Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2021

The payment message displayed by the carding site phishing domain BriansClub[.]com. However, upon registering at the phishing site and clicking to fund my account, I was presented with the exact same Bitcoin address that Mitch said he paid. Shortly after it came online as a phishing site last year, BriansClub[.]com com, vclub[.]cards,

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

At issue is a “redirect” feature available to businesses that chose to market through LinkedIn.com. Here’s the very first Slink created: [link] which redirects to the homepage for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. This search via Urlscan reveals dozens of recent phishing attacks that have leveraged the Slinks feature.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

We identified a new wave of phishing for banking credentials that targets consumers via Microsoft’s search engine. While Microsoft’s Bing only has about 4% of the search engine market share , crooks are drawn to it as an alternative to Google. We have reported the fraudulent sites to Microsoft already.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2024

In January, KrebsOnSecurity told the story of a Canadian man who was falsely charged with larceny and lost his job after becoming the victim of a complex e-commerce scam known as triangulation fraud. In this scam, you receive what you ordered, and the only party left to dispute the transaction is the owner of the stolen payment card.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Review of last year’s predictions The number of services providing AV evasion for malware (cryptors) will increase We continuously monitor underground markets for the emergence of new “cryptors,” which are tools specifically designed to obfuscate the code within malware samples.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 4, 2023

One frustrating aspect of email phishing is the frequency with which scammers fall back on tried-and-true methods that really have no business working these days. 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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Domain names ending in “ US ” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows. government, which is frequently the target of phishing domains ending in.US. US phishing domains.US This is noteworthy because.US is overseen by the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 9, 2021

When it comes to email communications today, phishing and spam are both unwelcome nuisances in everyone's inbox. Even though the words “phishing” and “spam” are often used [.]. The post Phishing, Scam, & Marketing Emails: What’s the Difference? appeared first on Hurricane Labs.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2025

The phishing game has evolved into synthetic sabotage a hybrid form of social engineering powered by AI that can personalize, localize, and scale attacks with unnerving precision. The quiet revolution of phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) If you haven't noticed by now, phishing has gone SaaS. For phishing, this is a gold mine.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Localization is a combination of measures aimed at adapting your business, product, and messaging to the requirements of the local market and tastes of the local customers. Religious and cultural taboos should be taken into account to prevent alienation of your audiences in the new market. EU, and China.

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

They have become adept at using Telegram both for automating their activities and for providing various services — from selling phishing kits to helping with setting up custom phishing campaigns — to all willing to pay. ” Links to the channels are spread via YouTube, GitHub and phishing kits they make.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Part two of a four-part series The explosion of AI-driven phishing, insider threats, and business logic abuse has forced a shift toward more proactive, AI-enhanced defenses. Deepfake scams will escalate, with threat actors using AI to create convincing impersonations of executives, risking personal and corporate brands.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 11, 2022

With more people looking to cash in on hype surrounding the cryptocurrency market than ever before and an increasing digital workforce which may lack awareness of network security set-ups, cybercriminal activity remains rampant. The post Which phishing scams are trending in 2022? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

And 2025 will be no different, as increasingly sophisticated online hackers seek to take advantage of Valentine's themed email traffic, social media advertisements, or marketing campaigns, and exploit heightened emotions and a desire to connect. Verify charities before donating Scam emails and messages impersonating charities are common.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

The dark web marketplace Empire Market has been down for at least 3 days, two of the possible reasons, an exit scam or a prolonged DDoS attack. The popular dark web site Empire Market has been down for at least 60 hours, it hasn’t been down for so long since 2019. Always PGP verify URLs, many phishing links are circulating.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. The history of scams and phishing. The term “phishing” was coined back in 1996, when cybercriminals attacked users of America Online (AOL), the largest internet provider at that time.

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SecureList

MARCH 24, 2022

What are phishing kits? One of the most common tricks scammers use in phishing attacks is to create a fake official page of a famous brand. Even phishing page domain name can often look like the real web address of a certain brand, as cybercriminals include the name of the company or service they are posing as in the URL.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 28, 2025

A report from the Pakistani media outlet Dawn states that authorities there arrested 21 people alleged to have operated Heartsender, a spam delivery service whose homepage openly advertised phishing kits targeting users of various Internet companies, including Microsoft 365, Yahoo, AOL, Intuit, iCloud and ID.me.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2025

Cybersecurity experts are now warning that clicking the familiar “unsubscribe” button at the bottom of unwanted emails could lead to phishing scams or malware attacks. At the mildest, clicking the link tells hackers that your email is active, which can lead to more spam or targeted phishing attempts later.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2025

SEO and ad manipulation: More domains mean more search engine presence, allowing these companies to dominate the online gambling market and attract unsuspecting bettors. Phishing and fraud risks: Users might unknowingly enter personal and financial details on a fake version of the site, opening themselves up to scams and identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. In March, a voice phishing scam targeting GoDaddy support employees allowed attackers to assume control over at least a half-dozen domain names, including transaction brokering site escrow.com.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A new development in phishing is the “nag attack.” The second part of the attack is the scam. Nag attacks add to the litany of phishing techniques. Over the years, endless phishing variants have emerged, including: •Bulk phishing. Spear phishing. One must admire the ingenuity of cybercriminals. Human nature.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 5, 2021

Mass-mailing service Mailgun had one of its larger accounts – the email marketing account for fast-food chain Chipotle – compromised and used to target USAA users, Microsoft users, and others with malware, according to anti-phish agency Inky , which detected 121 phishing emails originating from the compromised account.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 5, 2022

Email marketing service Mailchimp on Monday revealed a data breach that resulted in the compromise of an internal tool to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts and stage phishing attacks. The development was first reported by Bleeping Computer.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a wave of email phishing attacks that try to trick work-at-home employees into giving away credentials needed to remotely access their employers’ networks. The employee phishing page bofaticket[.]com. Image: urlscan.io.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2025

This blog post was co-authored with Elie Berreby, Senior SEO Strategist Criminals are highly interested in online marketing and advertising tools that they can leverage as part of their ongoing malware campaigns. We would like to stress that we are not referring to any vulnerability or data breach with Semrush or its platform in this post.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 27, 2022

UK populace should know about a phishing scam that is taking place in the name of the Office of Gas and Electronics Markets, aka Ofgem. In reality, Ofgem is not sending such emails to any of the populace and has termed such scams as minting platforms to steal sensitive information.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Phishing In phishing scams, cybercriminals trick people and businesses into handing over sensitive information like credit card numbers or login details for vital online accounts. In phishing attacks, there never is a genuine problem with a users account, and there never is a real request for information from the company.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2024

Criminals are forever inventing new schemes for stealing personal data and funds, which are then quickly distributed to other scammers through automation and the sale of phishing tools. Ways to deceive message board users There are two main types of message board scams. This type of fraud is known as scam 1.0

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2018

The sextortion email scam last month that invoked a real password used by each recipient and threatened to release embarrassing Webcam videos almost certainly was not the work of one criminal or even one group of criminals. In early June 2018, uscourtsgov-dot-com was associated with a Sigma ransomware scam delivered via spam.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

And yet, it’s become such a hot trend that scammers have taken notice and are attempting to lure current and prospective traders onto NFT-themed phishing and fraud websites. No wonder scam artists are taking notice and jumping on the bandwagon. Many people have never even heard of non-fungible tokens. billion in 2020. “We

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices. Image: Cloudflare.com. 2, and Aug.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 28, 2020

Email service provider Sendgrid is grappling with an unusually large number of customer accounts whose passwords have been cracked, sold to spammers, and abused for sending phishing and email malware attacks. Image: Wikipedia.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 2, 2022

RuneScape is a fantasy multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that was created and marketed by Jagex. The post New RuneScape Phishing Scam Aimed at Stealing Accounts and In-game Item Bank PINs appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The game was first made available in January of 2001.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

QR code phishing attacks started landing in inboxes around the world about six months ago. Best practices So how do you defend your enterprise against QR code phishing attacks? QR codes only make life easier if they don’t come with a side of malware, or a scam to steal information.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2025

These quick scans can become gateways—not to a menu or coupon, but to malicious phishing sites, malware downloads, or credential theft. RELATED: QR Codes Exposed: From Convenience to Cybersecurity Nightmare ] Marketing's role in normalizing blind trust Marketers love QR codes. It's just phishing through a new lens.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Amini Pedram Amini , Chief Scientist, Opswat The sophistication and abuse of AI are escalating as costs drop, driving a surge in ML-assisted scams and attacks on physical devices. AI-powered cryptocurrency attacks will automate phishing and exploit vulnerabilities.

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