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Report: Big U.S. Banks Are Stiffing Account Takeover Victims

October 7, 2022 admin A Little Sunshine, aite-novarica, Bank of America, biocatch, Capital One, jpmorgan chase, pnc bank, sen. elizabeth warren, seth rudin, The Coming Storm, trace fooshee, truist, u.s. bank, Wells Fargo, Zelle

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 18:46:12 +0000

When U.S. consumers have their online bank accounts hijacked and plundered by hackers, U.S. financial institutions are legally obligated to reverse any unauthorized transactions as long as the victim reports the fraud in a timely manner. But new data released this week suggests that for some of the nation’s largest banks, reimbursing account takeover victims has become more the exception than the rule.

Independent Krebs

Glut of Fake LinkedIn Profiles Pits HR Against the Bots

October 5, 2022 admin A Little Sunshine, hamish taylor, isoutsource, jason lathrop, linkedin bots, Mark Miller, The Coming Storm, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 21:20:53 +0000

A recent proliferation of phony executive profiles on LinkedIn is creating something of an identity crisis for the business networking site, and for companies that rely on it to hire and screen prospective employees. The fabricated LinkedIn identities — which pair AI-generated profile photos with text lifted from legitimate accounts — are creating major headaches for corporate HR departments and for those managing invite-only LinkedIn groups.

Independent Krebs

Microsoft: Two New 0-Day Flaws in Exchange Server

September 30, 2022 admin cve-2022-41040, cve-2022-41082, gtsc, Latest Warnings, microsoft exchange server zero-day, steven adair, The Coming Storm, Time to Patch, volexity, zimbra collaboration suite

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:51:57 +0000

Microsoft Corp. is investigating reports that attackers are exploiting two previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server, a technology many organizations rely on to send and receive email. Microsoft says it is expediting work on software patches to plug the security holes. In the meantime, it is urging a subset of Exchange customers to enable a setting that could help mitigate ongoing attacks.

Independent Krebs

Fake CISO Profiles on LinkedIn Target Fortune 500s

September 29, 2022 admin A Little Sunshine, fake cisos, LinkedIn, Ne'er-Do-Well News, rich mason, The Coming Storm, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:52:43 +0000

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. It’s not clear who’s behind this network of fake CISOs or what their intentions may be. But the fabricated LinkedIn identities are confusing search engine results for CISO roles at major companies, and they are being indexed as gospel by various downstream data-scraping sources.

Independent Krebs

Accused Russian RSOCKS Botmaster Arrested, Requests Extradition to U.S.

September 23, 2022 admin 24chasa.bg, Breadcrumbs, denis emelyantsev, denis kloster, Ne'er-Do-Well News, rsocks botnet, rsocks proxy, rusdot, spamdot

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:19:51 +0000

A 36-year-old Russian man recently identified by KrebsOnSecurity as the likely proprietor of the massive RSOCKS botnet has been arrested in Bulgaria at the request of U.S. authorities. At a court hearing in Bulgaria this month, the accused hacker requested and was granted extradition to the United States, reportedly telling the judge, “America is looking for me because I have enormous information and they need it.”

Independent Krebs

SIM Swapper Abducted, Beaten, Held for $200k Ransom

September 21, 2022 admin foreshadow, jarik, Ne'er-Do-Well News, SIM swapping, violence-as-a-service

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:17:08 +0000

A Florida teenager who served as a lackey for a cybercriminal group that specializes in cryptocurrency thefts was beaten and kidnapped last week by a rival cybercrime gang. The teen’s captives held guns to his head while forcing him to record a video message pleading with his crew to fork over a $200,000 ransom in exchange for his life. The youth is now reportedly cooperating with U.S. federal investigators, who are responding to an alarming number of reports of physical violence tied to certain online crime communities.

Independent Krebs

Botched Crypto Mugging Lands Three U.K. Men in Jail

September 16, 2022 admin brickings, disco dog, discoli, joseph james o'connor, leonardo sapiano, Ne'er-Do-Well News, patrick mcgovern-allen, plugwalkjoe, rayhan miah, robert lewis barr, SIM swapping, SWATting, The Coming Storm, thomas green, violence-as-a-service

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:55:25 +0000

Three men in the United Kingdom were arrested this month after police responding to an attempted break-in at a residence stopped their car as they fled the scene. The authorities found weapons and a police uniform in the trunk, and say the trio intended to assault a local man and force him to hand over virtual currencies.

Independent Krebs

Say Hello to Crazy Thin ‘Deep Insert’ ATM Skimmers

September 14, 2022 admin All About Skimmers, deep insert skimmers, NCR, ncr selfserv

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:46:58 +0000

A number of financial institutions in and around New York City are dealing with a rash of super-thin “deep insert” card skimming devices designed to fit inside the mouth of an ATM’s card acceptance slot. The card skimmers are paired with tiny pinhole cameras that are cleverly disguised as part of the cash machine. Here’s a look at some of the more sophisticated deep insert skimmer technology that fraud investigators have recently found in the wild.