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Fraud
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Malware droppers for hire targeting users on fake pirated software sites
Some fake piracy websites have been found distributing Crypto Bot and Raccoon Stealer malware in cracked software.
September 8, 2021
Official website of Banksy hacked for fake NFT scam
British Art Collector Buys Fake Banksy NFT for £244k, Scammer Returned Funds Later. Here's What Happened and How the Funds were Returned.
September 2, 2021
iCloud phishing scam – Man stole private photos of 620,000 women
LA County resident booked in iCloud phishing scam pretended to be an Apple agent and stole 620,000 photos, 9,000 videos of 306 young women.
August 30, 2021
US military personnel defrauded into losing $822m through scams
According to researchers, US military personnel lost over $822 million in different kinds of cybercrime and scams between 2017 and 30 June 2021.
August 23, 2021
Threat actors using CAPTCHA to evade phishing, malware detection
According to researchers, cybercriminals are abusing legitimate challenge and response services like Google’s reCAPTCHA) or deploying customized fake CAPTCHA-like validation.
August 19, 2021
Hacker pleads guilty to sim swapping, stealing cryptocurrency
A 21-year old hacker has admitted running a campaign over social media to hijack accounts of "high-value" account names and steal cryptocurrency.
August 16, 2021
Spear phishing attacks underline how much dangerous phishing has gotten
Today’s phishing attacks are more sophisticated as attackers have moved on (in some cases) from going after individuals to targeting businesses.
August 4, 2021
New WeTransfer phishing attack spoofs file-sharing to steal credential
The phishing email claims that WeTransfer has shared two files with the victim, and there’s a link to view them.
August 2, 2021
New LinkedIn phishing campaign found using Google Forms
In the latest LinkedIn phishing scam, the sender’s email address as shown appears to be from Paul University which is based in Nigeria.
July 16, 2021
Poker player jailed for illegal video streaming, downloading websites
Talon White has received 12 months of prison sentence after being involved in the illegal streaming of copyright-protected TV shows and movies.
July 15, 2021