Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

law enforcement agencies seized the websites of four North Korean fake IT worker scams that were uncovered by SentinelOne threat researchers and linked to a larger network of Chinese front companies. Agencies Seize Four North Korean IT Worker Scam Websites appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

for phishing scams that stole millions by hacking email accounts. for phishing scams that resulted in the compromise of millions of email accounts. for phishing scams that resulted in the compromise of millions of email accounts. Nigerian Kolade Ojelade gets 26 years in U.S. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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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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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

These malware scams lure individuals with fake conference invitations designed to mimic legitimate meeting requests and exploit users’ trust. These groups are considered sub-teams of larger cryptocurrency scam networks, highlighting the organized and systematic nature of these phishing attacks.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

What follows is a deep dive into how this increasingly clever Zelle fraud scam typically works, and what victims can do about it. Last week’s story warned that scammers are blasting out text messages about suspicious bank transfers as a pretext for immediately calling and scamming anyone who responds via text.

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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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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The FBI has issued a bulletin describing a bitcoin variant of a wire fraud scam : As the agency describes it, the scammer will contact their victim and somehow convince them that they need to send money, either with promises of love, further riches, or by impersonating an actual institution like a bank or utility company.

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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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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

One of the many scam funeral group pages on Facebook. One of many look-alike landing pages for video streaming services linked to scam Facebook funeral groups. Recently, these scammers have branched out into offering fake streaming services for nearly any kind of event advertised on Facebook.

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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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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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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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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Brian Krebs is reporting on a clever PayPal phishing scam that uses legitimate PayPal messaging. Basically, the scammers use the PayPal invoicing system to send the email. The email lists a phone number to dispute the charge, which is not PayPal and quickly turns into a request to download and install a remote-access tool.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. ” One of the crypto investment scam messages promoted in the spam campaigns on Mastodon this month. “On Twitter, more spam and crypto scam.”

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Schneier on Security

MAY 1, 2024

Scammers tricked a company into believing they were dealing with a BBC presenter. They faked her voice, and accepted money intended for her.

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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?

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Krebs on Security

JULY 3, 2023

Here’s a look at the most recent incarnation of this scam — DomainNetworks — and some clues about who may be behind it. The Better Business Bureau listing for DomainNetworks gives it an “F” rating, and includes more than 100 reviews by people angry at receiving one of these scams via snail mail.

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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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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Here’s a story of someone who, with three compatriots, rented textbooks from Amazon and then sold them instead of returning them. They used gift cards and prepaid credit cards to buy the books, so there was no available balance when Amazon tried to charge them the buyout price for non-returned books.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In August 2023, security researcher Randy McEoin blogged about a scam he dubbed ClearFake , which uses hacked WordPress sites to serve visitors with a page that claims you need to update your browser before you can view the content. Previously, the group had stored its malicious update files on Cloudflare, Guard.io

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The post Best of 2024: Massive Online Shopping Scam Racks Up 850,000 Victims appeared first on Security Boulevard. Chinese crooks are running a global network of more than 75,000 fake online shops to steal credit card data and process fraudulent payments.

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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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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 22, 2025

Now, I wouldn't normally share a private conversation with another party, but when someone sets out to scam people, that rule goes out the window as far as I'm concerned. Plus, it's kinda fun poking holes in a scamming criminal's claims 😊 Sounds legit. And that was it.

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Lohrman on Security

AUGUST 25, 2024

The FBI launched a new nationwide campaign this past week to raise awareness of the surge in online fraud and scams impacting the public and to encourage reporting to law enforcement.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 28, 2022

An enterprising individual made fake parking tickets with a QR code for easy payment.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Russian-speaking Crazy Evil group runs over 10 social media scams, tricking victims into installing StealC, AMOS, and Angel Drainer malware. Security experts identified six Crazy Evil’s subteams, called AVLAND, TYPED, DELAND, ZOOMLAND, DEFI, and KEVLAND, which are running targeted scams for specific victim profiles.

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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. Smishing scams like these follow a predictable yet highly effective, nefarious behavioral blueprintleveraging urgency, impersonation, and fear to manipulate victims into compliance.

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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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Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2025

In this scam, dubbed “ ClickFix ,” the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware.

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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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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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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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Schneier on Security

JUNE 3, 2024

A piece I coauthored with Fredrik Heiding and Arun Vishwanath in the Harvard Business Review : Summary. Gen AI tools are rapidly making these emails more advanced, harder to spot, and significantly more dangerous.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2025

Phishing and fraud risks: Users might unknowingly enter personal and financial details on a fake version of the site, opening themselves up to scams and identity theft. Flood search engines and ad networks, making it difficult for users to distinguish legitimate operators from scams. Theyve been scammed.

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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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Schneier on Security

APRIL 10, 2023

But while it’s an easy experiment to run, it misses the real risk of large language models (LLMs) writing scam emails. Today’s human-run scams aren’t limited by the number of people who respond to the initial email contact. So why were scammers still sending such obviously dubious emails?

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