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Mobile Menace Monday: upping the ante on Adups

December 18, 2017 admin adups, Android, com.adups.fota.sysoper, com.fw.upgrade.sysoper, cybercrime, FWUpgradeProvider, Mobile, triple m, UpgradeSys

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Adups, the same China-based company caught collecting an abundance of user data and creating a backdoor on mobile devices in 2016, has another trick up its sleeve.

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Tags: adups Android com.adups.fota.sysoper com.fw.upgrade.sysoper FWUpgradeProvider Mobile triple m UpgradeSys

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Tech support scammer tries to sell free software

December 15, 2017 admin AmericanGeeks, cybercrime, SCAM, Social engineering, tech support, tech support scam, TSS

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:13:16 +0000

Watch as a Malwarebytes researcher catches a rather rude tech support scammer from AmericaGeeks in the act.

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Tags: AmericanGeeks scam Social Engineering tech support tech support scam TSS

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There’s a hole in my bucket: Bitcoin scams aim to exploit volatile market

December 13, 2017 admin bitcoin, BitCoin Scam, BTC, coin, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, fake, faucet, miner, miners, Mining, phish, phishing, SCAM, Social engineering, support scammer

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:53:19 +0000

The digital world of Bitcoin is ablaze with profit, speculation, and potential riches for all – unfortunately, scammers are in on the action and will stop at nothing to relieve the unwary of their digital fortunes. From the oldest tricks in the book to all new types of scams, it seems everyone is turning their attention to Bitcoin. What are the threats, and what can you do about it to stay safe?

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Tags: bitcoin BitCoin Scam btc coin cryptocurrency fake faucet miner miners mining phish phishing scam support scammer

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How we can stop the New Mafia’s digital footprint from spreading in 2018

December 7, 2017 admin Business, CEO announcements, cyberattacks, cybercrime, gangs, hackers, Mafia, Malwarebytes news, marcin kleczynski, New Mafia, Security world, vigialntes

Credit to Author: Marcin Kleczynski| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:00:28 +0000

Cybercriminals are the New Mafia of today’s world. This new generation of hackers are like traditional Mafia organizations, not just in their professional coordination, but their ability to intimidate and paralyze victims.

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Tags: cyberattacks cybercrime gangs hackers Mafia marcin kleczynski New Mafia vigialntes

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Use TeamViewer? Fix this dangerous permissions bug with an update

December 6, 2017 admin bug, client, cybercrime, exploit, Exploits, Server, teamviewer

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 19:42:54 +0000

A potentially dangerous permissions bug in TeamViewer grants unauthorised access to either the client or the server—and patches may take up to a week to fully roll out.

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Tags: bug client exploit server teamviewer

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Children and young adults: the next-generation money mules

December 5, 2017 admin cifas, cybercrime, don't be fooled campaign, fraud prevention, millenials, Money Laundering, money mule, smurfer, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:00:32 +0000

Money laundering predates the Internet. But today’s interconnectedness has made it a lot easier for criminals to lure unsuspecting users into becoming money mules. Their latest victims: children and young adults.

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Tags: cifas don’t be fooled campaign fraud prevention millenials money laundering money mule smurfer

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PayPal phish asks to verify transactions—don’t do it

December 1, 2017 admin cybercrime, email, fake, mail, Paypal, phish, phishing, SCAM, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:35:26 +0000

We take a look at a batch of fake PayPal emails asking potential victims to visit a so-called resolution center to address unverified transactions.

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Tags: email fake mail PayPal phish phishing scam

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Persistent drive-by cryptomining coming to a browser near you

November 29, 2017 admin coinhive, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, cybercrime, Drive-by mining, malware, monero, popunder

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 18:00:10 +0000

If you think closing your browser window to leave a site that runs a cryptominer will stop the mining process, think again. Persistent drive-by cryptomining has arrived.

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Tags: coinhive Cryptojacking cryptomining Drive-by mining monero popunder