Security News

Twitter scammers jump in on real-time complaints to companies
2019-01-28 12:40

”Hi there,” said the polite (and fake) help desk, leading to a back-and-forth between a lying scammer and a lying security analyst.

Fake broadband ISP support scammers accidentally cough up IP address to Deadpool in card phish gone wrong
2019-01-23 21:27

A tale of Twitter fraudsters, an infosec biz boss, and a quest for one honeypot hit Fraudsters masquerading as ISP support agents to phish payment card details have been unmasked – after they...

Fake broadband ISP support scammers accidentally cough up IP address to Deadpool in card phish gone wrng
2019-01-23 21:27

A tale of Twitter fraudsters, an infosec biz boss, and a quest for one honeypot hit Fraudsters masquerading as ISP support agents to phish payment card details have been unmasked – after they...

BEC scammers add payroll diversion to their repertoire
2019-01-16 06:45

All the attention the most typical BEC scams have been receiving in the last few years must have affected their effectiveness and forced scammers to come up with new ways for extracting money from...

'Bomb threat' scammers linked to earlier sextortion campaign
2018-12-15 00:29

Scare tactic efforts may be the work of a single group Yesterday's 'bomb scare' spam campaign may have been a follow-up to another infamous email extortion effort.…

Did you know that iOS ad clicks cost more than Android? These scammers did
2018-12-10 21:44

Malware hides cheap Android clicks as high-end Apple traffic An enterprising malware writer has been masquerading infected Android devices as Apple gear in order to make a few extra bucks.…

More data joy: Email scammers are buying marks' info from legit biz intelligence firms
2018-12-06 11:41

London Blue gang probably has your firm's org chart Black Hat A Nigerian email scammer gang has evolved to the point where it has corporate-style specialist departments and uses commercial...

Google Maps scammers put their own phone numbers onto bank listings
2018-11-27 12:39

Once they get victims on the phone, the crooks get their account PINs and CVV numbers for debit/credit cards and then drain their accounts.

BEC scammers stole €19m from film company Pathé
2018-11-14 13:55

The Dutch branch of the French film production and distribution company Pathé has lost over 19 million euros to BEC scammers, Dutch News reported. The scam Information about how the scammers...

How Do You Fight a $12B Fraud Problem? One Scammer at a Time
2018-10-25 16:11

The fraudsters behind the often laughable Nigerian prince email scams have long since branched out into far more serious and lucrative forms of fraud, including account takeovers, phishing, dating...