Security News

Email scammers extract over $300m a month from American suits' pockets
2019-07-17 14:13

FinCEN has recovered more than $500m to date While you're sweating to make an honest crust, email scammers are counting at least $301m in untaxed takings every month in the US alone, according to...

Scammers Prey on Instagram Vanity and ‘Verified Account’ Status
2019-06-27 19:23

Hackers are stealing Instagram credentials through a tricky phishing scam that asks victims to apply for exclusive verified account status.

Three tech-support scammers charged with ripping off the elderly
2019-05-29 10:57

The defendants allegedly pulled in over $1.3 million over the course of about six years for unnecessary and undelivered tech support.

Most hackers for hire are scammers, research shows
2019-05-22 09:48

Google & UC-San Diego researchers found that only 5 of 27 hacker-for-hire services actually launched attacks against their targets.

A Tough Week for IP Address Scammers
2019-05-15 22:09

In the early days of the Internet, there was a period when Internet Protocol 4 (IPv4) addresses (e.g. 4.4.4.4) were given out like cotton candy to anyone who asked. But these days companies are...

Nigerian BEC Scammers Use Malware to Up the Ante
2019-05-13 16:33

Business Email Compromise Schemes Get More SophisticatedA growing area of concern for security researchers is a new crop of business email compromise schemes originating from Nigeria, with...

ThreatList: Tax Scammers Launch a Raft of Fake Mobile Apps
2019-04-12 14:08

Convincing phishing pages and millions of suspicious apps are plaguing tax season.

Scammer pleads guilty to fleecing Facebook and Google of $121m
2019-03-22 11:20

Large, worldly tech companies would never fall for a wire transfer invoice scam, would they?

'Shameless' Scammers Seek to Cash in on Christchurch Massacre
2019-03-18 16:42

Scammers are trying to cash in on the Christchurch mosque massacres, using phishing emails with links to fake bank accounts to ensnare people keen to donate, New Zealand's cyber security body said...

RSA Conference: BEC Scammer Gang Takes Aim at Boy Scouts, Other Nonprofts
2019-03-05 19:00

A scammer ring dubbed Scarlet Widow has targeted nonprofits, schools and universities with an array of business email compromise (BEC) attacks over the past few months.