3 Cyber Frauds: Users Suffered in Between April 1st and 5th, 2024

Credit to Author: Quick Heal| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 06:59:24 +0000

An Elderly Man Falls Victim to a Fake Customer Service Cyber Fraud Elderly who man ordered food on…

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‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:16:25 +0000

Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called “The Manipulaters,” a sprawling web hosting network of phishing and spam delivery platforms. In January 2024, The Manipulaters pleaded with this author to unpublish previous stories about their work, claiming the group had turned over a new leaf and gone legitimate. But new research suggests that while they have improved the quality of their products and services, these nitwits still fail spectacularly at hiding their illegal activities.

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Sluggish Device Performance? Boost Your Device Health With Performance Booster (Earlier PC Tuner)

Credit to Author: Quick Heal| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:03:15 +0000

Quick Heal Performance Booster

Quick Heal Antivirus in its version 24 has renamed the PC Tuner feature as Performance Booster. Why “Performance…

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Thread Hijacking: Phishes That Prey on Your Curiosity

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:56:13 +0000

Thread hijacking attacks. They happen when someone you know has their email account compromised, and you are suddenly dropped into an existing conversation between the sender and someone else. These missives draw on the recipient’s natural curiosity about being copied on a private discussion, which is modified to include a malicious link or attachment. Here’s the story of a recent thread hijacking attack in which a journalist was copied on a phishing email from the unwilling subject of a recent scoop.

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Did You Know That Your Identity Can Be Easily Faked Online? Exposing Deepfakes

Credit to Author: Quick Heal| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:25:03 +0000

Exposing your identity can easily be faked online by Deepfakess

Hey there! So, do you know what are deepfakes? They’re like those videos where it seems like someone…

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Recent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:37:54 +0000

Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple’s password reset feature. In this scenario, a target’s Apple devices are forced to display dozens of system-level prompts that prevent the devices from being used until the recipient responds “Allow” or “Don’t Allow” to each prompt. Assuming the user manages not to fat-finger the wrong button on the umpteenth password reset request, the scammers will then call the victim while spoofing Apple support in the caller ID, saying the user’s account is under attack and that Apple support needs to “verify” a one-time code.

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