Security News

The only thing worse than being fired is scammers fooling you into thinking you're fired
2024-11-28 07:31

Scumbags play on victims' worst fears in phishing campaign referencing UK Employment Tribunal A current phishing campaign scares recipients into believing they've been sacked, when in reality...

Scammers target UK senior citizens with Winter Fuel Payment texts
2024-11-09 21:08

As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus "winter heating allowance" and "cost of living support" scam texts. [...]

JPMorgan Chase sues scammers following viral 'infinite money glitch'
2024-10-28 20:45

ATMs paid customers thousands ... and now the bank wants its money back JPMorgan Chase has begun suing fraudsters who allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the bank's ATMs after a check fraud...

Scammers target Airbnb and Booking.com users
2024-10-11 04:00

ESET researchers discovered that the organized scammer network Telekopye has expanded its operations to target users of popular accommodation booking platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb. They...

North Korean scammers plan wave of stealth attacks on crypto companies, FBI warns
2024-09-05 01:17

Feds warn of 'highly tailored, difficult-to-detect social engineering campaigns' The FBI has warned that North Korean operatives are plotting "complex and elaborate" social engineering attacks...

Tech support scammers impersonate Google via malicious search ads
2024-08-16 10:50

Google Search ads that target users looking for Google's own services lead them to spoofed sites and Microsoft and Apple tech support scams. The ads ostensibly point to Google Search, Translate, Analytics, Earth, and so on, but a closer look shows that the URLs of the pages are not the correct ones.

Scammers dupe chemical company into wiring $60 million
2024-08-13 13:41

Orion S.A., a global chemical company with headquarters in Luxembourg, has become a victim of fraud: it lost approximately $60 million through "Multiple fraudulently induced outbound wire transfers to accounts controlled by unknown third parties." "Orion has innovation centers on three continents and produces carbon black at 15 plants worldwide," the company says.

Orion SA says scammers conned company out of $60 million
2024-08-13 11:27

Luxembourg-based chemicals and manufacturing giant Orion SA is telling US regulators that it will lose out on around $60 million after it was targeted by a criminal wire fraud scheme. "On August 10, 2024, Orion SA determined that a Company employee, who is not a named executive officer, was the target of a criminal scheme that resulted in multiple fraudulently induced outbound wire transfers to accounts controlled by unknown third parties," the filing reads.

FBI warns of scammers posing as crypto exchange employees
2024-08-01 15:28

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of scammers posing as employees of cryptocurrency exchanges to steal funds from unsuspecting victims. [...]

Philippines wipes out its legit online gambling industry to take down scammers
2024-07-24 00:30

President apologizes in advance for job losses The Philippines has decided to dismantle the worst of its offshored industries: the bits that run gambling and scam operations.…