Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: ad fraud Tags: popunder Tags: ads Tags: fraud Tags: wordpress Tags: plugins Popunders are the ideal vehicle to serve ad fraud. In this case, we investigate a scheme where a webpage you can’t see is loading a bunch of ads while code mimics user activity by scrolling and visiting links. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: business email compromise Tags: wire transfer Tags: fraud Tags: scam Tags: BEC Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: malware We take a look at a business email compromise attack which nearly resulted in a very costly loss for one US based business. |
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Read moreCategories: Business Categories: News Tags: Financials Tags: fraud Tags: cybersecurity Tags: cooperation Tags: NatWest Tags: romance scam Tags: BEC scam Tags: NCP fraud Reports published about the UK financial industry show a growing number of cyberthreats and enormous losses to fraud. |
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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: electronic sales suppression software Tags: tax Tags: coronavirus Tags: fraud Tags: scam Tags: point of sale Tags: deception We take a look at the tax industry’s war on electronic sales suppression software. What is it, and why are Governments going after suppliers? |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: PayPal Tags: scam Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: fraud Tags: email Tags: telephone Tags: call Tags: send money Tags: notification We take a look at a PayPal phish which comes complete with multiple ways to pull the wool over your eyes. |
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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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Read moreCategories: News Tags: Venus Ransomware Tags: RDP Tags: remote desktop services Tags: encrypt Tags: fraud Tags: ransom We take a look at reports of Venus ransomware targeting remote desktop services/RDP. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: sale Tags: selling Tags: bank transfer Tags: app Tags: phone Tags: mobile Tags: social media We take a look at reports of scammers using fake bank transfer apps to make it look as though they’ve bought your for-sale item. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: phish Tags: romance Tags: 419 Tags: astronaut Tags: space Tags: station Tags: shuttle Tags: rocket Tags: fake Tags: email We take a look at a scam which has come around every couple of years and which has finally claimed a sizable bounty from a victim. |
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