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ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps

Krebs on Security

In this scam, dubbed “ ClickFix ,” the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware.

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PayPal Phishing Scam Uses Invoices Sent Via PayPal

Krebs on Security

Recipients who call the supplied toll-free number to contest the transaction are soon asked to download software that lets the scammers assume remote control over their computer. While the phishing message attached to the invoice is somewhat awkwardly worded, there are many convincing aspects of this hybrid scam.

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Download a banker to track your parcel

SecureList

Both scams targeted individual users only. The link directed users to a phishing site offering to download Mamont for Android ( 12936056e8895e6a662731c798b27333 ). We reported the scam accounts and channels to Telegram, but the messaging service had done nothing to block them at the time of writing this.

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QuickBooks popup scam still being delivered via Google ads

Malwarebytes

Accounting software QuickBooks , by Intuit, is a popular target for India-based scammers, only rivaled for top spot by the classic Microsoft tech support scams. Fake QuickBooks download When searching for ‘ quickbooks download ‘ on Google, we see a sponsored result appear at the top.

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Toll fee scams are back and heading your way

Malwarebytes

Back in August 2024, we warned about a relatively new type of SMS phishing (or smishing ) scam that was doing the rounds. Now a new wave of toll fee scams are working their way round the US. How to avoid falling for toll fee scams Check the phone number that the text message comes from. E.g. e-zpass.com- roadioe[.]cc.

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As Seen on Channel 5’s Vanessa (Feltz) Show: What to Do if You’re Targeted by a Scam

Jane Frankland

After joining Vanessa Feltz on Channel 5 to talk all things scams, I wanted to follow up with a clear guide for anyone whos ever been targeted or worries they might be next. Scams today arent just dodgy emails or shady phone calls. billion is lost to scams every year in the UK, with an average loss of 1,443 per person.

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PayPal scam abuses Docusign API to spread phishy emails

Malwarebytes

We’ve received several reports of this recently, so we dug into how the scam works. If you know this is a scam, youll likely see some red flags. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today. PayPal scammers are using an old Docusign trick to enhance the trustworthiness of their phishing emails.

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