A new DNS threat actor dubbed Savvy Seahorse is leveraging sophisticated techniques to entice targets into fake investment platforms and steal funds. “Savvy Seahorse is a DNS threat actor who convinces victims to create accounts on fake investment platforms, make deposits to a personal account, and then transfers those deposits to a bank in Russia,” […]
More details have emerged about a malicious Telegram bot called Telekopye that’s used by threat actors to pull off large-scale phishing scams. “Telekopye can craft phishing websites, emails, SMS messages, and more,” ESET security researcher Radek Jizba said in a new analysis. The threat actors behind the operation – codenamed Neanderthals – are known to […]
Spanish law enforcement officials have announced the arrest of 34 members of a criminal group that carried out various online scams, netting the gang about €3 million ($3.2 million) in illegal profits. Authorities conducted searches across 16 locations Madrid, Malaga, Huelva, Alicante, and Murcia, seizing two simulated firearms, a katana sword, a baseball bat, €80,000 […]
A new financially motivated operation is leveraging a malicious Telegram bot to help threat actors scam their victims. Dubbed Telekopye, a portmanteau of Telegram and kopye (meaning “spear” in Russian), the toolkit functions as an automated means to create a phishing web page from a premade template and send the URL to potential victims, codenamed […]
There is a significant secondary marketplace where tickets can sell for several times their original value, opening the opportunity for scammers and fraud
From bogus free trips to fake rental homes, here are some of the most common online threats you should look out for both before and during your travels
How fraudsters groom their marks and move in for the kill using tricks from the playbooks of romance and investment scammers
Here’s a roundup of some of the most common tricks that fraudsters use to dupe their victims on WhatsApp – and what you can do to protect yourself against them.
It’s never been easier to write a convincing message that can trick you into handing over your money or personal data
Those who were investigated obtained sensitive data from the victims through social engineering, phishing, and smishing techniques. Later, they telephoned the victims using the vishing technique while masking the calls using spoofing technology in order to obtain the remaining information required to make the scams a reality. Once the money obtained through fraud was deposited […]
Here’s what to know about some of the most common ploys that scammers use on the payment app
Over 70,000 individuals are receiving text messages from the police informing them that they have been victims of online banking frauds and providing them with instructions on what they should do next. The communications are being sent out by the Metropolitan Police as a part of the UK’s greatest ever anti-fraud blitz, which is following […]
It pays not to let your guard down during the shopping bonanza – watch out for some of the most common scams doing the rounds this holiday shopping season
When in doubt, kick it out, plus other tips for hardening your cyber-defenses against World Cup-themed phishing and other scams
As package delivery scams that spoof DHL, USPS and other delivery companies soar, here’s how to stay safe not just this shopping season
Fraudsters use various tactics to separate people from their hard-earned cash on Zelle. Here’s how to keep your money safe while using the popular P2P payment service.
Microsoft Edge News Feed is currently being flooded with ads that appear to be sponsored by a widespread malvertising campaign that pushes tech support scams into potential victims’ news streams. Currently, Windows OS computers come with the Microsoft Edge web browser installed as the default web browser. A global share of 4.3% is currently held […]
Are you aware of the perils of the world’s no. 1 social media? Do you know how to avoid scams and stay safe on TikTok?
It pays to be careful – here’s how you can stay safe from fake giveaways, money flipping scams and other cons that fraudsters use to trick payment app users out of their hard-earned cash
Here’s what to watch out for when buying or selling stuff on the online marketplace and how to tell if you’re being scammed
As NFTs exploded in popularity, scammers also jumped on the hype. Watch out for counterfeit NFTs, rug pulls, pump-and-dumps and other common scams plaguing the industry.