Security News

Scammers pwn verified Fox Twitter account to scam cryptocurrency
2018-07-25 11:06

Scammers have been exploiting Twitter for months now to steal digital currencies from naïve users, but this month one attacker pulled off a rare coup by compromising a verified Twitter account.

Woman scams scammer, incriminates self in the process
2018-07-10 12:21

"This is SO NOT my ripped-off laptop," the scammer must have thought when the scammer-scammer sent a package of magazines instead.

Elderly victims conned out of millions by tech support scammer
2018-06-21 13:17

The FTC has been battling tech support scams for years, especially ones targeting older citizens who are seen by fraudsters everywhere as susceptible to these cons.

Scammers ahoy! International police operation harpoons 74 email whaling suspects
2018-06-11 19:56

Major win against business email compromise losses Police have carried out a worldwide wave of arrests that have seen 74 people detained and over $16m in purloined funds seized by suspected...

Agari Employs Active Defense to Probe Nigerian Email Scammers
2018-05-23 15:46

Agari, a firm that offers protection against email-borne threats, has spent the last 10 months analyzing the targets, tactics and identities of 10 separate criminal organizations. All ten...

Nigerian BEC Scammers Growing Smarter, More Dangerous
2018-05-10 14:45

Nigerian-based cybercriminals are growing more dangerous as they add sophisticated tools to their arsenal, including complex remote access trojans, a new report reveals.

Scammers using Google Maps to skirt link-shortener crackdown
2018-05-01 22:50

Chocolate Factory's map service cuts commute times, URL lengths Scam sites have been abusing a little-known feature on Google Maps to redirect users to dodgy websites.…

Google Maps open redirect flaw abused by scammers
2018-05-01 15:23

A bug in Google Maps has turned it into a better URL shortener for crooks than goo.gl

When BEC scammers specialize
2018-04-20 15:41

A group of BEC scammers has been focusing its efforts on the global maritime shipping industry, compromising emails accounts and attempting to trick targets into delivering considerable sums to...

Two Scammers, Five Mules Arrested in BEC Bust
2018-03-06 13:11

A criminal investigation commenced by the French National Gendarmerie in June 2016 led to the arrest of one French and one Belgian national on February 20, 2018 for their part in large scale CEO...