Security News

Man posing as Hollywood superstar scams woman out of a ‘fortune’
2019-04-30 09:50

She must have been star-struck, she said, after the fraudster hid behind the Fast & Furious star's photo and reached out from a fan page.

GoDaddy Shutters 14,000 Subdomains Tied to ‘Snake Oil’ Scams
2019-04-26 17:47

GoDaddy worked with researchers to shut down 15,000 domain-shadowing websites tied to bogus affiliate marketing offers promoted via spam campaigns.

Widespread scam campaigns targeting millions uncovered by GoDaddy and Palo Alto Networks
2019-04-26 17:00

A research team found that thousands of websites were tricking users into entering credit card information by spoofing trustworthy sites.

Latest numbers show why BEC/EAC scams are here to stay
2019-04-24 06:00

Extortion has become the second most often reported type of cybercrime, but BEC/EAC scams still reign supreme when it comes to monetary loss (or criminals’ earnings), the latest IC3 Internet Crime...

FBI: BEC Scam Losses Almost Double To Reach $1.2 Billion
2019-04-23 14:55

Overall, in 2018 the FBI received more than 351k reported scams with losses exceeding $2.7 billion.

How criminals use fraud guides from the Dark Web to scam organizations and individuals
2019-04-17 13:34

A review of fraud guides by Terbium Labs reveals the tactics used by cybercriminals to steal and exploit your data.

‘Land Lordz’ Service Powers Airbnb Scams
2019-04-14 18:40

Scammers who make a living swindling Airbnb.com customers have a powerful new tool at their disposal: A software-as-a-service offering called "Land Lordz," which helps automate the creation and...

Two robocallers fined $3m for Google listings scam
2019-04-10 10:20

The robocall scammers were defrauding small businesses who were scared of seeing their Google search listings drop off.

BEC Scam Gang London Blue Evolves Tactics, Targets
2019-04-04 13:00

Business email compromise group London Blue is back with evolved email domain spoofing tactics and a newfound interest in targets in Asia.

Yup, it's the new tax year: If you smell a RAT, it's because crims are ramping up tax scams
2019-04-04 11:12

Tell your dad not to open the 'HMRC' Word doc promising a yuge refund As the tax year rolls over into 2019/20, cybercrims have started belching out phishing emails and tax-themed malware,...