Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The number of users who fell prey to the scam is as of yet unknown – but, other messages posted to the chat with complaints that a second shared link (also illegitimate) did not work properly seem to indicate that some people likely did, in fact, fall prey.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

Now the important question: how many of you got scammed in some sort of way by cryptocurrency or another type of investment? The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2022 Internet Crime Report , which reveals the trends and impacts of cybercrime in the United States. According to the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The targeted SMS scams asked employees to click a link and log in at a website that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. The feds then obtained records from Virgin Media, which showed the address was leased for several months to Tyler Buchanan , a 22-year-old from Dundee, Scotland. Click to enlarge.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In June 2021, the Nigerian government officially placed an indefinite ban on Twitter , restricting it from operating in Nigeria after the social media platform deleted tweets by the Nigerian president. But after his name appeared in the news media, he received thousands of inquiries from people interested in his idea. .”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

22 on RAMP , a new and fairly exclusive Russian-language darknet cybercrime forum. In a post on the Russian cybercrime forum XSS , an established cybercrook using the handle “ Boriselcin ” explained that Groove was little more than a pet project to screw with the media and security industry. ” reads the Oct.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Deepfakes are media content—such as videos, images, or audio—created using GAI to realistically manipulate faces, voices, or even entire events. For example, these campaigns leverage fake social media accounts to post questions and comments about divisive internal issues in the U.S.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released its annual report Wednesday, showing a sharp increase in cybercrime, both in quantity and cost in 2020. Vendors had warned about the rise of COVID-19 scams throughout 2020. BEC/EAC is the only category of cybercrime costing more than $1 billion.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2021

A counterfeit check image [redacted] that was intended for a person helping this fraud gang print and mail phony checks tied to a raft of email-based scams. the “car wrap” scam ). ” A typical confirmation letter that accompanies a counterfeit check for a car wrap scam.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2025

million in USDT stolen through ‘romance baiting’ scams, where victims are tricked into fake investments promising high returns. in USDT (Tether) linked to a ‘romance baiting’ scam. The scam involves emotional manipulation, leaving victims financially devastated and reluctant to report the fraud.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Not only does this ecosystem provide buyers with substandard goods, it also enables crimes like intellectual property (IP) crime, cybercrime, money laundering, and environmental crime. Review advertisements on social media, influencer channels, and chat platforms with a little bit of extra caution. Look for consumer reviews.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Social media is no stranger to scams. Being able to recognize these scams can help you prevent injury to your business. Social Media as a Newer Cybercrime Platform for Targeting Businesses Scammers go where the people […]… Read More.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. This month, take advantage of all that NCPW offers, including access to free tools and information that can help you identify and prevent online scams, fraud, and identity theft.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

Consumer reports received since January 2020 revealed that that approximately $12 million were lost due to Coronavirus-related scams, FTC says. Federal Trade Commission revealed that Coronavirus-related scams reported by consumers since January 2020 caused approximately $12 million losses. SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, cybercrime).

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The fraudsters behind the often laughable Nigerian prince email scams have long since branched out into far more serious and lucrative forms of fraud, including account takeovers, phishing, dating scams, and malware deployment. The FBI says BEC scams netted thieves more than $12 billion between 2013 and 2018.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Some of the malicious apps were promoted through deceptive advertising on social media. “ SpyLoan apps exploit official app stores like Google Play, deceptive branding, and social media ads to appear credible. Similar scams were reported globally. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Group-IB, a global threat hunting and adversarial cyber intelligence company specializing in the investigation and prevention of high-tech cybercrime, has published a comprehensive analysis of fraud cases on a global scale. . Insurance companies around the world are now suffering from phishing.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 10, 2020

In addition to facilitating the sale of hacked accounts at video streaming services like Netflix and Hulu and social media platforms like Facebook , Twitter and Vkontakte (the Russian equivalent of Facebook), deer.io also is a favored marketplace for people involved in selling phony social media accounts.

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We Live Security

MAY 18, 2021

Con artists use social media to find and target victims for various nefarious ends, including to extort relatives of missing persons. The post Scams target families of missing persons, FBI warns appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

These agents could even hold people for ransom by matching stolen data online with publicly known email addresses or social media accounts, composing messages and holding entire conversations with victims who believe a human hacker out there has access to their Social Security Number, physical address, credit card info, and more.

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SecureBlitz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In this post, we will show you how to detect fake social media profiles. With the increasing prevalence of social media platforms in our daily lives, fake social media profiles have become a significant concern. Detecting […] The post How to Detect Fake Social Media Profiles appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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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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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 25, 2021

There’s no denying that social media has forever changed how we interact with one another. Social media has been more. The post How Cybercriminals Weaponize Social Media first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2022

The term “pig butchering” refers to a time-tested, heavily scripted, and human-intensive process of using fake profiles on dating apps and social media to lure people into investing in elaborate scams. In a more visceral sense, pig butchering means fattening up a prey before the slaughter.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

” The operation was carried out in coordination with the FBI and authorities in Australia, which was particularly hard hit by phishing scams perpetrated by U-Admin customers. U-Admin was sold by an individual who used the hacker handle “ Kaktys ” on multiple cybercrime forums. The U-Admin phishing panel interface.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2022

Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime , is warning of a very disturbing scam involving social media and “indecent images of children.” ” Details are light, but social media fans should take this as a warning to lock down their accounts immediately.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2020

Experts at email security firm Mimecast has uncovered a flight refund scam that attempts to exploit the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Researchers at email security firm Mimecast have uncovered a new flight refund scam that attempts to exploit the ongoing C oronavirus outbreak. SecurityAffairs – flight scam, Coronavirus).

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As artificial intelligence continues advancing at a rapid pace, criminals are increasingly using AI capabilities to carry out sophisticated scams and attacks. Technologies that synthesize realistic fake media, known as deepfakes, are among the newest tools being deployed to enable fraud.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 1, 2021

UK’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime (Action Fraud) is warning citizens to watch out for travel-related fraud following the government’s announcement last week that it would lift travel restrictions. If the person or agent insists that you give these details or risk forfeiting your spot, it’s a scam.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. “Sorry, change password please.”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In May, KrebsOnSecurity interviewed a Russian spammer named “ Quotpw “ who was mass-registering accounts on the social media network Mastodon in order to conduct a series of huge spam campaigns advertising scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. com site,” the Trend researchers wrote. . Image: Trend Micro.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A Russian-speaking cybercrime gang known as Crazy Evil has been linked to over 10 active social media scams that leverage a wide range of tailored lures to deceive victims and trick them into installing malware such as StealC, Atomic macOS Stealer (aka AMOS), and Angel Drainer.

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Hot for Security

MAY 20, 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been providing the public with reliable cybercrime reporting systems for 20 years. In that time, the IC3 has developed into a go-to platform for victims of fraud, online scams, identity theft, and other cyber-related crimes that have inflicted losses of over $10 billion.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Malicious actors associated with the Vietnamese cybercrime ecosystem are leveraging advertising-as-a-vector on social media platforms such as Meta-owned Facebook to distribute malware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

CISA adds PTZOptics camera bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Canadian authorities arrested alleged Snowflake hacker Android flaw CVE-2024-43093 may be under limited, targeted exploitation July 2024 ransomware attack on the City of Columbus impacted 500,000 people Nigerian man Sentenced to 26+ years in real estate phishing scams Russian (..)

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SC Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

No wonder scam artists are taking notice and jumping on the bandwagon. Shashi Prakash, chief technology officer and chief scientist at Bolster, told SC Media that NFTs are especially ripe for scamming right now because of the very fact that some people are chasing this fad without really understanding how the process works.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2021

Since the initial lockdown, we have seen the rise of certain types of cybercrime, including scams and fraud campaigns that either bank on the global COVID-19 pandemic or take advantage of potential victims that adhere to work-from-home measures. Future cybercrimes in the UK and beyond. Organized crime: Online fraud.

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Naked Security

MARCH 4, 2021

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