Data Breaches: A Chance for Opportunistic Scammers & What You Should Watch for
Data breaches are now part of doing business, with many companies having been affected. Data is very valuable to… Read More
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How Social Norms Can Be Exploited by Scammers on Social Media
Social media platforms are excellent hunting grounds for scammers. This is where we connect with our friends or people… Read More
Suspected BEC scammers arrested in Nigeria following year-long Interpol investigation
Three men have been arrested in Nigeria, suspected of being members of an organised cybercrime gang that has targeted… Read More
MilkmanVictory Ransomware Created for Purpose of Attacking Scammers
A hacking group claimed that it developed a new ransomware strain called "MilkmanVictory" for the purpose of attacking scammers. Collectively… Read More
Scammers Threatening YouTube Content Creators with Channel Suspension
Scammers are now using the threat of channel suspension to coerce YouTube content creators into meeting their demands and… Read More
Harpoon Cannon Method: How Scammers Catch Bitcoin Whales
Bitcoin whales are considered to be people who have thousands of coins in their crypto-wallets. As it turned out,… Read More
How Scammers Use Google for Business Email Compromise
Several companies have made online productivity solutions like G Suite from Google the preferred option for business computing. It’s… Read More
That One Time I Recorded a Microsoft Tech Support Cold Call Scammer…
Tech support scams are no laughing matter. They're capable of infecting unsuspecting users' computers with malware and robbing innocent… Read More
One Researcher’s Plan to Broadside Known Windows Tech Support Scammers
2016 saw a lot of different types of scams prey on unsuspecting users. Some achieved greater prevalence than others.… Read More
BEC Scammers Building Rapport with Victims to Improve Chances of Success
Business email compromise (BEC) scammers are now focusing on building rapport with victims to increase their chances of success. Just… Read More
‘Please Leave Me Alone!’ Exploiting Social Media to Scare a Scammer Straight
We all know information drives social media. It's fairly obvious. A social media post communicates content, which allows members… Read More
Nigerian Mastermind Scammer Arrested for Stealing $60M from Victims
Authorities have arrested a Nigerian mastermind scammer for leading an international criminal network's efforts to steal $60 million from… Read More
Some Tips For Dealing With Phone Scammers
Have you recently received any of the popular scam phone calls from someone claiming to be from Microsoft offering… Read More
Scammers Target TalkTalk Customers Following Data Breach
Cyber criminals are phishing for customers’ sensitive information following a data breach at TalkTalk, a UK Internet service provider. In… Read More
Wall Street targeted by new Capital Call investment email scammers
Business Email Compromise (BEC) scammers, who have made rich returns in recent years tricking organisations into transferring funds into… Read More
BEC Scammers Struck Philadelphia Non-Profit Food Bank
Malicious actors used a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam to prey upon a Philadelphia non-profit food bank. According to The… Read More
Scammers Impersonating Texas Gov’t Departments to Send Fake RFQs
Scammers are impersonating governmental departments within the State of Texas to send out fake Requests For Quotations (RFQs). On September… Read More
Save the Children Federation Tricked Into Sending $1 Million to Scammers
Scammers tricked Save the Children Federation, a well-known U.S. charity, into sending them approximately one million dollars. As reported by… Read More
FBI Arrests 74 in Global Takedown of Business Email Compromise Scammers
Federal authorities have arrested dozens of alleged fraudsters in an international takedown of Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes. According to… Read More
Scammers Targeting Booking.com Users with Phishing Messages
UPDATE 05/06/18: Booking.com sent over the following statement in an email: Security and the protection of our partner and customer… Read More
Scammers Impersonating the FBI’s IC3 to Distribute Malware, Steal PII
Scammers are impersonating the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in order to infect users with malware and/or steal… Read More
Scammers Disseminating Unverified PayPal Transaction Phishing Emails
Scammers are pushing out fake PayPal emails that use the premise of an unverified transaction to phish for customers'… Read More
Scammers Steal S$80K from Woman Using Fake Police Website
Scammers stole S$80,000 from a woman by tricking her into visiting a fake phishing website for the Singapore Police… Read More
419 Scammers Offer $60M in Exchange for Adopting Their Teenage Son
419 scammers are tempting unsuspecting users with a fake offer of $60 million in exchange for adopting their teenage… Read More