Remote access — for a scammer
Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:42:15 +0000
Using persuasion instead of viruses: How scammers talk people into granting remote access to their computers.
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Beware! Email attachments can make you victim of spear phishing attacks
Credit to Author: Prashant Tilekar| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:15:28 +0000
In the last few months, we’ve seen a sudden increase in Spear Phishing attacks. Spear phishing is a variation of a phishing scam wherein hackers send a targeted email to an individual which appears to be from a trusted source. In this type of attack, the attacker uses social engineering tricks and some…
Read MoreFresh “video games” site welcomes new users with Steam phish
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:51:22 +0000
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| A recent Steam phishing campaign caught our eye, but looking deeper, we found it’s been around for a few months. We investigate the phish to show users how to spot the telltale signs of social engineering. Categories: Tags: account hijackev certificatefake steam logingaminggaming securityphishingsteamsteam phishingsteam scamvalvevideo gameszombie account |
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Read MoreTrolls abuse Twitter Lists to collate their targets
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:09:39 +0000
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| Twitter, like any social network, is faced with the challenge of addressing cyberbullying. And trolls have been abusing the platform’s Lists feature to home in on targets. But have no fear: There are ways to protect users from social attacks, and Twitter is moving to make itself a safer place. Categories: Tags: block togethercyberbullyingonline harassmenttrollingtwitter block chaintwitter list abuse |
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Read MoreSoccer club defrauded
Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 22:09:03 +0000
How to steal a million (OK, half a million), or what happened to the Boca Juniors
Read MoreWall Street Market reported to have exit scammed
Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:54:55 +0000
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| Users reported that Wall Street Market, a broadly-known cryptocurrency dark net market, has executed an exit scam, swindling millions from account holders in the process. Categories: Tags: bitcoindarknetexit scamscam |
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Read MoreA look inside the FBI’s 2018 IC3 online crime report
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:57:07 +0000
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| The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their 2018 report about online crime. Which attacks are most popular? Where are the victims located? And how much money has been lost in the process? Categories: Tags: becfbifraudphishingreport |
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Read MoreElectrum Bitcoin wallets under siege
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Threat actors are relentlessly phishing and attacking Electrum Bitcoin wallet users, racking up millions of dollars. Categories: Tags: bitcoinbitcoinsbotnetddosElectrumexploit kitexploitsRIGRIG EKvulnerabilitieswallet |
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