Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 20:06:48 +0000
Virtual kidnap attempts are big business for criminals. We offer some steps to minimise the risk of this awful attempt at fraud.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 08:43:17 +0000
We look at reports of scams involving fake Canon printer drivers, non-existent downloads, and tech support scams.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 11:00:45 +0000
We take a look at continued reports of fake car wrap scams sent by SMS, mail, and phonecall. How does this one work?
The post $600 a week to wrap your car? It’s a scam appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 16:29:52 +0000
We take a look at reports that the Discord channel for the OpenSea NFT marketplace has been compromised and used to send out rogue links.
The post OpenSea warns of Discord channel compromise appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 16:23:41 +0000
We take a look at a message from an Instagram contact promising big wins in Bitcoin profits. Is it everything that it seems?
The post Steer clear of these Instagram “Get rich with Bitcoin” scams appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 11:49:08 +0000
Sites offering premium apps are popping up all over YouTube comments and elsewhere. Are they legit?
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 10:37:34 +0000
You won’t believe what some account-takeover scammers say.
The post How Instagram scammers talk users out of their accounts appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 15:44:47 +0000
We take a look at the latest FBI report on Business Email Compromise which reveals $43 billion in losses from 2016 to 2021.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 12:37:05 +0000
We look at a scam targeting artists around the world with a bogus, malware-laden offer from fake Cyberpunk Ape Executives.
The post Fake Cyberpunk Ape Executives target artists with malware-laden job offer appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 13:34:03 +0000
Scammers are targeting sellers of hand-crafted goods with bogus craft fair invitations.
The post Craft fair vendors targeted by fake event scammers on Facebook appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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