Security News

In Australia, Email Compromise Scams Hit Real Estate
2018-06-01 15:33

Property Industry Has Been Caught Off Guard, Expert SaysLate last year in Australia, cybercriminals began targeting a fertile yet relatively poorly protected business sector for so-called business...

Attackers Cashing In On Cryptocurrency With Increased Scams
2018-05-25 14:19

As the popularity around cryptocurrency has continued to rise in 2018, it has also paved an easy path for cash-hungry scammers to launch “cryptocurrency giveaway scams.”

Hacked Drupal Sites Deliver Miners, RATs, Scams
2018-05-21 05:55

The Drupal websites hacked by cybercriminals using the vulnerabilities known as Drupalgeddon2 and Drupalgeddon3 deliver cryptocurrency miners, remote administration tools (RATs) and tech support...

Don’t invest! The ICO scam that doesn’t want your money
2018-05-18 10:46

The HoweyCoins scheme sounds too good to be true... it is, and it knows it!

GDPR Phishing Scam Targets Apple Accounts, Financial Data
2018-05-14 19:19

A phishing scam fooled victims by claiming to be Apple and scooping up personal details – including financial information and Apple account information.

Two Romanian Hackers Extradited to the U.S. Over $18 Million Vishing Scam
2018-05-08 08:18

Two Romanian hackers have been extradited to the United States to face 31 criminal charges including computer fraud and abuse, wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft....

Romanian Hackers Extradited to U.S. over $18M Vishing Scam
2018-05-07 19:06

The two have been arraigned in a Georgia district court on charges relating to an elaborate voice- and SMS-phishing (i.e., vishing/smishing) scheme.

Bitcoin hijackers found at least one sucker for scam Chrome extension
2018-05-01 04:02

Victim of 'FacexWorm' malware clicked on random link from Facebook Messenger Security researchers have caught a Bitcoin-hijacking Chrome extension that only managed to grab one BitCoin transaction...

Microsoft: Tech support scams rose by 24% in 2017, costing some victims thousands of dollars
2018-04-23 16:43

Social engineering scams make even the best security solutions useless, Microsoft said. It wants industry-wide collaboration to solve the problem.

20 Arrested in Italy and Romania for Spear Phishing Scam
2018-03-30 10:36

Authorities this week arrested 20 individuals in Italy and Romania for their role in a banking phishing scam that defrauded bank customers of €1 million ($1.23 million). The arrests were the...