7 Reasons why you need Quick Heal to combat Financial Frauds

Credit to Author: Quickheal| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:10:20 +0000

Earlier this year, The Hindu reported that 9% of Indian families claim to be victims of online financial…

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Beware: Fake Apps posing as Open AI’s ChatGPT App

Credit to Author: Akshay Singla| Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:18:42 +0000

Beware!  Behind the face of advancing technology lies a dark underbelly – that of evolving cyber crime. Here,…

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Financial Frauds: Decoding the Rise and What to do should you Fall Prey

Credit to Author: Quickheal| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:12:56 +0000

According to a report by Times of India in August, Delhi witnessed a 200% surge in cyber fraud…

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Here’s Some Bitcoin: Oh, and You’ve Been Served!

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:39:37 +0000

A California man who lost $100,000 in a 2021 SIM-swapping attack is suing the unknown holder of a cryptocurrency wallet that harbors his stolen funds. The case is thought to be the first in which a federal court has recognized… Read More »

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:57:55 +0000

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. All four pleaded guilty to conspiracy and racketeering charges. But there is a fascinating and untold backstory behind the two Russian men involved, who co-ran Russia’s most popular spam forum for years.

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Happy 14th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 22:16:27 +0000

KrebsOnSecurity celebrates its 14th year of existence today! I promised myself this post wouldn’t devolve into yet another Cybersecurity Year in Review. Nor do I wish to hold forth about whatever cyber horrors may await us in 2024. But I do want to thank you all for your continued readership, encouragement and support, without which I could not do what I do.

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BlackCat Ransomware Raises Ante After FBI Disruption

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:49:43 +0000

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed today that it infiltrated the world’s second most prolific ransomware gang, a Russia-based criminal group known as ALPHV and BlackCat. The FBI said it seized the gang’s darknet website, and released a decryption tool that hundreds of victim companies can use to recover systems. Meanwhile, BlackCat responded by briefly “unseizing” its darknet site with a message promising 90 percent commissions for affiliates who continue to work with the crime group, and open season on everything from hospitals to nuclear power plants.

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