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Fraud
486 posts
OGUsers hacking forum hacked; user database compromised
OGUsers hacking forum was hacked twice in past as well. Here's what happened back then and what happened this time.
December 7, 2020
Gionee subsidiary implanted malware in over 20 million phones
The Chinese smartphone maker reportedly made $4.2 million through manufacturing malware-infected phones.
December 7, 2020
Authorities disrupt massive stolen credit card trading scam on dark web
Dubbed Carding Action 2020; the operation aimed at targeting several dark web marketplaces resulting in saving $48million/€40 million.
November 29, 2020
Watch out: Fake celebrity endorsements advertising Bitcoin scam
Bitcoin is on the rise once again, and investors are anxious to see just how high it will go. Scammers are doing whatever it takes to steal it from you.
November 12, 2020
Malicious Minecraft apps on Play Store scamming millions of users
Although these apps have been reported to Google, they are yet to be removed from the Play Store putting Minecraft users at risk of further scams.
November 11, 2020
Fake COVID-19 test result email drops King Engine ransomware
“King Engine” ransomware is a variant of Hentai OniChan ransomware which, after infecting a system, asking for a ridiculous 50 BTC as ransom.
November 3, 2020
US Dept of Justice steps up legal action against crypto crime
Just last month, the department revealed it had arrested two Malaysian and sanctioned two Russians over two separate cases of crypto crime.
October 15, 2020
Iranian APT group hits schools, universities in global spear phishing attacks
The APT group known as Silent Librarian has increased its spear phishing attacks as schools and universities are back.
October 14, 2020
Watch out: New Android spyware records your calls covertly
The group behind this Android spyware is APT-C-23 that has been targeting Palestine since 2017.
September 30, 2020
Arrested: 4 most active hackers involved in SIM Swap, malware attacks
These hackers were involved in malware attacks, sim swapping scams, and e-commerce fraud.
September 24, 2020