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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…
New WhatsApp OTP Scam Allows Scammers to Hijack Your Account
The new WhatsApp scam is currently targeting users in India. On May 23rd, 2022, the founder and CEO…
Cybercrime Syndicate Leader Behind Phishing and BEC Scams Arrested in Nigeria
Cyber security companies across the globe helped Interpol bust an unnamed cybercriminal being large-scale BEC scams and phishing…
US Warns Firms About North Korean Hackers Posing as IT Workers
US government has warned organizations to beware of hackers in the guise of IT freelancers claiming to be…
Hackers Hijacked Official Ferrari Subdomain to Host NFT Scam
After the hijacking, hackers hosted the Mint Your Ferrari NFT scam on the luxury automaker’s official website. On…
New Scam Utilizing AI-Generated Images to Represent Fake Law Firm
Hackread.com earlier reported a website designed by software engineer Philip Wang that can create realistic faces of people…
Ukranian News Channel Hacked to Run Deepfake video of President Zelensky
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have already deleted the deepfake video in which fake Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was…
Simple Tips to Protect Youself From Being Catfished
It is a fact that the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to go online whether it be working from…