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IT consultancy firm caught running ransomware decryption scam
Ransomware has become a persistent threat to users globally but for cybercriminals, it is a lucrative business. Recently, IT…
December 13, 2018
Indian police & Microsoft busts tech support scam centers
You may have watched YouTube videos about tech support scam tricking unsuspecting users into believing that their devices…
November 30, 2018
Popular Android apps on Play Store caught defrauding users
A well-known Chinese app developer Cheetah Mobile and one of its subsidiaries Kika Tech might have claimed credit…
November 27, 2018
Fraudsters changing contact details of banks on Google Maps to scam users
Don’t trust Google Maps for banks’ contact details – At least not for now. Scammers are now increasingly…
November 26, 2018
Black Friday Scams: Shop Safely with These Tips
Black Friday is just around the corner and here’s how you can protect yourself from Black Friday Scams.…
November 22, 2018
74 arrested after FBI disrupts International gang of BEC scammers
In a joint operation, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Department of the…
June 15, 2018
Scammers hacked webcams to secretly record videos & post on YouTube
Malicious hackers and scammers have always come up with complex yet innovative techniques to take control of users’ devices and…
June 5, 2018
Man hacked 200 firms & sold data of millions of users on dark web
Grant West, a cunning hacker who goes by the online handle of “Courvoisier” on the Dark Web has…
May 6, 2018
How to know if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica?
Did Cambridge Analytica had access to your Facebook data? This new tool by Facebook will let you know. By…
April 10, 2018
Google to ban cryptocurrency and ICO ads from June 2018
Google will ban all advertisements promoting cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) from June 2018. This means after the social…
March 14, 2018