Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2025

We’ve received several reports of this recently, so we dug into how the scam works. If you know this is a scam, youll likely see some red flags. We dont just report on threatswe remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. We appreciate your immediate attention to this alert.

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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. Quick detection helps you respond rapidly to brand exploitation and protect your customers from sophisticated scams.

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 24, 2022

An online cybersecurity event with 2,500 people already logged in had to be cancelled after suspected cybercriminals launched a social engineering attack in the event’s chat window. Shortly after such messages appeared, the AICD, in order to protect attendees, cancelled the event, and contacted local law enforcement.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Halloween-themed spam has risen sharply this season, with Bitdefender reporting that 40% of these emails contain malicious content designed to scam users or harvest personal data. The post Spooky Spam, Scary Scams: Halloween Threats Rise appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 3, 2024

While hard to measure precisely, tech support scams accounted for $924M, according to the FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report. Search for help, find a scam Search engines, and Google’s in particular, are our gateway to the web. For instance, one advertiser had over 30 reported incidents in the past 3 months.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2025

The question is no longer whether AI-driven scams will target your business, but how prepared you are to counter them. The post Online Scams in the Age of AI appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

While some folks who receive such items may feel lucky – protective gear can sometimes be difficult to find in local stores – these “gifts” appear to be part of a cyber-scam, sometimes known as “ brushing ,” about which you should be familiar.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 26, 2022

The FBI recently warned the public that many people are still falling prey to a Google Voice scam that the FTC warned about months ago. Here is what you need to know to keep yourself safe: What is the common Google Voice scam about which the FBI warned? What if you already were scammed? How can you best protect yourself?

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 25, 2025

From ransomware attacks disrupting school systems to phishing scams targeting student credentials, educational institutions are prime targets for cybercriminals. Cybersecurity education is critical to protecting individual students and the vast, complex systems that support their learning.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2025

Text scams alone cost US citizens at least $470 million in 2024, according to new data from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Because many scams go unreported, though, this dollar amount might be considerably more. Top 5 text scams While scams reach us in many ways, the FTC focused on text scams in their report.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The post Scam Kit Maker Rebuilding Business After Telegram Channel Shut Down appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As Valentines Day approaches, cybercriminals are ramping up their efforts to exploit consumers through romance scams, phishing campaigns and fraudulent e-commerce offers. The post Cybercriminals Exploit Valentines Day with Romance Scams, Phishing Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

While this might protect our mental bandwidth, and in some cases help us avoid hacking attempts via exhaustion tactics, it also has unintended consequenceswhen it comes to cybersecurity. Mistrust in Communication: With the rise of spam, scams, and misinformation, people are becoming more skeptical of digital communication.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 27, 2025

The post Hackers Use Malicious PDFs, pose as USPS in Mobile Phishing Scam appeared first on Security Boulevard. Postal Service, in phishing campaign targeting mobile device users in hope that victims will divulge credentials and personal information, Zimperium researchers say.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

LastPass, a leading password management platform, has issued a critical warning to users about a social engineering campaign targeting its customer base through deceptive reviews on its Chrome Web Store... The post Warning: LastPass Alerts Users to Phishing Scam Using Fake Support Reviews on Chrome Web Store appeared first on Cybersecurity (..)

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2025

Streaming giant Netflix is at the center of a rising wave of online scams, cybersecurity experts warn. Karin Zilberstein, vice president of Product at cybersecurity company Guardio, says the platform consistently ranks among the top 10 most imitated companies in phishing schemes. Instead, visit Netflix.com directly.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2025

The post California Wildfires Spark Phishing Scams Exploiting Chaos appeared first on Security Boulevard. As Southern California continues to battle devastating wildfires, cybercriminals have seized the opportunity to exploit the chaos, targeting vulnerable individuals and organizations.

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Google Security

MARCH 4, 2025

Product Manager Google Messages and RCS Spam and Abuse Google has been at the forefront of protecting users from the ever-growing threat of scams and fraud with cutting-edge technologies and security expertise for years. Were now introducing Scam Detection to detect a wider range of fraudulent activities.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 25, 2025

The North Korean hackers behind the Contagious Interview worker scam, which threat intelligence analysts have followed since late 2023, are now hiding behind three bogus crypto companies they created as fronts for their info- and crypto-stealing operations.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 31, 2025

The post BEWARE: Criminals Are Selling Fraudulent Expert Opinion Letters From Me In Support of CyberSecurity Professionals Seeking Immigration Visas to The United States appeared first on Joseph Steinberg: CyberSecurity Expert Witness, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 18, 2025

In recent months, a sophisticated scam has emerged, targeting drivers across the United States with fraudulent text messages about unpaid road tolls. The FBI, along with state authorities and cybersecurity experts, have issued warnings to the public to remain vigilant against these deceptive tactics.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Once a conversation starts and a personal connection is established, scammers behind a screen can lure their targets into video call scams utilizing high-quality deepfake technology The post Law Enforcement Cant Save You From Romance Scams appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 31, 2025

Were forever investigating new scams here at Malwarebytes, and so we get how hard it is to know whator whoto trust online. Theres the scam that takes advantage of grieving people and tricks them into paying for a funeral live stream. But as a cybersecurity brand we want you to feel like you can trust usevery single day of the year.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Deception is a core component of many cyberattacks, including phishing, scams, social engineering and disinformation campaigns. The post Intro to Deceptionology: Why Falling for Scams is Human Nature appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Criminals are impersonating attorneys and law firms as part of sophisticated versions of classic “Nigerian Prince” scams. Nigerian Prince type scams have existed for decades, and are conceptually similar to much older scam variants, including some that proliferated en masse after the French Revolution.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Meta provided insight this week into the company’s efforts in taking down more than 2 million accounts that were connected to pig butchering scams on their owned platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Pig butchering scams are big business, with hundreds of millions of dollars involved every year.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

According to new research from Malwarebytes, people see this election season as a particularly risky time for their online privacy and cybersecurity. Political ads could be hiding online scams, many people feel, and the election, they say, will likely fall victim to some type of “cyber interference.” Avoid robocalls and phone scams.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

As a cybersecurity expert, I’ve seen an evolving spectrum of threats that go far beyond traditional identity theft. In today’s digital landscape, protecting your identity from real-time threats is more critical than ever.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Scammers are hacking Google Forms to send email to victims that come from google.com. Brian Krebs reports on the effects. Boing Boing post.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 20, 2022

A seemingly simple term that appears in pitches sent to me several times a day by cybersecurity product and services vendors that are seeking media exposure. Zero Trust. And, in many (if not most cases), the term is being misused – even by the very vendors who claim to be the ones delivering zero trust to the world.

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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 Verify charities before donating Scam emails and messages impersonating charities are common. Here are the top tactics that cybercriminals employ, and how to avoid falling victim.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 11, 2025

cities are alerting residents to a widespread phishing scam involving fraudulent text messages about unpaid parking violations. Phishing scam details The scam involves text messages that appear to be official notices from city parking authorities. A growing number of U.S.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

A revival of the old Your package could not be delivered scam could spring up. Depending on how the scam reaches you and what it is after, there are several ways to stay safe. And please report fraud attempts with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) , so others can be warned about common scams.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

.” The operation, active since 2019, has exploited... The post 121 Fake Web Shops and 1,000 Infected Websites: Inside the Phish ‘n’ Ships Scam appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2022

Cybersecurity tools evolve towards leveraging machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) at ever deeper levels, and that’s of course a good thing. The larger question: Can cybersecurity be truly automated? The final scam link is customized to a specific user and can be opened only once. Help advance cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This made the need for strengthening cybersecurity so apparent to everyone that U.S. The best approach one can adopt is always having cybersecurity at the forefront of their mind whichever aspect of their business they approach. The intersection of localization and cybersecurity Now, how does localization affect cybersecurity?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

By compromising an increasing number of Discord accounts, criminals can fool other Discord users into believing that their everyday friends and contacts are speaking with them, emotionally manipulating those users into falling for even more scams and malware campaigns. But the end goal to this scam, and most others, is monetary gain.

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