Categories: News Tags: ransomware Tags: fake Tags: faker Tags: fraud Tags: scam Tags: bogus Tags: midnight We take a look at a ransomware group that doesn’t produce any ransomware, only threats. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: twitter Tags: blue Tags: verified Tags: verification Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: scam Tags: imposter Significant changes to Twitter’s verification identifiers mean new rules for ensuring whether an account is real. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: EE Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: mail Tags: email Tags: fraud Tags: bank details We take a look at a phish targeting users of the EE mobile network. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: RAT Tags: ukraine Tags: trojan Tags: arrest Tags: game Tags: application Tags: fake We take a look at news of an arrest in Ukraine regarding the creator of a remote access trojan. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: pokemon Tags: NFT Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: malware Tags: remote connection Tags: card game We take a look at reports of a set of fake Pokemon sites offering up a bogus NFT card game which actually pushes malware. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: FBI Tags: ad Tags: ads Tags: advert Tags: paid Tags: sponsored Tags: search engine Tags: results Tags: fake Tags: download Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: malware The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in search ads |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: flipper zero Tags: fake Tags: scam Tags: phish Tags: portal Tags: social media Tags: twitter Tags: shop Tags: sale Tags: sold out Tags: pentest Tags: pentesting Tags: hardware Tags: enthusiast Tags: technology We take a look at reports of imitation Flipper Zero websites springing up to part unwary consumers from their money. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: virtual kidnapping Tags: kidnap Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: ransom Tags: victim Tags: wire transfer Tags: digital payment Tags: venmo Tags: cashapp Tags: social engineering Tags: phone call Tags: mobile Tags: relative A recent scam has been making the rounds that attempts to fool you into thinking a loved one has been kidnapped. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: missing baby Tags: abandoned baby Tags: facebook Tags: scam Tags: hoax Tags: ad Tags: fake Tags: lost We take a look at reports of a fake missing baby hoax in circulation on Facebook. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: police Tags: cops Tags: call Tags: warrant Tags: arrest Tags: payment We take a look at fake law enforcement calls leading to demands for money from victims. |
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