Security News

IT exec sets up fake biz to scam his employer out of $6m
2020-01-07 11:45

That IT exec's name is Hicham Kabbaj, and on Friday, he pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for having set up a shell company and billing his employer for firewalls and services that "Interactive Systems" never actually installed. Once Company-1 paid up, Kabbaj would slide the cash on over to his own bank account - a scam that netted him a cool $6 million.

Don’t fall for the “Start your 2020 with a gift from us” scam…
2020-01-06 17:09

Have you ever received items by courier from people overseas? A free MacBook Pro for just $1! As we mentioned above, scams like this aren't miles away from real life, because emails from courier companies that document unexpected import and delivery charges are not unusual.

Cybercriminals Fill Up on Gas Pump Transaction Scams Ahead of Oct. Deadline
2020-01-03 18:22

Gas stations are gearing up for a major change in credit-card fraud liability in October, when they will find themselves on the hook for card-skimming attacks at the pump. Dobieski however believes that with the shift in liability for attacks on card data looming, gas stations will indeed spend the next 10 months either finally upgrading their fuel pumps to chip-and-PIN, or, finding a workaround, such as implementing tokenization or point-to-point encryption.

Nepal Arrests 122 Chinese Over Suspected Cyber Scam
2019-12-27 13:13

More than 100 Chinese nationals in Nepal on tourist visas have been detained over a suspected cyber scam, police said Wednesday, in the country's largest ever crackdown involving foreigners. Eight...

Phishing Scams Target Canadian Bank Customers
2019-12-24 16:18

14 Bank Websites Spoofed as Part of Two-Year Campaign, Check Point ReportsFor two years, an attack group using Ukraine-based infrastructure has been creating hundreds of lookalike domains to...

Man jailed for $122 million scam that fooled Google and Facebook
2019-12-23 10:35

Lithuanian Evaldas Rimasauskas has been sentenced to five years in jail for successfully defrauding two US companies out of $122 million.

Don’t fall for this porn scam – even if your password’s in the subject!
2019-12-17 23:03

This "I am well aware" email is just another sextortion scam where crooks try to blackmail you with a video they don't actually have.

Alleged Nigerian social engineer wins free flight to the US for business email fraud and love scams
2019-12-11 00:24

Feds get extradition for 64 year-old fraud suspect who allegedly netted hundreds of thousands of dollars A 64 year-old man from Nigeria is set to be tried in the US on charges he was the brains...

Feds Crack Down on Money Mules, Warn of BEC Scams
2019-12-06 19:34

Authorities say they have halted over 600 domestic money mules – exceeding the 400 money mules stopped last year.

Netflix account freeze – don’t click, it’s a scam!
2019-11-29 15:06

The telltale signs are all there... but if you're in a hurry, this Netflix scam passes the "visual appeal" test.