Security News

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...

BEC scammers actively targeting Fortune 500 companies
2018-02-22 13:00

Nigerian scammers are targeting Fortune 500 companies, and have already stolen millions of dollars from some of them, IBM Security researchers have found. Their strategy is well known: they take...

Cryptocurrency Fraud: In the Midst of a Gold Rush, Beware of Scammers
2018-02-22 11:05

Bitcoin is the pioneer and obvious leader in the cryptocurrency market. But in 2017 alternative coins, or “altcoins,” began to transform the market. Nearly 1,500 cryptocurrencies are currently in...

Scammers steal nearly $1 million from Bee Token ICO would-be investors
2018-02-02 18:28

Another day, another ICO-related scam. In an attack similar to that which fooled investors into the Enigma cryptocurrency investment platform, users who were aiming to buy Bee Tokens during a...

Tech Support Scammers Fined in U.S., Jailed in UK
2018-01-30 16:31

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Monday that operators of a nationwide computer repair scam have been banned from the tech support business as...

Hardware wallet security is no match for scammers’ ingenuity
2018-01-09 12:58

It is often noted that hardware cryptocurrency wallets are one of the better options for keeping one’s private keys safe: they are not affected by malware, the private keys are usually stored and...