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Tech Support Scammers Exploiting Unpatched Firefox Bug
2019-11-12 13:19

Mozilla is working on addressing a Firefox bug that has been exploited by tech support scammers to lock the browser when users visit specially crafted websites. read more

Trend Micro Employee Sold Consumer Data to Scammers
2019-11-07 14:18

Employee Has Been Fired; 68,000 Customers AffectedA Trend Micro employee stole and then sold contact information for 68,000 of the company's consumer subscribers, which led to a raft of...

Rogue TrendMicro Employee Sold Customer Data to Tech Support Scammers
2019-11-07 11:49

Do you always uncomfortable trusting companies with your data? If so, you're not alone. While companies do much to protect themselves from external threats, insiders always pose the highest risk...

Trend Micro Employee Sold Customer Data to Scammers
2019-11-06 13:57

Trend Micro on Tuesday disclosed an insider threat incident that involved an employee selling the personal information of roughly 100,000 customers to tech support scammers. read more

Nikkei hit by BEC scammers, loses $29 million
2019-11-05 11:27

Japanese media company Nikkei Inc. is the latest organization to be fleeced by BEC scammers, to the tune of $29 million. What happened? The company confirmed last week that, in late September, an...

Sextortion scammers are hijacking blogs – and victims are paying up
2019-10-30 11:47

Sextortion scammers have started hijacking poorly managed or defunct blogs to expand an increasingly profitable business.

Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges
2019-09-27 10:37

Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk - by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts.

Chinese students in UK ripe target for scammers exploiting visa concerns
2019-09-19 14:20

Add in Brexit outsourcing mess and it's plain to see why young international scholars get duped Scammers are exploiting Chinese students' Brexit fears by targeting them with phishing emails...

281 BEC scammers arrested in worldwide law enforcement action
2019-09-11 09:23

Federal authorities announced a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and...

Hundreds of BEC Scammers Arrested in Nigeria and U.S. — $3.7 Million Recovered
2019-09-11 06:48

Breaking News — The Nigerian prince and his allies who might have also asked you over an email for your assistance to help save "the first African astronaut lost in space" have finally been...