Multi-million investment scammers busted in four-country Europol raid
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:10:30 +0000
216 questioned, 15 arrested, 4 fake call centres searched, millions seized…
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S3 Ep117: The crypto crisis that wasn’t (and farewell forever to Win 7) [Audio + Text]
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:59:15 +0000
Tell us in the comments… What’s the REAL reason there was no Windows 9? (No theory too far-fetched!)
Read morePokemon NFT card game malware chooses you
Categories: 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 moreFake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash
Categories: 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 more“Suspicious login” scammers up their game – take care at Christmas
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:59:06 +0000
A picture is worth 1024 words – we clicked through so you don’t have to.
Read moreOneCoin scammer Sebastian Greenwood pleads guilty, “Cryptoqueen” still missing
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:50:44 +0000
The Cryptoqueen herself is still missing, but her co-conspirator, who is said to have pocketed over $20m a month, has been convicted.
Read moreVirtual kidnapping scam strikes again. Spot the signs
Categories: 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 moreElectronic Sales Suppression Tools are cooking the books
Categories: 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 moreThe weirdest security stories of 2022
Categories: News Tags: Weird Tags: 2022 Tags: infosec Tags: social engineering Tags: scam Tags: romance Tags: deepfake Tags: video games Tags: advertising Tags: advergaming Tags: apes Tags: NFT Tags: 419 Tags: space Tags: astronaut We take a look at the weirdest security related stories of 2022—from apes to the great unknowns of space. |
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Read more“Baby dumped at the gate” post is a Facebook hoax
Categories: 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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