Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2024

Europol and its associates have arrested 9 people in conjunction with a cannabis investment scam known as “JuicyFields” The suspects used social media to lure investors to their website. ” To be one of the first investors in this growth market might have seemed just the thing to invest in for some. Indeed, the U.S.,

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This highly sophisticated scam lures people into long-term relationships before selling them on fake online investment opportunities. As mentioned, pig butchering scams are long-term schemes that involve romance , cryptocurrency , and online investment scams. How Does a Pig Butchering Scam Work? Furthermore, the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Here’s the story of how companies searching for investors to believe in their ideas can run into trouble. Nick is an investment banker who runs a firm that helps raise capital for its clients (Nick is not his real name, and like other investment brokers interviewed in this story spoke with KrebsOnSecurity on condition of anonymity).

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 13, 2023

One of the most notable points is that investment fraud has now overtaken business email compromise (BEC) as the most reported and most damaging type of fraud. To fully understand the shift we need to clarify what the report considers as investment fraud. Investment fraud complaints increased from $1.45 billion in 2021 to $3.31

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

LinkedIn’s new “About This Profile” section — which is visible by clicking the “More” button at the top of a profile — includes the year the account was created, the last time the profile information was updated, and an indication of how and whether an account has been verified.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 24, 2023

In today's uncertain economic climate, people are searching for alternative ways to invest and store their money. With high inflation rates during the last month and yet another crisis in the financial system, one option that has gained significant popularity is cryptocurrency , particularly Bitcoin.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 20, 2022

In fact, according to according to Sean Ragan, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the San Francisco and Sacramento, California, field offices, cryptocurrency scams are big business on LinkedIn. ” How cryptocurrency scams work on LinkedIn. ” How cryptocurrency scams work on LinkedIn.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 7, 2022

The candid messages revealed how Conti evaded law enforcement and intelligence agencies , what it was like on a typical day at the Conti office , and how Conti secured the digital weaponry used in their attacks. Or building a cryptocurrency platform and seeding it with loads of ill-gotten crypto from phantom investors.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 7, 2022

The candid messages revealed how Conti evaded law enforcement and intelligence agencies, what it was like on a typical day at the Conti office, and how Conti secured the digital weaponry used in their attacks. The post Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part IV: Cryptocrime appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

How Can You Tell Which Crypto Coins are Legit? In recent years, the cryptocurrency industry has seen an explosion in popularity. Despite this, cryptocurrencies remain volatile, with even the big hitters like Bitcoin seeing wild spikes in value over short periods of time. Marketing plays a big part in the cryptocurrency industry.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On October 10, 2022, there were 576,562 LinkedIn accounts that listed their current employer as Apple Inc. The next day, half of those profiles no longer existed. Jay Pinho is a developer who is working on a product that tracks company data, including hiring. Image: twitter.com/jaypinho. Neither Amazon or Apple responded to requests for comment.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Scammers used the centralized offices to steal money from foreigners who thought they were investing in cryptocurrency. How Did the Scam Work? The post Illegitimate Call Centers Defrauding Foreign Cryptocurrency Investors Were Taken Down by SSU appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 The following graph shows that the cryptocurrency peaked at a price of $2,861 before dropping to $0 around. ” reported GixModo.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2021

In a three-part series published last year , KrebsOnSecurity exposed how Davies — wanted by authorities in the U.K. In case after case, Bernard would promise to invest millions in hi-tech startups, only to insist that companies pay tens of thousands of dollars worth of due diligence fees up front. John Davies is a U.K.

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Identity IQ

MAY 3, 2021

There’s no doubt about it, cryptocurrency is increasingly entering into the main fray as a currency of choice. But also on the rise are cryptocurrency-related scams. According to the “Cryptocurrency Scam Report,” published by fraud prevention company Bolster, more than 400,000 crypto scams were created over the last year.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 19, 2022

Stay away from cryptocurrencies—for now. The FBI released a Private Industry Notification detailing how cybercriminals are creating fraudulent crypto apps to trick investors into giving them their money. One thing the FBI points out is how good these fake apps are at impersonating the real deal. Examples of fake crypto apps.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

A new advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the US Treasury Department (Treasury), highlights the cyberthreats associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group since at least 2020.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 26, 2021

In August of 2021, a thief stole about $600 million in cryptocurrencies from The Poly Network. Slightly more than one week later, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid was hacked and lost $97 million worth of digital coins. They ended up giving it back, but not because they were forced to. We can’t answer the first question for you.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

Such a person influences the financial investment decisions of their followers by doling out advice or recommendations. This comes in the form of get-rich-quick schemes, cryptocurrency related advice, stock investment, financial planning, or just about anything people can do to make money.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

One site uses the Apple brand to host a cryptocurrency scam. To speed up the process of cryptocurrency mass adoption, we decided to run a 5,000 BTC giveaway. To speed up the process of cryptocurrency mass adoption, we decided to run a 5,000 BTC giveaway. To give you an idea of the supposed investment in the prize fund, 0.1

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

Block disclosed a data breach related to the Cash App investing app and is notifying 8.2 The data breach involved a former employee that downloaded some unspecified reports of its Cash App Investing app that contained some U.S. Cash App is an app that allows users to easily send money, spend money, save money, and buy cryptocurrency.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 14, 2023

Chainalysis, a blockchain research firm, looked at data from monitored cryptocurrency wallets, concluding that around $449 million has been taken from victims in the last six months. It’s not all doom and gloom where cryptocurrency payments are concerned. What is big game hunting?

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have exploded in value—making them an ever-more attractive target for scammers and hackers. Here's how to protect investment.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2024

The Crypto Launderers: Crime and Cryptocurrencies from the Dark Web to DeFi and Beyond - by David Carlisle I wish I had a way to review this book without having first read last year’s “Tracers in the Dark.” The importance of regulation and how regulators have followed behind crypto developments is a major theme of the book.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 14, 2022

As per a research conducted by threat intelligence firm Group IB, fraudsters are using 36-40 fake YouTube Streams to attract over 200,000 viewers with fake cryptocurrency giveaways. All these cyber crooks do is stream live or recorded videos on YouTube on how to double up digital currency investments within a couple of weeks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Resecurity identified one of the largest investment fraud networks, tracked as Digital Smoke, by size and volume of operations. The total damage from investment fraud including ponzi and pyramid schemes exceeds $5.8 Investment fraud does serious damage to investors – beyond monetary losses. and other regions. and other regions.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

Most of the reported scams, crooks promoted bogus investment opportunities, and in many cases, they got in direct contact with victims as supposed friends to encourage them to invest. Scammers tricked people into sending money, often cryptocurrency, on promises of huge returns. ” reads the FTC’s report.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 8, 2023

Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or NFTs are highly coveted by threat actors due to the high gains that can be made, even via a simple phishing attack. Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or NFTs are highly coveted by threat actors due to the high gains that can be made, even via a simple phishing attack.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

” It’s not clear how many of these phishing text messages were sent out, but the Telegram bot data reviewed by KrebsOnSecurity shows they generated nearly 10,000 replies over approximately two months of sporadic SMS phishing attacks targeting more than a hundred companies.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

The criminals have discovered how many people don't understand investing in cryptocurrency and have turned Investment Scams into a new money factory. . #1 The criminals have discovered how many people don't understand investing in cryptocurrency and have turned Investment Scams into a new money factory. . #1

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

The higher the global popularity of cryptocurrencies and the more new ways of storing them, the wider the arsenal of tools used by malicious actors who are after digital money. This story covers two fundamentally different methods of email attacks on the two most popular ways of storing cryptocurrency: hot and cold wallets.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I reached out to the person that owns the account to find out if he knew how his account got compromised. Switching back to the Netherlands I got to “enjoy” sites with explicit content, scam sites where celebrities encourage investing in cryptocurrencies, and websites offering browser push notifications.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 7, 2021

Several users of Trezor, a small hardware device that acts as a cryptocurrency wallet, have been duped by a fake app with the same name. A fake Trezor app on the Play Store was downloaded by a similar number of users, but it’s not clear how long it was available on the platform. Please, don't install it.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With analysis from over 3,500 companies spread across the world, the almanac details key trends in 2021 and how they can shape the outlook for 2022. With analysis from over 3,500 companies spread across the world, the almanac details key trends in 2021 and how they can shape the outlook for 2022. A total of $29.3

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A recent proliferation of phony executive profiles on LinkedIn is creating something of an identity crisis for the business networking site, and for companies that rely on it to hire and screen prospective employees. Hamish Taylor runs the Sustainability Professionals group on LinkedIn, which has more than 300,000 members.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 5, 2018

A few years ago, the term cryptocurrency was only used among the tech elite and the only type available for purchase was Bitcoin. Fast forward to 2018 when the average consumer is able to invest and has a pick of over 1,800 different kinds of cryptocurrencies to choose from. dollars via crypto hacks and scams.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Exactly how cost-effective can this be for a business? Some criminals use ransomware techniques to exploit business computers for cryptocurrency mining. How much money would your business lose if hacking, corrupted files, defacement, ransomware or a DDoS attack shuts down your website? What’s the financial impact?

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