Security News

90% off Ray-Bans? It’s a 100% Instagram SCAM!
2019-06-18 11:05

The ads look like they're been shared by friends, but they're really pod people who've hijacked accounts.

It’s a SCAM: Send Bitcoin or your company’s reputation is TOAST!
2019-06-11 10:47

"I will insult people. And everyone will not care that it's not you." But it's social-disaster baloney!

Employment Scam
2019-06-10 11:18

Interesting story of an old-school remote-deposit capture fraud scam, wrapped up in a fake employment scam. Slashdot thread....

Spain Extradites 94 Taiwanese to China on Phone Scam Charges
2019-06-07 13:19

Spain has extradited 94 Taiwanese to China to face telephone and online fraud charges, drawing protest from Taiwan's government. The suspects arrived Friday morning at Beijing airport on a...

Gang charged with $19 million iPhone scam
2019-06-06 11:00

It was a well-oiled business, with Top Dogs fencing devices, forgers cooking up fake IDs with stolen PII, and runners ripping off phones.

Devs slam Microsoft for injecting tech-support scam ads into their Windows Store apps
2019-06-04 05:06

Redmond kinda just shrugs after advertising systems sling scareware pop-ups at users Application makers are crying foul after some of their programs distributed via the Windows Store pops open...

News Wrap: Cartoon Network Hack, the Catholic Church and Jason Statham Scams
2019-05-03 19:14

The Threatpost team breaks down the strangest security stories this week - from Cartoon Network hacked to show stripper videos, to a church being scammed out of $1.75 million.

Cryptocoin theft, scam and fraud could total more than $1.2b in Q1
2019-05-03 09:51

Crooks have developed "ingenious" new ways to drain user accounts and wallets, CipherTrace says, prodding regulators into action.

Crypto-chaps on scam rap in a flap over Slack chat tap, want court case zapped: 'Attorney-client priv info' in messages
2019-05-01 21:16

Duo also ask for two-year delay in celeb-studded ICO trial Two men accused of running a cryptocurrency scam have asked for the entire case to be thrown out – because prosecutors may have...