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 Through Education

MAY 21, 2024

Whether you’re planning a vacation, gearing up for outdoor activities, or simply enjoying some downtime, it’s crucial to remain vigilant against the wide array of scams that tend to surge during this time of the year. The sense of urgency created by limited time offers can lure unsuspecting victims into being scammed.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How to Avoid Fake QR Code Scams IdentityIQ In today’s tech-driven world, QR (quick response) codes are everywhere. Fake QR code scams have quickly become a massive issue. Here, we unwrap how to help avoid fake QR code scams to keep you and your private information safe. What Are Fake QR Code Scams?

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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The modus operandi of these threat actors involves deceiving employees through sophisticated scams and deceptive online advertisements. In this post, we explore a particular phishing scam targeting corporate users via the AnyDesk remote software and how ThreatDown can prevent the misuse of such programs by cybercriminals.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Phishing attacks continue to be one of the most significant threats facing organizations today. As businesses increasingly rely on digital communication channels, cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities in email, SMS, and voice communications to launch sophisticated phishing attacks.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

authorities today announced criminal charges and financial sanctions against two Russian men accused of stealing nearly $17 million worth of virtual currencies in a series of phishing attacks throughout 2017 and 2018 that spoofed websites for some of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges.

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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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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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Security Boulevard

MAY 21, 2024

Malicious actors are using AI to perpetrate phishing scams centered around website impersonation, a threat few businesses are prepared to combat. The post Digital Impersonation Fraud: a Growing Challenge for Brands appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2024

provider of digital trust technology designed to protect companies and their customers from digital impersonation fraud, released its inaugural 2024 State of Website Impersonation Scams report. New York, NY, May 21, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Memcyco Inc., The full report can be found here.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The modus operandi of these threat actors involves deceiving employees through sophisticated scams and deceptive online advertisements. In this post, we explore a particular phishing scam targeting corporate users via the AnyDesk remote software and how ThreatDown can prevent the misuse of such programs by cybercriminals.

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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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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

As I started delving back through my own writing over the years, the picture became much clearer and it really crystallised just this week after I inadvertently landed on a nasty phishing site. In the end I broke it down into 3 Ps: padlocks, phishing and privacy. Here's the value proposition of a VPN in the modern era: 1.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When it comes to impactful types of internet-borne crime, phishing is the name of the game. According to Verizon's 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), a whopping 74% of breaches involve a human element, which is exactly what phishing aims to exploit. And for good reason. Tactics matter a lot, too.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Preying on one of the most basic human flaws, investment scams and other get-rich-quick schemes are making up an ever larger portion of the online scammers’ cake. The scam was exposed after complaints were made by German and Greek investors who had lost all of the deposits they had invested in the online scam.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes.

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Hacker Combat

AUGUST 21, 2020

The concept of phishing is gaining immense popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on recent Phishing records , almost 90 percent of companies have encountered spear phishing attacks. Based on recent Phishing records , almost 90 percent of companies have encountered spear phishing attacks. Bottom Line.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 26, 2023

A new potential cybercrime tool called "FraudGPT" appears to be an AI bot exclusively being used for offensive purposes, such as crafting spear phishing emails, creating cracking tools, carding, and more nefarious activities. This craftiness would play a vital role in business email compromise (BEC) phishing campaigns on organizations.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But have no fear, we have an on-demand webcast available now on "How to Stay Resilient Against Holiday Scams this Season.". Secret Service; Cathy Click, Phishing Defense and Education, FedEx; and Fabiola Fernandez, Product Marketing Manager, Security Awareness Training, Proofpoint. I know I am almost every other day.".

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Cybercriminals are using Salesforce’s mass email service to dupe people into handing over credit card numbers, credentials and other personal information in a novel phishing campaign that highlights the threats to corporate networks that can come from whitelisted email addresses. Therein lies a key issue raised by the phishing campaign.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

Internet scams are everywhere, inflicting billions of dollars in reported losses from victims each year. Anyone can fall for online scams, as tactics are tailored to the interests of all age groups. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most common scams: Coronavirus-related scams. IRS and Bank-related scams.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Cybercriminals have been quick to recognize and take advantage of these new capabilities, which has given birth to a new epoch of phishing called "deepfake phishing." The mechanics of deepfake phishing The way traditional phishing works is rather simple. Nowadays, being a successful "black hat" takes a lot of effort.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. Methodology In this report, we present an analysis of financial cyberthreats in 2023, focusing on banking Trojans and phishing pages that target online banking, shopping accounts, cryptocurrency wallets and other financial assets. million in 2022.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2022

Experts identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. USA) has identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. 1 – Example of Phishing Page Delivered by Azure Front Door (AFD).

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 5, 2024

Infiltrating various markets, it presents new and enhanced risks to this landscape. One of the primary markets touched by the evolving GenAI is cybersecurity. Phishing Attacks: AI aims to make it sound as human as possible. As such, it can perfectly generate bulk phishing content.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 6, 2021

Phishing is pretty awful, whether you fall for a phishing attempt or have phishers pose as you. But how does phishing really happen and, even more importantly, how do you protect yourself? The first 48 hours – phishing edition. Phishing starts with well… the phishing. Discovering phishing attempts.

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Hot for Security

MAY 24, 2021

While the ongoing pandemic and vaccination campaigns ushered in a new wave of creative scams, some malicious actors prefer to stick to old-fashioned scams that have proven efficient in the past. 79.72% of scam emails appear to be sent from IP addresses in Germany, targeting users in Europe and North America.

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

A fake notification about a Microsoft Teams meeting or a request to view an important document traditionally takes the victim to a phishing login page asking for corporate account credentials. Parcel scam: buy one, get none. Therefore, any offer to buy them is evidently a scam. Investments and public property scams.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2022

Whoever put the marketing campaign together deserves some sliver of credit for self-consciously poking fun at aspects of NFT culture in the promo video. “He Well, they didn’t end up with a rug pull but they did end up with an accidental phish-ball rolling unstoppably downhill. The financial impact of a cryptocurrency phish.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Scamming championship: sports-related fraud. Scam: get it yourself, share with friends. million redirects to phishing pages. Those who fell for the tempting offer and followed the link were redirected to a fake page that allegedly “reads cookies from the victim’s device to estimate their market value.”

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