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Barracuda Networks Report Identifies CypherLoc Scareware Kit
Michael Vizard | | Barracuda Networks, browser hijacking, Cybersecurity, CypherLoc, malware evasion, Phishing, scareware, social engineering, tech support scam
Merium Khalid, director of offensive security for the SOC at Barracuda Networks, noted that while the attack itself is a straightforward social engineering attempt to steal credentials over the phone, the tactics ...
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More PayPal emails hijacked to deliver tech support scams
We investigate how scammers are abusing PayPal’s systems to push victims into calling fake support numbers ...
Real Apple notifications are being used to drive tech support scams
Scammers have found a way to abuse legitimate Apple notification emails to trick people into calling fake tech support numbers ...
Three-Prong Ghost Hacker Scam Targets Seniors, Others
Teri Robinson | | AI fraud risks, AI-powered scams, cryptocurrency scam, FBI alert scams, Federal Reserve impersonation, Financial Security, government impersonation scam, imposter scams, Phantom Hacker scam, protecting seniors from scams, scam prevention tips, senior financial fraud, social engineering fraud, tech support scam, wire transfer fraud
The FBI warns of the “Phantom Hacker” scam that has stolen over $1B by tricking victims—often seniors—into moving funds to fake “safe” accounts. Experts say AI will make such scams more convincing ...
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Tech Support Scam Uses Child Porn Warning
BrianKrebs | | 1 844 286 1916, A Little Sunshine, Latest Warnings, Microsoft support scam, tech support scam
A new email scam is making the rounds, warning recipients that someone using their Internet address has been caught viewing child pornography. The message claims to have been sent from Microsoft Support, ...
Cybercrime victims report $2.71 billion in damages to the IC3 in 2018
Filip Truta | | extortion, FBI, Fraud, IC3, Industry News, payroll diversion, tech support fraud, tech support scam
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a cybercrime-focused division of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), registered over 350,000 complaints of suspected Internet crime in 2018 that cost the complainants upwards ...
PSA: Users with landlines are more vulnerable to scams
Jean Taggart | | 419 scams, cybercrime, land line scam, Malwarebytes news, Nigerian Prince scam, phone scam, social engineering, tech support scam
Anyone still using a home phone be warned: having landlines makes you particularly vulnerable to scams. Read on to learn how to keep your landline but stay safe from cyberattacks. Categories: Cybercrime ...
Fake Malwarebytes helpline scammer caught in the act
Charles Campenni | | Blue Eye Ventures, cybercrime, malwarebytes helpline, malwarebytes tech support scam, scam, social engineering, tech support scam
In this blog, we take you through a phone call to a fake Malwarebytes helpline run by Blue Eye Ventures, and show you how to spot the scam in action. Categories: Cybercrime ...
A week in security (May 7 – May 13)
Malwarebytes Labs | | 7zip, facebook, fake android av, HTTPS, javascript excel, JS excel, kuik adware, Microsoft, netflix phish, nigerian scam, Security world, shopper stop tech scam, signal, tech support scam, two factor authentication, vulnerability, Week in security
A roundup of security news from May 7 – May 13, including a new zero-day for Internet Explorer, a Netflix phishing scam, a worm found in Facebook's Messenger, and more. Categories: Security ...
Where did the tech support scam blacklist go?
We've removed our blacklist of recognized tech support scammers from our tech scam support page. Here's what we're doing instead. Categories: How-tos Tags: how toscambaitingtech support scamTSS (Read more...) The post Where ...

