fraudsters

OSINT For and Against Fraudsters: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Is open source intelligence (OSINT) a force for good or simply a dream come true for fraudsters? Actually, it’s both. Between the media, the internet, public government data, professional and academic publications, ...

HMRC Removes 292 COVID-19 Phishing Websites in Less Than 2 Months
Governments across the globe have been struggling to block the ongoing fraud attempts and attacks that have proliferated amid the coronavirus lockdown. According to official data, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ...
More Stolen Credit Cards Top Fraudsters? Holiday Wishlist
More shoppers are going online for their holiday purchases ? including fraudsters looking to buy stolen credit card data. They?re finding CVVs, data dumps and other goodies posted for sale in chat ...

Reports of tech support scams rocket, earning handsome returns for fraudsters
A typical technical support scam works like this: 1. A user receives a phone call, claiming to come from an operating system vendor or ISP claiming that a security problem has been ...