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India rescues 250 citizens enslaved by Cambodian cybercrime gang

The Indian government says it rescued and repatriated 250 citizens who sought jobs in Cambodia, only to be forced into conducting cybercrime once they arrived.
- Bill Toulas
- April 01, 2024
- 09:04 PM
- 0
FTC: Americans lost $1.1 billion to impersonation scams in 2023

Impersonation scams in the U.S. exceeded $1.1 billion in losses last year, according to statistics collected by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a figure that is three times higher than in 2020.
- Bill Toulas
- April 01, 2024
- 12:03 PM
- 1
FTC warns scammers are impersonating its employees to steal money

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned today that scammers are impersonating its employees to steal thousands of dollars from Americans.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 19, 2024
- 03:19 PM
- 0
US moves to recover $2.3 million from "pig butchers" on Binance

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is recovering $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a "pig butchering" fraud scheme that victimized at least 37 people across the United States.
- Bill Toulas
- March 15, 2024
- 02:02 PM
- 0
Savvy Seahorse gang uses DNS CNAME records to power investor scams

A threat actor named Savvy Seahorse is abusing CNAME DNS records Domain Name System to create a traffic distribution system that powers financial scam campaigns.
- Bill Toulas
- February 28, 2024
- 09:00 AM
- 0
Fraudsters tried to scam Apple out of 5,000 iPhones worth over $3 million

Two Chinese nationals face 20 years in prison after being caught and convicted of submitting over 5,000 fake iPhones worth more than $3 million to Apple with the goal of having them replaced with genuine devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 21, 2024
- 03:27 PM
- 0
Americans lost record $10 billion to fraud in 2023, FTC warns

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Americans lost over $10 billion to scammers in 2023, marking a 14% increase in reported losses compared to the previous year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 09, 2024
- 10:21 AM
- 2
FBI: Tech support scams now use couriers to collect victims' money

Today, the FBI warned about courier services being used to collect money and valuables from victims of tech support and government impersonation scams.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 29, 2024
- 11:31 AM
- 0
Watch out for "I can't believe he is gone" Facebook phishing posts

A widespread Facebook phishing campaign stating, "I can't believe he is gone. I'm gonna miss him so much," leads unsuspecting users to a website that steals your Facebook credentials.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 21, 2024
- 11:19 AM
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Meta won't remove fake Instagram profiles that are clearly catfishing

Meta seems to be falling short of effectively tackling fake Instagram profiles even when there are sufficient signs to indicate that a profile is misusing someone else's photos and identity.
- Ax Sharma
- January 20, 2024
- 07:19 AM
- 4
US court docs expose fake antivirus renewal phishing tactics

In a seizure warrant application, the U.S. Secret Service sheds light on how threat actors stole $34,000 using fake antivirus renewal subscription emails.
- Bill Toulas
- January 15, 2024
- 04:16 PM
- 1
New Balada Injector campaign infects 6,700 WordPress sites

A new Balada Injector campaign launched in mid-December has infected over 6,700 WordPress websites using a vulnerable version of the Popup Builder campaign.
- Bill Toulas
- January 11, 2024
- 12:44 PM
- 0
Ransomware victims targeted by fake hack-back offers

Some organizations victimized by the Royal and Akira ransomware gangs have been targeted by a threat actor posing as a security researcher who promised to hack back the original attacker and delete stolen victim data.
- Bill Toulas
- January 09, 2024
- 04:09 PM
- 0
Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers

The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams designed to infect potential victims with cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 08, 2024
- 04:06 PM
- 0
X users fed up with constant stream of malicious crypto ads

Cybercriminals are abusing X advertisements to promote websites that lead to crypto drainers, fake airdrops, and other scams.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 06, 2024
- 10:09 AM
- 7
Web3 security firm CertiK's X account hacked to push crypto drainer

The Twitter/X account of blockchain security firm CertiK was hijacked today to redirect the company's more than 343,000 followers to a malicious website pushing a cryptocurrency wallet drainer.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 05, 2024
- 12:20 PM
- 0
Crypto wallet founder loses $125,000 to fake airdrop website

A crypto wallet service co-founder shares with the world his agony after losing $125,000 to a crypto scam. The startup CEO, who at the time believed he was on a legitimate cryptocurrency airdrop website, realized after his loss that the domain he'd went on was setup for the purposes of phishing unsuspecting users.
- Ax Sharma
- January 05, 2024
- 07:17 AM
- 1
Hackers hijack govt and business accounts on X for crypto scams

Hackers are increasingly targeting verified accounts on X (formerly Twitter) belonging to government and business profiles and marked with 'gold' and 'grey' checkmarks to promote cryptocurrency scams, phishing sites, and sites with crypto drainers.
- Bill Toulas
- January 04, 2024
- 01:40 PM
- 2
FTC offers $25,000 prize for detecting AI-enabled voice cloning

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started accepting submissions for its Voice Cloning Challenge, a public competition with a $25,000 top prize for ideas that protect consumers from the danger of AI-enabled voice cloning for fraudulent activity.
- Bill Toulas
- January 04, 2024
- 09:30 AM
- 2
Mandiant’s account on X hacked to push cryptocurrency scam

The Twitter account of American cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant was hijacked earlier today to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and share a cryptocurrency scam.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 03, 2024
- 05:50 PM
- 2