Security News

FBI: Upcoming U.S. general election fuel multiple fraud schemes
2024-10-30 13:44

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of multiple schemes taking advantage of the upcoming U.S. general election to scam people out of their money or personal data. [...]

How to Use Call Detail Records to Detect Fraud
2024-10-16 14:35

Learn how data from call detail records can help you find fraud calls made by your phone system — and prevent them from happening again.

Google Blocks Unsafe Android App Sideloading in India for Improved Fraud Protection
2024-10-07 09:15

Google has announced that it's piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and...

U.S. and Microsoft Seize 107 Russian Domains in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown
2024-10-04 13:06

Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the seizure of 107 internet domains used by state-sponsored threat actors with ties to Russia to facilitate computer fraud...

INTERPOL Arrests 8 in Major Phishing and Romance Fraud Crackdown in West Africa
2024-10-03 09:10

INTERPOL has announced the arrest of eight individuals in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria as part of a crackdown on phishing scams and romance cyber fraud. Dubbed Operation Contender 2.0, the initiative...

Discover how online fraud can impact your business
2024-09-24 04:30

Recent reports underscore increased fraud losses driven by both old methods and new technologies. As fraudsters exploit advancements in AI and other sophisticated tools, their methods have become...

TrickMo Android Trojan Exploits Accessibility Services for On-Device Banking Fraud
2024-09-13 11:17

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new variant of an Android banking trojan called TrickMo that comes packed with new capabilities to evade analysis and display fake login screens to...

Phishing in focus: Disinformation, election and identity fraud
2024-09-09 03:30

The frequency of phishing attacks is rising as attackers increasingly utilize AI to execute more scams than ever before. In this Help Net Security video, Abhilash Garimella, Head Of Research at...

Musician charged with $10M streaming royalties fraud using AI and bots
2024-09-05 16:49

North Carolina musician Michael Smith was indicted for collecting over $10 million in royalty payments from Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube Music using AI-generated songs streamed...

The attack with many names: SMS Toll Fraud
2024-09-03 03:30

Bad actors leverage premium-rate phone numbers and bots to steal billions of dollars from businesses. In this Help Net Security video, Frank Teruel, CFO at Arkose Labs, discusses how to spot and...