Pig butchering scams, how they work and how to avoid them
Pig butchering scams are usually tied to cryptocurrency investments that make for big business with victims on both sides of the line.
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Airbnb scam sends you to a fake Tripadvisor site, takes your money
One of our researchers was targeted by a scammer advertising on Airbnb and hosting a fake Tripadvisor website.
Read moreMassive utility scam campaign spreads via online ads
Malwarebytes researchers have discovered a prolific campaign of fraudulent energy ads shown to users via Google searches.
Read moreCryptocurrency scams metastasize into new forms
Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:00:13 +0000
“DeFi mining” scams adopted by pig-butchering rings create more problems for those trying to defend against them.
Read moreSEC X account hacked to hawk crypto-scams
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account was compromised to take advantage of an expected Bitcoin ETFs announcement.
Read moreInvestment fraud a serious money maker for criminals
Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, identifies investment fraud as a major threat.
Read moreThe Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale Scam Campaigns Made Possible by Generative AI
Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:30:18 +0000
Generative artificial intelligence technologies such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and DALL-E have created a great deal of disruption across much of our digital lives. Creating credible text, images and even audio, these AI tools can be used for both good and ill. That includes their application in the cybersecurity space. While Sophos AI has been working […]
Read more$19 Stanley cup deal is a Black Friday scam
What better way to kick off the holiday scamming season than by offering a Black Friday sale on one of the most popular products around: a Stanley cup.
Read moreSophos AI team to present at CAMLIS
Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:42:04 +0000
The conference on machine learning in cybersecurity is key to open exchange of research and knowledge.
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