Tag: Scams
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Christmas tech scams roundup
There’s a fair few Christmas tech scams floating around out there as 2018 winds up, and we thought it’d be a good time to warn you …
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New Wave of HMRC Scam Calls Hits UK
Security experts are warning of a new HMRC scam using a threatening automated message in a bid to trick taxpayers into paying a ‘fine.’ …
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DOJ Announces Indictment in Nigerian Banking Scam
It turns out that the fake Nigerian prince/government official/businessman who wants you to invest in a sure thing has a real name. Osondu …
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Fake Tech Support Centers Raided in India: Scams Uncovered
Scammers at fake tech support centers — frequently based in India — capitalize on those unsettled feelings, often coercing people to …
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Save the Children Hit by $1m BEC Scam
A leading children’s charity was conned into sending $1m to a fraudster’s bank account this year, in another example of the dangers of …
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Cybercrime gangs continue to innovate to hide their crimes
According to the APWG’s new Phishing Activity Trends Report, after spiking in the spring, phishing has been taking place at a steady pace …
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How to protect yourself as the threat of scam apps grows
There’s nothing new about advertisers and app developers using deceptive practices, but the Touch ID scam that Lukáš Štefanko wrote …
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Bad news for scammers. Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has been released on bail
At the start of this month, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei was arrested in Vancouver at the request of US …
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235 members of dark web money counterfeiting gang busted
Dark web kingpin visits US for beard competition gets 20 years in prison It all started with a data leak after one of the suspects …
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22 malware infected apps on Play Store found draining phone’s battery
These Android apps disguised themselves as legitimate software and in some cases even offered some functionality. The most popular of these …
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Half of management teams lack awareness about BPC despite increased attacks
Trend Micro revealed that 43 percent of surveyed organizations have been impacted by a Business Process Compromise (BPC). Despite a high …
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Russian Ransomware Brokers Scam Victims
Security researchers have discovered cybersecurity scammers in Russia are generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits by falsely …
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