Security News

BEC scams: How to avoid them and how to fight back (Help Net Security)
2017-07-13 17:14

Phishing and spear-phishing emails are a constant threat to all users, but enterprises are positively inundated with them. “Most businesses will use a spam filter and anti-virus solutions, but...

AlphaBay Dark Web Market Goes Down; Users Fear Exit-Scam (The Hackers News)
2017-07-06 01:17

AlphaBay Market, one of the largest Dark Web marketplaces for drugs, guns, and other illegal goods, suddenly disappeared overnight without any explanation from its admins, leaving its customers...

Internet crime: The continuing rise of the BEC scam (Help Net Security)
2017-06-23 15:07

Through its website, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) accepts complaints about Internet-facilitated criminal activity, and forwards them to the appropriate law enforcement agencies...

Nigerian BEC Scams Hit 500 Companies in 50 Countries (Threatpost)
2017-06-15 18:28

A Kaspersky Lab report on Thursday said an especially potent Nigerian Business Email Compromise campaign has stolen sensitive data from over 500 companies in 50 countries.

Creators of Bitcoin Miners Face $12 Million Fine for 'Ponzi Scheme' Scam (The Hackers News)
2017-06-06 11:01

Every time a new topic trends on the Internet, scammers take advantage of it. You must have heard of Bitcoin and how in recent days it has made some early investors millionaire overnight. Yes, the...

Police dismantle organised crime network suspected of online payment scams (Help Net Security)
2017-06-05 12:30

The Polish National Police, working in close cooperation with its law enforcement counterparts in Croatia, Germany, Romania and Sweden, alongside Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), have...

Major international crackdown on tech support scams (Help Net Security)
2017-05-15 18:06

The FTC, along with federal, state and international law enforcement partners, announced Operation Tech Trap, a nationwide and international crackdown on tech support scams that trick consumers...