false-shipping notifications.

Scams 243

Scams Retail Banking Passwords 243

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

A revival of the old Your package could not be delivered scam could spring up. Depending on how the scam reaches you and what it is after, there are several ways to stay safe. And please report fraud attempts with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) , so others can be warned about common scams.

Scams 86

Scams Mobile Internet Internet 86

eSecurity Planet

MAY 11, 2025

Technical support consultant using programming to upgrade artificial intelligence simulation model As AI tools boom in popularity, cyberthieves are exploiting the excitement with fake AI video editing platforms that lure users into downloading malware. One post alone racked up over 62,000 views, showing how wide the scam has spread.

Malware 105

Malware Scams Media Artificial Intelligence 105

Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2025

.” Whether it’s a so-called “subsidy program,” a “government grant,” or a “relief card,” these scams all share the same underlying goalto manipulate people into giving away their personal information, orworsetheir hard-earned cash. ” Urgency and exclusivity are classic scam tactics.

Scams 100

Scams Government Identity Theft Phishing 100

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Be wary of romance scams "People can be vulnerable on February 14th," said Dave Machin , Partner at The Berkeley Partnership. "If But Machin warns: "Clicking on a seemingly innocent link within an e-card can lead to downloading malware or being redirected to a phishing website designed to capture personal or company details."

Scams 73

Scams Cybercrime Phishing Social Engineering 73

The Hacker News

APRIL 10, 2024

Threat actors are now taking advantage of GitHub's search functionality to trick unsuspecting users looking for popular repositories into downloading spurious counterparts that serve malware.

Malware 133

Malware Scams Software 133

Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2022

Some of the above have many issues already with bogus search engine results and tech support scams. The sites vary in terms of style or general setup, but all focus on having you download Canon drivers. We’re very quickly in the realm of tech support scams. All tried and tested Windows-centric tech support scam tactics.

Scams 133

Scams Internet Internet Cryptocurrency 133

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

CrowdStrike warns of a phishing campaign that uses its recruitment branding to trick recipients into downloading a fake application, which finally installs the XMRig cryptominer. “Victims are prompted to download and run a fake application, which serves as a downloader for the cryptominerXMRig.”

Phishing 114

Phishing Scams Malware Authentication 114

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. Executing this series of keypresses prompts the built-in Windows Powershell to download password-stealing malware.

Phishing 327

Phishing Scams Malware Passwords 327

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

There are two main types of forex trading scams you need to be aware of. Scams performed by external criminals, and unethical forex brokers. The scams themselves can be largely identified as: Signal scams: Signals are data-driven broker-generated information prompts that give traders improved opportunities to make profitable trades.

Scams 126

Scams Financial Services Software Banking 126

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

But in the background, their system has hidden malware in the file the victim has downloaded, which is capable of gathering information from the affected device such as: Personal identifying information (PII) including Social Security Numbers (SSN). Usually, they will, and the victim will think nothing more of it. This is the actual malware.

Malware 140

Malware Adware Education Phishing 140

eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2025

Some warning signs the FBI says to watch out for: Unexpected downloads of remote access tools. Be cautious of unusual downloads, remote access tools, or sudden file transfers to unfamiliar IP addresses. The post FBI Warns Law Firms: Hackers Are Calling Offices in Stealth Phishing Scam appeared first on eSecurity Planet.

Phishing 68

Phishing Scams Antivirus Backups 68

Malwarebytes

JUNE 2, 2025

Should a user fall for this without any protections enabled, the command will open a hidden powershell window to download and execute a file called ckjg.exe which in turn would download and execute a file called Stub.exe which is detected by Malwarebytes/ThreatDown as Backdoor.AsyncRAT. chargesguestescenter[.]com com (booking.)badgustrewivers.com[.]com

Risk 138

Risk Identity Theft Scams Malware 138

Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2025

Tasks scam are surging, with a year over year increase of 400%. balance in the USDT accounts belonging to the scammers These scams are likely designed to be confusing. In the end I revealed to Tina that I was the one that wrote an article about task scams, but Tina did not give up that easily.

Scams 126

Scams Accountability Mobile Cryptocurrency 126

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In a pig butchering scam, fake trading apps first available on Google and Apple apps stores and later on phishing download sites lured victims into depositing money into fraudulent accounts, which was then stolen, according to a report from Group-IB.

Scams 119

Scams Phishing Accountability Social Engineering 119

Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2021

Happily, identifying and tracking these fake reviewer accounts is often the easiest way to spot scams. Comments on the fake Microsoft Authenticator browser extension show the reviews for these applications are either positive or very negative — basically calling it out as a scam. Image: chrome-stats.com.

Accountability 361

Accountability Authentication Scams Software 361

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

A campaign named PoisonSeed uses stolen CRM and bulk email credentials to send crypto seed scams, aiming to empty victims’ digital wallets. They used targeted phishing emails, such as a Sending Privileges Restricted lure, to steal credentials and automate downloads of contact lists. They also created API keys to retain access.

Scams 74

Scams Cryptocurrency Phishing Cybercrime 74

Graham Cluley

MAY 28, 2025

How come Cambodia has become the world's hotspot for scam call centres? And can a WhatsApp image really drain your bank account with a single download, or is it just a load of hacker hokum? Why is a cute Star Wars fan website now redirecting to the CIA?

Scams 82

Scams Malware Banking Accountability 82

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As for the specifics of the phishing tactic deployed, Cuban is reported as saying he may have downloaded a bogus wallet tool via a search engine query. Accidentally falling victim to rogue downloads in search engine results is an ancient technique, but as we can see here, it paid off big time for the scammers.

Cryptocurrency 134

Cryptocurrency Scams Phishing Engineering 134

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2025

citizen; hosted company laptops at his residences; downloaded and installed software without authorization on such laptops to facilitate access and perpetuate the deception; and conspired to launder payments for the remote IT work, including to accounts tied to North Korean and Chinese actors.” reads the press release published by DoJ.

Scams 97

Scams Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Accountability 97