Investment fraud a serious money maker for criminals
Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, identifies investment fraud as a major threat.
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Europol lifts the lid on cybercrime tactics
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Europol Tags: Phishing Tags: RDP Tags: VPN Tags: Exchange Tags: LOTL Tags: BEC Tags: ransomware Tags: IAB Tags: crypter Tags: Flubot A Europol report discusses developments in cyberattacks, new methodologies, and threats as observed by Europol’s operational analysts. |
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Read moreHow to protect your small business from social engineering
Categories: Personal Tags: Small Business Week 2023 Tags: Small Business Week Tags: phishing Tags: pretexting Tags: baiting Tags: tailgating Tags: BEC Tags: CEO fraud Tags: business email compromise Tags: O’Neill Bragg & Staffin Tags: 2022 Internet Crime Report Tags: FBI Tags: most reported fraud Tags: most damaging fraud Small businesses are frequent targets of social engineering. Here’s what it is and how to protect against it. |
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Read moreA week in security (February 6 – 12)
Categories: News Tags: VMware ESXi Tags: Safer Internet Day Tags: Malwarebytes Mobile Security Tags: ION Tags: LockBit ransomware Tags: ransomware Tags: GoAnywhere Tags: Ryuk Tags: Malwarebytes Application Block Tags: BEC Tags: business email compromise Tags: fake Facebook Tags: Facebook Tags: Reddit breach Tags: Killnet Tags: DDoS attack The most interesting security related news from the week of February 6 to 12. |
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Read more$800,000 recovered from Business Email Compromise attack
Categories: News Tags: business email compromise Tags: wire transfer Tags: fraud Tags: scam Tags: BEC Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: malware We take a look at a business email compromise attack which nearly resulted in a very costly loss for one US based business. |
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Read moreA week in security (January 30 – February 5)
Categories: News Tags: week in security Tags: blog roundup Tags: Roomba Tags: Facebook Tags: Eileen Gun Tags: Lock and Code Tags: data wiper Tags: LearnPress Tags: Riot Games Tags: League of Legends Tags: malvertising Tags: dark patterns Tags: supply chain attacks Tags: GitHub Tags: ransomware monthly Tags: ransomware Tags: AV-TEST top product Tags: multi-threat ransomware Tags: CISA Tags: BEC Tags: business email compromise The most interesting security related news from the week of January 30 – February 5. |
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Read moreBusiness Email Compromise attack imitates vendors, targets supply chains
Categories: News Tags: BEC Tags: business email compromise Tags: email Tags: scam Tags: social engineer Tags: supply chain Tags: vendor Tags: accounting Tags: wire transfer We take a look at a smart social engineering ploy being used in Vendor Email Compromise attacks. |
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Read moreA week in security (December 19 – 25)
Categories: News Tags: security vulnerabilities Tags: cryptocurrency Tags: lock and code Tags: SevenRooms Tags: adult popunder Tags: ad fraud Tags: AV-TEST Tags: Gemini Tags: cryptocurrency Tags: Play ransomware Tags: ransomware Tags: blocking IP addresses Tags: BEC scam Tags: BEC Tags: Bricklink Tags: Lego Tags: Netflix Tags: Disney+ Tags: password sharing Tags: The Guardian Tags: ransomware attack Tags: Godfather malware Tags: Godfather Tags: Android banking malware The most interesting security related news from the week of December 19 to 25. |
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Read moreBEC scammers go after more than just money
Categories: Business Categories: News Tags: FBI. FDA Tags: USDA Tags: BEC Tags: business email compromise Tags: domain mimicry Tags: spear phishing Business email compromise is not just after money alone anymore, they will take truckloads of agricultural products as well. |
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Read moreMultimillion dollar CryptoRom scam sites seized, suspects arrested in US
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:58:19 +0000
Five tips to keep yourself, and your friends and family, out of the clutches of “chopping block” scammers…
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