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5 Online Fraud Fighting Tips for Novices
Although online fraud includes identity theft, phishing scams, and viruses, there are steps that can be taken to protect against them. Let's dig into the whats and hows of it.
Popular YouTuber Scuba Jake’s channel hacked to run crypto scam
Scuba Jake, whose real name is Jake Koehler, had his YouTube channel "DALLMYD" with 13 million subscribers hacked to steal 1.01 BTC.
Scammers Made Deepfake AI Hologram of Binance Executive
According to Patrick Hillmann, chief communications officer of Binance, his Deepfake AI hologram is being used by scammers to trick users into online meetings and target Binance clients' crypto projects.
DDoS App Meant to Hit Russia Infected Android Phones of Ukrainian Activists
The pro-Ukraine groups thought they were fighting back against Russia with a new DDoS app, but it turns…
APT Groups Trapping Targets with Clever Twitter Scheme
According to researchers, state-backed APT groups are trapping their targets by employing social engineering tactics including posing as…
Uniswap V3 LPs Lose Millions in Fake Token Phishing Attack
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said in a Tweet that their intel unit identified an exploit on Uniswap…
HackerOne Fires Employee for Stealing Bug Reports, Collecting Bug Bounties
Bug bounty and vulnerability coordination platform HackerOne has fired an employee for using their position to access customers’…
Scammer Who Used Info of Riot Games’ Co-Founder to Mine Crypto is Jailed
The Singaporean identity fraud scammer also tricked Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) into providing $5.4 million worth…
Hackers Using Web3 Backdoor Wallets to Steal Seed Phrases from iOS/Android Users
A Chinese-speaking, technically skilled threat actor distributes backdoored applications to extract cash from victims in a newly discovered…
Fake Updates Continue To Be A Digital Risk: What To Do?
In this digital era, online threats are booming as much as the internet user base. Sometimes, malware infects…