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Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US

Krebs on Security

and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking help with trademarks, book writing, mobile app development and logo designs, a new investigation reveals. asserted last year that certain scam firms in Karachi were impersonating the company. In an indictment (PDF) unsealed last month, the U.S.

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Cybersecurity Event Cancelled After Being Hit By Cybercriminals

Joseph Steinberg

An online cybersecurity event with 2,500 people already logged in had to be cancelled after suspected cybercriminals launched a social engineering attack in the event’s chat window. Shortly after such messages appeared, the AICD, in order to protect attendees, cancelled the event, and contacted local law enforcement.

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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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Scam ‘Funeral Streaming’ Groups Thrive on Facebook

Krebs on Security

Recently, these scammers have branched out into offering fake streaming services for nearly any kind of event advertised on Facebook. 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. xyz and onlinestreaming[.]xyz.

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Weekly Update 445

Troy Hunt

I've no doubt whatsoever this is a net-positive event that will do way more good than harm. I saw a lot of "if it can happen to Troy, it can happen to anyone" sort of commentary and whilst it feels a bit of obnoxious for me to be saying it that way, I appreciate the sentiment and the awareness it drives.

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Tech Show London: Making Dating Scams Less Attractive

IT Security Guru

So, how can we make dating scams less attractive? Which brings us to a misconception about dating scams: most dating related scams happen off the apps. According to the panellists, one area where were seeing significant uptick in scam sophistication is deepfakes and deepfake content.

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Scam Information and Event Management

SecureList

Malicious directory in Explorer After installing all the necessary files, the implant establishes persistence using WMI by creating filters which are activated by common events — common enough to guarantee filter activation. As a result, the user will not be able to view the contents of the directory. Trojan.BAT.Agent.cix Trojan.BAT.Miner.id

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