Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 29, 2024
In January, KrebsOnSecurity told the story of a Canadian man who was falsely charged with larceny and lost his job after becoming the victim of a complex e-commerce scam known as triangulation fraud. In this scam, you receive what you ordered, and the only party left to dispute the transaction is the owner of the stolen payment card.
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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Security Boulevard
JANUARY 20, 2025
Inside the Black Box of Predictive Travel Surveillance Wired Covers the use of powerful surveillance technology in predicting who might be a "threat." Phishing and Scams Covers popular phishing schemes affecting end users - smishing, vishing, and any new scam/phish.
Security Boulevard
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
The EARN IT Act is back for a second time which would pave the way for a new massive government surveillance system in the US, romance scams are on the rise so don’t fall for love in all the wrong places, and details about a new ransomware attack that wants you to like and subscribe, […].
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Deepfake scams will escalate, with threat actors using AI to create convincing impersonations of executives, risking personal and corporate brands. Compromised LLM-based applications could expose large amounts of personal information, disrupt essential services, or lead to manipulations of decision-making processes.
Malwarebytes
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
” Several versions of these scam emails have included the following text: Have you heard of Pegasus? Though Pegasus is indeed a powerfully invasive spyware tool, the threat of its use, as included in these scam emails, is entirely empty. It works well on Android, iOS, and Windows.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Money Transfer Scam – Scammers hack the victims’s email accounts, monitor conversations between the buyers and title agents, send instructions on where to wire the money. The con in question is a money transfer scam with all the likeness of a typical transaction. Some choose to capitalize on homebuyers’ ignorance.
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