Paypal – Computer Security Articles

Scammers are using invoices sent through PayPal.com to trick recipients into calling a number to dispute a pending charge. The missives — which come from Paypal.com and include a link at Paypal.com that displays an invoice for the supposed transaction — state that the user’s account is about to be charged hundreds of dollars. Recipients who call the supplied toll-free number to contest the transaction are soon asked to download software that lets the scammers assume remote control over their computer.

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A week in security (July 18 – July 24)

July 25, 2022 admin a week in security, Compliance, cryptocurrency, extortionists, Facebook, google, GPS, Paypal, ring, roblox, wordpress

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:44:00 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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PayPal phishing campaign goes after more than just your login credentials

July 19, 2022 admin Akamai, akamai security research, Paypal, paypal phishing, phishing, phishing kit, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:14:05 +0000

Scammers have created a PayPal phishing campaign that extensively asks for sensitive information, including government IDs and headshot photos.

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Insider Threat: Employees indicted for stealing $88 million of license keys

July 4, 2022 admin alias chad johnson, alias joe brown, alias justin albaum, avaya, avaya cloud office, B2B, brad pearce, cybercrime, dusti pearce, ip office, jason hines, Paypal, piracy, raymond bradley pearce, software piracy

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:30:13 +0000

Avaya, a communications company for SMBs, was left in the dark for years as insiders stole and sold its license keys.

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How Phishers Are Slinking Their Links Into LinkedIn

February 3, 2022 admin A Little Sunshine, Amazon, avanan, Check Point, fortinet, irs, jeremy fuchs, Latest Warnings, LinkedIn, microsoft, Paypal, slinks, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:49:38 +0000

If you received a link to LinkedIn.com via email, SMS or instant message, would you click it? Spammers, phishers and other ne’er-do-wells are hoping you will, because they’ve long taken advantage of a marketing feature on the business networking site which lets them create a LinkedIn.com link that bounces your browser to other websites, such as phishing pages that mimic top online brands (but chiefly Linkedin’s parent firm Microsoft).

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The Risk of Weak Online Banking Passwords

August 5, 2019 admin 2fa, Aite Group, alex holden, Alissa Knight, Brian Costello, Financial Data Exchange, Hold Security, Latest Warnings, Mint, Paypal, Plaid, The Coming Storm, YNAB, Yodlee, Zelle

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:04:27 +0000

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. This story is about how crooks increasingly are abusing third-party financial aggregation services like Mint, Plaid, Yodlee, YNAB and others to surveil and drain consumer accounts online.

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Il tuo sito di e-commerce viene utilizzato per testare i dati delle carte rubate?

April 29, 2019 admin Carte di credito, Magento, Paypal, Protezione dei dati, Vulnerabilità

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 05:58:15 +0000

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