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FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

February 13, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, BEC, eac, extortion, fake tech support, FBI, IC3, internet crime report, investment fraud schemes, Law & order, payroll funds, phishing, rat, scams, security threats, smishing, spoofing, tech support

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:45:23 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z_YNbnD3_LU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Two charged with tech-support scamming the elderly for $10m

September 23, 2019 0 Comments elderly, fake tech support, Law & order, security threats, tech support, tech support scam, tech support scammers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:55:01 +0000

The tech-support scammers were allegedly part of a network of crooks in the US and India who conned about 7,500 victims.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/0TbNYtAQBLk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>