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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money

Malwarebytes

Ads on Instagram—including deepfake videos—are impersonating trusted financial institutions like Bank of Montreal (BMO) and EQ Bank (Equitable Bank) in order to scam people, according to BleepingComputer. By staying alert and proactive, you can outsmart even the most convincing deepfake scams. Awareness is your best defense.

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“Urgent reminder” tax scam wants to phish your Microsoft credentials

Malwarebytes

Entering your password will send your credentials to a Russian receiver, who will decide what the most profitable way to use them is. But that’s just one example of a tax scam. The IRS’s annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams shows common schemes that threaten your tax and financial information.

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The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

Krebs on Security

What follows is a deep dive into how this increasingly clever Zelle fraud scam typically works, and what victims can do about it. Last week’s story warned that scammers are blasting out text messages about suspicious bank transfers as a pretext for immediately calling and scamming anyone who responds via text.

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Deceptive Google Meet Invites Lures Users Into Malware Scams

eSecurity Planet

These malware scams lure individuals with fake conference invitations designed to mimic legitimate meeting requests and exploit users’ trust. These groups are considered sub-teams of larger cryptocurrency scam networks, highlighting the organized and systematic nature of these phishing attacks.

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Gmail’s multi-factor authentication bypassed by hackers to pull off targeted attacks

Malwarebytes

The hackers pulled this off by posing as US Department of State officials in advanced social engineering attacks, building a rapport with the target and then persuading them into creating app-specific passwords (app passwords). Here’s how to stay safe: Only use app passwords when absolutely necessary.

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QuickBooks popup scam still being delivered via Google ads

Malwarebytes

Accounting software QuickBooks , by Intuit, is a popular target for India-based scammers, only rivaled for top spot by the classic Microsoft tech support scams. In addition to demanding to be paid to fix inexistent problems, scammers may also put malware that will give them continued access or even the ability to steal users’ passwords.

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44% of people encounter a mobile scam every single day, Malwarebytes finds

Malwarebytes

According to new research conducted by Malwarebytes, 44% of people encounter a mobile scam every single day, while 78% encounter scams at least weekly. As Malwarebytes learned, 25% of scam victims were harassed or blackmailed, 19% had private info exposed, and 15% permanently lost their money. You can read the full report below.

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