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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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

But it’s worth revisiting how this group typically got in to targeted companies: By calling employees and tricking them into navigating to a phishing website. GoDaddy has not disclosed the source of the breach in December 2022 that led to malware on some customer websites. In a filing with the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2022

If you haven't yet received phishing emails pretending to be from Amazon, you will soon. The post Fake Amazon Emails sent by Hackers: How to prevent Phishing Scams appeared first on Cyphere | Securing Your Cyber Sphere. Luckily, there are a few steps that can help protect your account and data.

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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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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2023

Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. The post Scams Lost US $10 BILLION in 2022 — Crypto Fraud Grows Fast appeared first on Security Boulevard. Why am I not surprised?

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

You’ve probably never heard of “ 16Shop ,” but there’s a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. A 16Shop phishing page spoofing Apple and targeting Japanese users. Image: Akamai.com. The INTERPOL statement says the platform sold hacking tools to compromise more than 70,000 users in 43 countries.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2023

United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) along with two other agencies; National Security Agency (NSA) and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have issued a warning to federal agencies against a phishing scam taking place through Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Software.

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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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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The fake USPS phishing page. Recent weeks have seen a sizable uptick in the number of phishing scams targeting U.S. Here’s a look at an extensive SMS phishing operation that tries to steal personal and financial data by spoofing the USPS, as well as postal services in at least a dozen other countries. com usa-usps[.]shop

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Scattered Spider members are part of a broader cybercriminal community called “The Com,” where hackers brag about high-profile cyber thefts, typically initiated through social engineering tactics like phone, email, or SMS scams to gain access to corporate networks. ” reads the press release published by DoJ. In January 2024, U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Threat intelligence firm Resecurity details how crooks are delivering IRS tax scams and phishing attacks posing as government vendors. The identified phishing e-mail warned the victims about overdue payments to the IRS, which should then be paid via PayPal, the e-mail contained an HTML attachment imitating an electronic invoice.

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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. The messages began at 2022-07-20 22:50 UTC.

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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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2023

The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking tool in Canada to send highly targeted SMS phishing (a.k.a. ” Pivoting on the domain in the smishing message sent to Dylan shows the phishing domain shared an Internet host in Russia [91.215.85-166]

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The State of Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The post WhatsApp Scams in 2022: What to Look out for appeared first on The State of Security. Unfortunately, it is also a huge number of potential victims for criminals to target. Cybercriminals are increasingly using WhatsApp as the medium for their attacks, […]… Read More.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 29, 2022

Here are some of the scams we see most frequently, and some of the quick tips for avoiding them: Scammers impersonate tax officials to trick you into giving them your money and data. Forward emails or phone numbers of phishing to phishing@irs.gov Use [link] for everything else. Visit [link] to block more phishing pages.

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We Live Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

When in doubt, kick it out, plus other tips for hardening your cyber-defenses against World Cup-themed phishing and other scams. The post FIFA World Cup 2022 scams: Beware of fake lotteries, ticket fraud and other cons appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The risk of being scammed runs even higher. While on ordinary days, the customer can easily see that if the product is too cheap, it is most likely a scam, during the Black Friday sales, it gets harder to tell. Over the first ten months of 2022, Kaspersky prevented 38,596,555 financial phishing attacks. Methodology.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

million complaints for a wide range of internet scams, resulting in $37.4 Brand impersonation scams This Black Friday and beyond, you’re likely to see scammers ripping off big name brands. Except in this scam we caught online, the website isn’t really Amazon—check out the URL. These scams are very common.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

technology companies during the summer of 2022. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

who in April 2022 opened an investigation into fraud tied to Zelle , the “peer-to-peer” digital payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family. . million of payments in 2021 and the first half of 2022,” the report summarized. ” Sen. .

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

Alright, how many of you saw a cryptocurrency ad on TV in 2022? Now the important question: how many of you got scammed in some sort of way by cryptocurrency or another type of investment? The report shows that phishing schemes were the most common type of cybercrime reported by victims in 2022, with 300,497 complaints.

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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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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Threat actors are continually looking for better ways to target organizations, here are the top five attack vectors to look out for in 2022. This article focuses on the top five attack vectors organizations should look out for and defend against in 2022. Stolen Credentials. Conclusion.

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SecureList

JULY 11, 2022

In terms of topics and techniques, text-based fraud can be divided into several types: Dating scams. Let’s take a look at these types of scams and see why they work. Dating scams. Example of a dating scam e-mail. Dating scams are the least common type of message-based fraud. 419 scam with transactions.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2022

Facebook is once again the launchpad for a large-scale phishing campaign, according to researchers at PIXM. Aspects of the phish campaign are fairly typical of what you can expect to see from a Facebook phish, and the tactics used to spread bogus links are not particularly original. million in 2022. million in 2022.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

When ChatGPT was unveiled to the public in late 2022, security experts looked on with cautious optimism, excited about the new technology but concerned about its use in cyberattacks. The generative AI non-revolution The November 2022 launch of ChatGPT ushered forth a new relationship with our computers. Uhh, again, that is.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Unlike phishing links that are easy to check and block, QR code is a headache for security solutions. Malevolent uses of QR codes in email Fraudsters use QR codes to encode links to phishing and scam pages. Those were scam messages imitating emails from delivery services, such as FedEx and DHL.

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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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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. In 2022, we saw a major upgrade of the notorious Emotet botnet as well as the launch of massive campaigns by Emotet operators throughout the year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 30, 2023

By Motti Elloul, VP Customer Success and Incident Response, Perception Point Email phishing scams are nothing new. But they are growing increasingly prevalent and sophisticated – over 3 billion phishing emails are sent every day, and the tactics used to disguise them are only growing more devious.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2022

The number of COVID-19 test-related phishing scams increased by 521% between October 2021 and January 2022, according to a report published by Barracuda Networks, a provider of security and data protection platforms.

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The State of Security

JULY 31, 2022

Cybercriminals target emails, domains, and accounts in order to impersonate identities and scam consumers and businesses alike. In 2021 alone, email spoofing and phishing increased by 220% and caused […]… Read More. The post Email Fraud in 2022: What you Need to Know appeared first on The State of Security.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 23, 2022

Parking meters and car parks generally are prime targets for this type of scam. NFT NYC describes itself as “the leading annual non-fungible token event” The 2022 meet-up is the fourth such event to take place. via @harper pic.twitter.com/cARB4jkRPe — Alan (@GammaCounter) June 21, 2022. Of wallets and draining.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Halloween may have just passed, but things are getting spooky for Twitter users that are being scammed by cybercriminals taking advantage of Elon Musk's purchase of the social media behemoth. October 31, 2022. With all of the changes—namely, increasing the cost of the Twitter Blue subscription service from $4.99

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