Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Merrill has been studying the evolution of several China-based smishing gangs, and found that most of them feature helpful and informative video tutorials in their sales accounts on Telegram. Another important innovation is the use of mass-created Apple and Google user accounts through which these phishers send their spam messages.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Flashpoint said MrMurza appears to be extensively involved in botnet activity and “drops” — fraudulent bank accounts created using stolen identity data that are often used in money laundering and cash-out schemes. was used for an account “Hackerok” at the accounting service klerk.ru

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Among the most common ways that thieves extract cash from stolen credit card accounts is through purchasing pricey consumer goods online and reselling them on the black market. Kareem said he was instructed to create an account at a website called portal-ctsi[.]com

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Earlier this month, customers of the soccer jersey retailer classicfootballshirts.co.uk The messages addressed customers by name and referenced past order numbers and payment amounts tied to each account. From there, the attackers can reset the password for any online account that allows password resets via SMS.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

One of the more common and perennial cybercriminal schemes is “reshipping fraud,” wherein crooks buy pricey consumer goods online using stolen credit card data and then enlist others to help them collect or resell the merchandise. A screen shot from a user account at “Snowden,” a long-running reshipping mule service.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

.” According to 911, the service was hacked in early July, and it was discovered that someone manipulated the balances of a large number of user accounts. 911 said the intruders abused an application programming interface (API) that handles the topping up of accounts when users make financial deposits with the service.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

that has been tracking down individuals engaged in unauthorized “SIM swaps” — a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. OG accounts typically can be resold for thousands of dollars. ” FAKE IDs AND PHONY NOTES.

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