Analytics markers can help fraudsters track victims and dupe them into visiting malicious domains – but can also light the way for defenders. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Tag: scammers
Scammers are targeting Cash App users hoping for free money
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•A trite phrase but true: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. …read more Source:: Open Source S
281 suspects arrested in massive crackdown against BEC scammers
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•Operation reWired: 167 suspects arrested in Nigeria, 74 in the US. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Forget email: Scammers use CEO voice ‘deepfakes’ to con workers into wiring cash
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•AI-generated audio was used to trick a CEO into wiring $243,000 to a scammer’s bank account. …read more Source:: Open Source S
This is how much email scammers are now costing businesses every month
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•Business email compromise fraud takes a massive toll, and it’s not just bogus CEO emails you need to watch out for. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Plagued by robocalls? 26 billion spam calls in 2018, quarter from scammers
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•The number of robocalls to US consumers increased massively last year. …read more Source:: Legal
‘Bomb threat’ scammers are now threatening to throw acid on victims
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•Bomb threat extortion campaign yielded less than $1 for the spammers. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Tech support scammers find a home on Microsoft TechNet pages
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•Security researcher finds over 3,000 TechNet pages flooded with tech support scams pushing shady phone numbers for cryptocurrency exchanges and social media platforms. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Google to tech-support scammers: We’re about to get even tougher on your ads
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•A new verification system for all tech-support advertisers aims to block scammers. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Australians fooled into giving remote access to scammers
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•The ACCC’s Scamwatch website has received more than 8,000 reports of remote access scams so far this year. …read more Source:: Open Source S