Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In a SIM-swap, fraudsters use credentials that are phished or stolen from mobile phone company employees to divert a target’s phone calls and text messages to a device they control. However, Vars_Secc would be banned from XSS after attempting to sell access to the Russian telecommunications giant Rostelecom. [In

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2025

Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center BaitTrap – The rise of baiting news sites behind online investment fraud FBI Atlanta Seizes Major Video Game Piracy Websites GLOBAL GROUP: Emerging Ransomware-as-a-Service, Supporting AI Driven Negotiation and Mobile Control Panel for Their Affiliates Former U.S.

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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 US phishing domains.US is overseen by the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. domains as among the most prevalent in phishing attacks over the past year. US phishing domains.

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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. For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

Image: Shutterstock Telecommunications giant AT&T disclosed this month that a breach at a marketing vendor exposed certain account information for nine million customers. “An individual’s CPNI can be shared with other telecommunications providers for network operating reasons,” wrote TechTarget’s Gavin Wright.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The unknown intruders gained access to internal Mailchimp tools and customer data by social engineering employees at the company, and then started sending targeted phishing attacks to owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets. com, which was fed by pig butchering scams. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2024

Telecommunications giant AT&T has finally confirmed that 73 million current and former customers have been caught up in a massive dark web data leak. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished. Watch out for fake vendors.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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. Being Used to Phish So Many of Us? Domain names ending in “.US” This is noteworthy because.US is overseen by the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam is one of the simplest and most damaging attacks businesses can face with losses ranging from hundreds to millions of dollars. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), losses due to BEC scams since 2013 total around $28 billion dollars and it is the most profitable cybercrime there is.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“Enterprises in the finance, banking, and telecommunications sectors are the most susceptible to online fraud, but it can happen to any company,” said Vaidotas Sedys , Head of Risk Management at Oxylabs. ML algorithms scan thousands of transactions, identifying hidden correlations or patterns, an impossible task for human risk analysts.

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Pen Test Partners

MAY 26, 2025

iPhone prize scams, ransomware attacks that weren’t, aiding the Steele Dossier case, and even a fraudulent 14 million transfer. The University Prize Scam A student thought theyd won an iPhone 13. Fleet Management BEC Investigation A phishing email led to a Business Email Compromise (BEC) at a vehicle leasing firm.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In each case, the goal of the attackers was the same: Phish T-Mobile employees for access to internal company tools, and then convert that access into a cybercrime service that could be hired to divert any T-Mobile user’s text messages and phone calls to another device. One of the groups that reliably posted “Tmo up!

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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. Spam in the name of generous philanthropists and large organizations offering lockdown compensation is already a standard variant of the “Nigerian prince” scam. Statistics: phishing.

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