Krebs on Security

AUGUST 4, 2023

For example, when he downloaded and tried to rename the file, the right arrow key on the keyboard moved his cursor to the left, and vice versa. The file included in this phishing scam uses what’s known as a “right-to-left override” or RLO character.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2022

The administrator responded to this empty threat by purchasing the stolen banking data and leaking it on the forum for everyone to download. ” asked Ohad Zaidenberg , founder of CTI League , a volunteer emergency response community that emerged in 2020 to help fight COVID-19 related scams. “Who does it?

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

“FUD” in the ad above refers to software and download links that are “Fully UnDetectable” as suspicious or malicious by all antivirus software. The EULA attached to 911 software downloaded from browsingguard[.]com A cached copy of flashupdate[.]net in the British Virgin Islands.

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VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 358

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

The international police organization INTERPOL said last week it had shuttered the notorious 16Shop, a popular phishing-as-a-service platform launched in 2017 that made it simple for even complete novices to conduct complex and convincing phishing scams.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

On July 20, the attackers turned their sights on internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare.com , and the intercepted credentials show at least five employees fell for the scam (although only two employees also provided the crucial one-time MFA code). Image: Cloudflare.com. In an Aug. 2021 post about the change. ”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

As I wrote in that story, Foreshadow appears to have served as a “holder” — a term used to describe a low-level member of any SIM-swapping group who agrees to carry out the riskiest and least rewarding role of the crime: Physically keeping and managing the various mobile devices and SIM cards that are used in SIM-swapping scams.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Some of the most successful and lucrative online scams employ a “low-and-slow” approach — avoiding detection or interference from researchers and law enforcement agencies by stealing small bits of cash from many people over an extended period.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 18, 2022

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. The post PayPal Phishing Scam Uses Invoices Sent Via PayPal appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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