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Investment fraud overtakes business email compromise as most reported fraud

March 15, 2023 0 Comments 2022, crypto-investment fraud, FBI, hacked socail media, IC3, investment fraud, news, pig butchering, report, scams

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According to the FBI’s annual report, investment fraud overtook business email compromise as the most reported and most damaging type of fraud in 2022.

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Fake Amazon Prime email abuses LinkedIn’s URL shortener

February 24, 2023 0 Comments amazon, email, gmail, hotmail, LinkedIn, news, outlook, payment details, phish, phishing, Scam, scammers, scams, slinks

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The email claims if you not update your card information in the next 24 hours, your membership benefits will be cancelled.

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iPhone calendar spam: What it is, and how to remove it

February 17, 2023 0 Comments ad, advert, Apple, Awareness, calendar, device, iOS, iPhone, Mobile, news, notification, permission, popup, remove, scams, Spam

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Is your iPhone claiming that you’ve been hacked, your phone isn’t protected, or that viruses have damaged it? It could be calendar spam.

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Fake Hogwarts Legacy cracks lead to adware, scams

February 16, 2023 0 Comments adware, hogwarts legacy, news, scams, survey scam, trojan dropper, video game survey scam

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With Hogwarts Legacy becoming the popular game it was expected to be, online criminals have resorted to old tricks to get users clicking.

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Beware fake Facebook emails saying “your page has been disabled”

February 10, 2023 0 Comments bbb, disabled, facebook, news, phish, phishing, scams, urgent

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Facebook users need to be on their guard for bogus emails claiming they’ve breached Facebook Community Standards.

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The scammers who scam scammers on cybercrime forums: Part 4

December 28, 2022 0 Comments breachforums, Exploit, featured, marketplaces, scams, sophos x-ops, threat research, XSS

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:01 +0000

A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the fourth and final part of our series, we look at how scammers scamming scammers can benefit researchers

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Protect yourself from Vishing Attack!!

December 23, 2022 0 Comments #databreach, Android, Cyber crime, fakecalls, Mobile Security, phishing, phishingattack, quickheal, Scam alert, scams, smartphone, Social engineering, socialengineeringattack, vishingattack, voicephishing

Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 12:16:10 +0000

“Humans are the weakest link in cybersecurity.” Data breaches worldwide prove this accurate, as human errors, lack of…

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The scammers who scam scammers on cybercrime forums: Part 3

December 21, 2022 0 Comments dread, featured, genesis, marketplaces, scams, sophos x-ops, threat research

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:00:08 +0000

A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the third part of our series, we look at the curious case of twenty fake marketplaces.

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The scammers who scam scammers on cybercrime forums: Part 2

December 14, 2022 0 Comments breachforums, Exploit, marketplaces, RaidForums, scams, sophos x-ops, threat research, XSS

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:00:20 +0000

A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the second part of our series, we look at the different flavors of scams prevalent on criminal forums

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Ho, ho, no! Scams to avoid this festive season

December 8, 2022 0 Comments Android, app, bitcoin, christmas, cryptocurrency, fake job, FBI, festive season, gift cards, interview, news, offer, resume, scams, social media, survey, telegram, whatsapp, xmas

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We take a look at a list of popular scams compiled by the FBI to avoid this festive season, and offer our own insights.

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