Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The FBI warns of a significant increase in scams involving free online document converters to infect users with malware. “The FBI Denver Field Office is warning that agents are increasingly seeing a scam involving free online document converter tools, and we want to encourage victims to report instances of this scam.”

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SecureList

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Both scams targeted individual users only. The link directed users to a phishing site offering to download Mamont for Android ( 12936056e8895e6a662731c798b27333 ). We reported the scam accounts and channels to Telegram, but the messaging service had done nothing to block them at the time of writing this.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Brands, particularly major retailers like those analyzed, invest significantly in protecting themselves and their customers from scams and cyberattacks, and often step up those measures for the holiday period. This makes it easier to spot and shut down fake accounts and copycat websites.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

If interested, the victim will receive a download link and a password for the archive containing the promised installer. The archives are offered for download on various locations like Dropbox, Catbox, and often on the Discord content delivery network (CDN), by using compromised accounts which add extra credibility. fr leyamor[.]com

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

One of the most expensive aspects of any cybercriminal operation is the time and effort it takes to constantly create large numbers of new throwaway email accounts. “You upload 1 mailbox of a certain domain, discuss percentage with our technical support (it depends on the liquidity of the domain and the number of downloaded emails).”

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2025

Tasks scam are surging, with a year over year increase of 400%. Invitation to a Telegram conversation The Telegram invitation was a bit more limited (European and American female users only) but extended to a larger group of 150 accounts on X. With that phone in hand, I set up a Gmail account and installed WhatsApp.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Here are 50 ways to avoid getting scammed on Black Friday — and beyond. Credit cards offer markedly better fraud protections than debit cards , which connect directly to your bank account. Virtual credit cards similarly allow online shoppers to mask their financial accounts. Vary login credentials across accounts.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

But in the background, their system has hidden malware in the file the victim has downloaded, which is capable of gathering information from the affected device such as: Personal identifying information (PII) including Social Security Numbers (SSN). Work with them to take the necessary steps to protect your identity and your accounts.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2021

Happily, identifying and tracking these fake reviewer accounts is often the easiest way to spot scams. Comments on the fake Microsoft Authenticator browser extension show the reviews for these applications are either positive or very negative — basically calling it out as a scam. Image: chrome-stats.com.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 13, 2025

Besides spending way too much time on the platform, children run the risk of getting exposed to inappropriate content, online predators, cyberbullying, and scams. Scammers often promise free Robux (the virtual currency used on the platform) or other benefits to trick children into sharing personal information or downloading malware.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2025

In particular, we have previously detailed how Google advertiser accounts can be hijacked to create new malicious ads and perpetuate a vicious cycle leading to more compromised accounts. Each ad uses a unique domain name which does a redirect to more static domains dedicated to the fake Semrush and Google account login pages.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Be wary of romance scams "People can be vulnerable on February 14th," said Dave Machin , Partner at The Berkeley Partnership. "If But Machin warns: "Clicking on a seemingly innocent link within an e-card can lead to downloading malware or being redirected to a phishing website designed to capture personal or company details."

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Employees of these companies were tricked into clicking malicious attachments and links and filling in their email account login information on fake sites. With our law enforcement partners, we will continue to aggressively investigate, pursue, and hold accountable the crooks who perpetrate frauds online, wherever they are.”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In May, 2024, the FBI warned about the increasing threat of cybercriminals using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their scams. These often start with a call to users, claiming their Gmail account has been compromised. How to avoid AI Gmail phishing Never click on links or download files from unexpected emails or messages.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In a pig butchering scam, fake trading apps first available on Google and Apple apps stores and later on phishing download sites lured victims into depositing money into fraudulent accounts, which was then stolen, according to a report from Group-IB.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

Key findings Phishing Banks were the most popular lure in 2024, accounting for 42.58% of financial phishing attempts. Amazon Online Shopping was mimicked by 33.19% of all phishing and scam pages targeting online store users in 2024. Consumers remained the primary target of financial cyberthreats, accounting for 73.69% of attacks.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 29, 2021

The company believes the incident occurred on January 4, 2021, after threat actors managed to trick employees into accessing and downloading malicious software on some retail-store computers. “A few employees in retail stores were successfully scammed by unauthorized individuals and downloaded software onto a store computer.”

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SecureList

MARCH 3, 2025

Adware, the most common mobile threat, accounted for 35% of total detections. Attacks on Kaspersky mobile users in 2024 ( download ) At the end of 2024, we discovered a new distribution scheme for the Mamont banking Trojan, targeting users of Android devices in Russia. A total of 1.1 The victim had to send a message to place an order.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2024

Google continues to struggle with cybercriminals running malicious ads on its search platform to trick people into downloading booby-trapped copies of popular free software applications. And by most accounts, the threat from bad ads leading to backdoored software has subsided significantly compared to a year ago.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Several reputable sources are warning about a very sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) supported type of scam that is bound to trick a lot of people into compromising their Gmail account. If you click “Yes, it’s me” on the fake account recovery screen then you’ll likely lose access to your Google account.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The actual sender addresses are compromised accounts from all over the world. The blob.core.windows.net subdomains are unique identifiers for Azure Blob Storage accounts. They follow this format: <storageaccountname> blob.core.windows.net Where <storageaccountname> is the name of the specific Azure Storage account.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The profile also linked to Mr. Lee’s Twitter/X account , which features the same profile image. Doug then messaged the Mr. Lee account on Telegram, who said there was some kind of technology issue with the video platform, and that their IT people suggested using a different meeting link. ” Image: SlowMist.

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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. The latter are usually downloaded from open sources. Example of a dating scam e-mail. Classical 419 scam with inheritance.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Once hijacked the channel, attackers either sell it to the highest bidder or employ it in cryptocurrency scam scheme. The malware landing page is disguised as a software download URL that was sent via email or a PDF on Google Drive, or via Google documents containing the phishing links. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Although the methods used by health officials vary by state, it’s crucial to know what a legitimate contract tracer will not do: Covid-19 contact tracers will never: Request your Social Security number, bank account information, or birthdate. Don’t download apps from third party app stores. Download and install software updates.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

These individuals said they were only customers of the person who had access to Twitter’s internal employee tools, and were not responsible for the actual intrusion or bitcoin scams that took place that day. ever so anxious” said he was 19 and lived in the south of England with his mother. They would take a cut from each transaction.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 Gizmodo, which first reported the news , initially warned of a potential scam because investors were not allowed to sell the purchased crypto.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Here’s what to look out for: Pig butchering scams. We have discussed the workings of pig butchering scams several times. Once the conversation starts, the scammer will slowly move to the subject of interesting “investments” with the goal of cleaning out your accounts. Advance fee scams. Fake bonus scams.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Google has reported that it disrupted the phishing attacks where threat actors had tried to hijack various YouTube accounts using cookie theft malware. The hijacker’s intent was to use those accounts to promote different crypto-currency scams. . Such accounts have a buying price ranging from $3 to $4,000. . and email.cz.

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Webroot

JANUARY 5, 2022

Each year, as online shopping ramps up in the weeks before the holidays, so do online scams targeting the elderly. The FBI reported nearly $1 billion in scams targeting the elderly in 2020, with the average victim losing nearly $10,000. According to the FBI, these are some of the most common online scams targeting the elderly.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

We recently identified a new scam targeting PayPal customers with very convincing ads and pages. Overview Scammers are creating ads impersonating PayPal from various advertiser accounts that may have been hacked. Keep threats off your mobile devices by downloading Malwarebytes for iOS , and Malwarebytes for Android today.

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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. Posing as AOL employees, the scammers sent messages asking users to verify their accounts or asking for payment details. Also in the 1990s, the first online scams appeared.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Enter the utility scam , where crooks pretend to be your utility company so they can threaten and extort as much money from you as they can. This scam has been going on for years and usually starts with an unexpected phone call and, in some cases, a visit to your door.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

There are accounts themed around pretty much any interest you can think of, and one of the biggest is gaming. Sometimes we observe new twists on old scams, or slick videos designed to obscure some sleight of hand. Free Steam game accounts: be careful what you wish for. Free Steam game accounts: be careful what you wish for.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

You know how banks really, really want to avoid their customers falling victim to phishing scams? And how they put a heap of effort into education to warn folks about the hallmarks of phishing scams? The next day it's the same thing again so I call them on it - I think this is a scam. see that there is no slash after.com.au?

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

So what better way to kick off the scamming season than by offering Black Friday sales on one of the most popular products around: a Stanley cup. To gain the buyer’s trust, the Facebook comments are populated by bots and/or compromised accounts. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today.

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