Security News

Scam Yourself attacks: How social engineering is evolving
2025-01-21 05:30

We’ve entered a new era where verification must come before trust, and for good reason. Cyber threats are evolving rapidly, and one of the trends getting a fresh reboot in 2025 is the “scam...

CERT-UA Warns of Cyber Scams Using Fake AnyDesk Requests for Fraudulent Security Audits
2025-01-21 05:27

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of ongoing attempts by unknown threat actors to impersonate the cybersecurity agency by sending AnyDesk connection requests....

Google Ads Users Targeted in Malvertising Scam Stealing Credentials and 2FA Codes
2025-01-15 15:48

Cybersecurity researchers have alerted to a new malvertising campaign that's targeting individuals and businesses advertising via Google Ads by attempting to phish for their credentials via...

North Korean IT Worker Fraud Linked to 2016 Crowdfunding Scam and Fake Domains
2025-01-15 13:32

Cybersecurity researchers have identified infrastructure links between the North Korean threat actors behind the fraudulent IT worker schemes and a 2016 crowdfunding scam. The new evidence...

CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer
2025-01-10 09:09

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is alerting of a phishing campaign that exploits its own branding to distribute a cryptocurrency miner that's disguised as an employee CRM application as part of...

Scams Based on Fake Google Emails
2024-12-26 16:09

Scammers are hacking Google Forms to send email to victims that come from google.com. Brian Krebs reports on the effects. Boing Boing post.

AI-driven scams are about to get a lot more convincing
2024-12-24 05:30

McAfee’s predictions for 2025 highlight emerging threats that consumers may encounter as cybercriminals exploit advanced AI technology. From hyper-realistic deepfakes and live video scams to...

Google Chrome uses AI to analyze pages in new scam detection feature
2024-12-20 21:31

Google is using artificial intelligence to power a new Chrome scam protection feature that analyzes brands and the intent of pages as you browse the web. [...]

Google says new scam protection feature in Chrome uses AI
2024-12-20 21:31

Google is planning to use "AI" in Chrome to detect scams when you browse random web pages. [...]

INTERPOL Pushes for "Romance Baiting" to Replace "Pig Butchering" in Scam Discourse
2024-12-18 09:10

INTERPOL is calling for a linguistic shift that aims to put to an end to the term "pig butchering," instead advocating for the use of "romance baiting" to refer to online scams where victims are...