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Viking Horde malware gains root access of any Android device — It can steal your personal data, conduct DDoS attacks and ad frauds. Android devices are under constant threat of malware attacks, recently, an IT security firm Check Point has exposed a dangerous malware targeting Android devices. They call it Viking Horde malware which has infected several […]
iPhone users in the United Kingdom have been targeted with yet another phishing scam designed to steal their iCloud accounts — The scam may spread all over the word due to its uniqueness. Crooks are targeting iPhone users in the United Kingdom with a sophisticated phishing scam through text messages containing malicious link designed to […]
In 2015, Ford was charged with sextortion and cyberstalking scheme — Now, he has been sent to prison for four years and nine months An employee of the U.S. State Department involved in a huge sex racket at the U.S. Embassy in London. It all began one fine day, by a young victim’s complaint, who […]
News about Company Deletion through One Corrupt Line of Code is Just a Hoax — He trolled the whole Internet. On ServerFault forum, a user namely one Marco Marsala claimed via posting a message that he needs assistance from other users about an issue. He stated that he operated a small-scale hosting company and had […]
Sorry Folks No Range Rovers being Given away—Stay Away from Free Range Rover Competition on Facebook The Facebook page of Free Range Rover is fake and definitely not offering Range Rovers. It is just a scam that is currently circulating on the social network and promises of giving away two Range Rovers only by liking […]
The social network giant Facebook is all out to prevent its users from becoming targets of malicious actors’ scam campaigns It has been identified by consumers that there are certain ads and pages that are actually scam campaigns and users are worried that the clothing ads on Facebook don’t really sell clothes at unbelievably low […]
Latest Facebook Phishing Scam: ‘Account in Violation of Terms of Service’ You suddenly get a warning message seemingly from the Facebook Ads Team claiming that your account has been found in violation of terms of service and will be shut down for safety reasons. In a nutshell: This is a hoax and a false message, it’s […]
Scammers Distribute Malware to Drivers in Pennsylvania using Accurate Speeding Data Scammers and their antics are simply unbelievable. This time, scammers have come up with a unique strategy of malware scam as they are now sending fake emails that appear to be sent by the local police department in Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania. The email poses as […]
Scammers installing credit card skimmer device caught on CCTV by Police An incredibly quick act of installing debit/credit stealing device was caught by the CCTV cameras, which were installed at a petrol station in Miami-Dade, US. Miami Beach Police identified that scammers are equipped with such effective credit and debit card stealing tactics that it […]
This PayPal phishing scam tricks users into clicking a fake link and asks for login details — Don’t fall for it! PayPal is probably the most regular recipient of phish scams and perhaps by now its users are also well aware of this fact. However, it is still important to learn about the newest of […]
The infamous hacker, popularly known as Segate, Oreon and Predator, has pleaded guilty finally in front of a New York judge. The 34-year-old Ercan Findikoglu was accused of 18 charges including accessing customer information and PINs from their debit/credit cards and withdrawing cash from ATMs worldwide. He was also accused of targeting prominent US financial […]
SnapChat Employee Hacked — Crucial SnapChat Employee Payroll Details Stolen after Targeted Phishing Scam The latest victim of malicious phishing campaigns is the LA-based social media firm SnapChat. In an official blog post, SnapChat revealed that a crafty phishing campaign has led to hackers obtaining payroll details of SnapChat employees. “One of our employees fell […]
Using a Public Health Emergency for Malicious Purposes — There’s nothing lower Cybercriminals are nothing but a bunch of lowlives who will go to any level to get something out of innocent users. In the past, they have taken advantage of terror attacks, crashing planes, Christmas and even disease like Ebola. Now scammers have stooped […]
Last year, IRS was hacked twice where personal information of thousands of taxpayers was stolen. Now, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the IRS, cyber criminals have used stolen personal information of more than a hundred thousand U.S. citizens in an attempt to use the electronic tax-filing system for fraudulent purposes. A similar attack […]
Once an almost unheard-of phenomenon, online dating is today a go-to resource for many busy, career-oriented individuals for finding their true love and future partners. While many succeed in finding their loved ones using this relatively new medium, many become victims to what is known as ‘romance’ or ‘sweetheart’ scams. According to the Federal Bureau […]
Text Messages are a Hacker’s Latest Weapon to Dole out PayPal Phishing Scams. The easiest way cybercriminals can try to hack your social media or PayPal account is to drop phishing link or malware straight into your inbox but recently these malicious actors seem to have become experimental. They are probably trying out newer ways […]
Experts Discover the Dangers of Using apps like ‘Be Like Bill’ Facebook Meme Generator The immensely popular Be Like Facebook Meme generator app isn’t as harmless as it appears to be and if necessary, precautions aren’t undertaken while trying to create a meme, you could expose yourself to possible dangers. For some while, security experts […]
Skype finds cure to Online Harassment- Releases new Update to Hide IP addresses automatically In 2015, we reported that scammers/predators are tricking users (mostly males) into extorting money via online video chat on Skype and other chatting software but Microsoft had pledged to offer maximum protection to its users and seems like this year the techno-giant is all […]
If you receive an email claiming to have a ”new message” from Facebook just delete it because the attachment contains Nivdort malware Party is over for Facebook’s security team as a fresh wave of malware attacks has been launched. This time, the campaign is targeted against the e-commerce related users of Facebook because mainly businesses […]
A research group has accused Verizon of helping crooks and cyber criminals of aiding in their activities by routing over four million IP addresses through their network. Verizon has been featuring in news headlines for all the wrong reasons lately. In the latest event, a secret report published by The Spamhaus Project has accused Verizon of aiding hackers […]
You have heard about phishing but now you will learn about Smishing. Hackers use phishing messages and compromised websites to steal credentials of users but, Chinese banking users are facing a new kind of threat in the form of phishing texts. These text messages seem to be sent from a leading bank’s official number. The GSM […]