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Sextortion victim: Anonymous woman using her phone

Cofense warns that a new sextortion campaign is growing out of proportion quickly. Already, it operates on a database of…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
masked scammer

A new actor given the identifier TA2101 is showcasing highly sophisticated social engineering practices. The actor has recently targeted companies…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
malvertising

Malwarebytes is warning about a new malvertising campaign set up on its brand. The security company believes that it’s the…

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Last updated September 25, 2021

Scammers are targeting Brazilians with sextortion claims and ask pre-paid cards as ransom. The cards are “Acesso”, and are versatile,…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Scam alert

Scammers are employing novel trickery, offering money to victims and delivering on their promises. The catch is that holding the…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
flag of Brazil

A pretty large scamming campaign is targeting Brazilian internet users and has claimed 850k victims already. The victim starts with…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
People lining up in front of huge Cyberpunk 2077 poster on the wall

Scammers are now exploiting the imminent release of ‘Cyberpunk 2077’, tricking users into taking surveys. The crooks have set up…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Woman crying

The problem of “eWhoring” is growing, as crooks find that they can make easy money through it. Victims of the…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Online Extortion

With online scams on the rise, a group of scammers has managed to extort $50,000 in the form of bitcoins…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
extortion_scammer

Scammers claim they installed a RAT on your system through the EternalBlue exploit. They are giving recipients 48 hours to…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
New spear-phishing technique involves gift card requests

Barracuda Networks noticed an uptick in social engineering emails in early October These use a gift card scam to make…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
us court

Apple has maintained a somewhat indifferent stance regarding the gift card scams, and people are now suing them for it.…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Scammers Are Hosting Fake Giveaways on Facebook To Steal Bitcoin

Scammers are impersonating companies on Facebook in an attempt to steal Bitcoin from users. Users are requested to send a…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
ethereum

Cryptocurrency giveaways are still alive and well, getting aggressively promoted on Facebook. People are getting tricked by the fake comments…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Elon Musk Twitter

Twitter seeks to combat cryptocurrency scammers by locking out all unverified accounts that attempt to change the display name to…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
bitcoins

Many high-profile accounts on Twitter have been taken over by cryptocurrency scammers. Twitter says the hackers have probably accessed a…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Bitcoin fading

Yet another wave of Bitcoin scams is rising on YouTube, and the platform has the same toneless response. Scammers have…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Bitcoin fading

A new tricky campaign is using well-crafted bank spoofing apps to convince users to “invest” in crypto.The victims source the…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
scams warning

Scammers are looking to get a piece of the massive amounts spent on NFTs, and they’re using many tricks to…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Nearly Half of All Business Email Attacks Request Money Transfers - Barracuda Networks

46.9% of BEC attacks request wire transfers 42.9% of attackers impersonate the CEO Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are becoming…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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