Today we have a fascinating tale of a business email compromise (BEC) group steering clear of targeting executives, in favour of fouling…
Tag: scam
Pokemon NFT card game malware chooses you
Pokemon fans are urged to be on their guard after bogus card game portals have been offering up malware under the guise…
Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash
Security researchers are advised to be on the lookout for scammers targeting their interest in the latest hard to obtain security…
Virtual kidnapping scam strikes again. Spot the signs
Warnings abound of a major new piece of fraud doing the rounds which uses your relative’s voice as part of a…
Electronic Sales Suppression Tools are cooking the books
When you see point of sale software in the news, it’s usually because the terminal has been compromised and is now…
The weirdest security stories of 2022
There’s been a lot of weird and frankly bizarre attacks over the course of 2022, nestled in amongst the usual ransomware…
“Baby dumped at the gate” post is a Facebook hoax
Every so often, bizarre but oddly believable scams do the rounds on Facebook. And so we have the latest: A tragic tale…
Watch out for this triple threat PayPal phish
ZDNet reports an interesting form of PayPal scam sent to one of their own writers. The scam is a so-called “triple…
Fraudster site iSpoof shut down, 142 arrested internationally
iSpoof, a website that lets fraudsters impersonate or spoof trusted companies or contacts with the intent to get sensitive information from…
How to avoid pig butcher scams
Pig butchery scams are big business, as a recent domain seizure by the US Government illustrates. As reported by The Register,…