Security News

Three Charged in $11 Million BEC Scam
2019-10-24 18:04

Police Say Cybercriminal Gang Targeted 12 CompaniesSpanish authorities say they've arrested three individuals on charges of running a large-scale business email compromise scheme that targeted a...

No one would be so scummy as to scam a charity, right? UK orgs find out the hard way
2019-10-21 16:01

Research blames 'culture of trust' for weak fraud protections UK charities are misjudging the risks of fraud, according to research from the Charity Commission and the Fraud Advisory Panel.…

#FacebookLockout: Users who report fake/scam accounts locked out
2019-10-16 09:34

Users report bad accounts, got presented with a request to verify ID, couldn't upload said ID, and got frozen out.

Robocalls annually scam one in 10 Americans, to a loss of $9.5 billion
2019-10-08 15:25

Computerized auto dialers deliver pre-recorded phone calls with 60 billion expected in 2019 alone. Here's how to handle robocalls.

Nigerian Man Charged in Phishing Scam Targeting US Agencies
2019-10-04 17:18

Enters Not Guilty Plea in Alleged $1 Million SchemeA Nigerian man charged with helping to run a $1 million phishing scheme that targeted the Government Services Administration and other agencies...

Twitter’s new policy bans financial scams
2019-09-25 10:30

“Oh no! However shall I give away Bitcoin to all my followers?” sobbed a bunch of crooks.

Phishing scams targeting Mac users on the rise with 1.6 million attacks in 2019
2019-09-13 11:40

Kaspersky caught 1.6 million phishing attacks disguised as the Apple brand in the first six months of 2019.

Hundreds Arrested in Joint US-Nigeria Crackdown on Cyber Scams
2019-09-11 05:21

Nigerian and US authorities said Tuesday that nearly 300 people had been arrested in a months-long global crackdown on online scams to hijack wire transfers from companies and individuals. read more