Reported by Tara Siegel Bernard Cybercrime is on the rise, but even the best antivirus software can’t thwart scammers who target the human psyche. Here are tips on how to avoid some of the most devastating schemes and what to do if you or someone you care about becomes ensnared. If You Become a Victim […]
Reported by Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Cybercriminals are already capitalizing on the chaos from Friday’s massive global tech outageby promoting fake websites filled with malicious software designed to compromise unsuspecting victims, according to warnings from the US government and multiple cybersecurity professionals. Hackers have been setting up phony websites meant to appeal to people seeking information […]
Reported by Joe Tidy Cyber-security experts and agencies around the world are warning people about a wave of opportunistic hacking attempts linked to the IT outage. Although there is no evidence that the CrowdStrike outage was caused by malicious activity, some bad actors are attempting to take advantage. Cyber agencies in the UK and Australia […]
Reported by Jonathan Greig The $370,000 ransom paid to a hacker involved in the massive theft of data from telecom giant AT&T is currently being laundered through a variety of cryptocurrency mixing platforms and gambling services, according to researchers tracking the funds. TRM Labs, a blockchain analysis company, has been tracking a ransom payment of 5.72 BTC — about […]
Reported by KIM ZETTER US telecom giant AT&T, which disclosed Friday that hackers had stolen the call records for tens of millions of its customers, paid a member of the hacking team more than $300,000 to delete the data and provide a video demonstrating proof of deletion. The hacker, who is part of the notorious ShinyHunters […]
Reported by Greg Iacurci Employment scams surged last year, as criminals leveraged artificial intelligence to steal money and personal information from unsuspecting job seekers, experts said. Consumer reports of job scams jumped 118% in 2023 from the prior year, according to a recent report by the Identity Theft Resource Center. Thieves generally pose as recruiters and post fake job listings to […]
Reported by Lucy Colback Stick ’em up Ransomware is a ubiquitous problem. In a traditional ransomware attack, in which files are encrypted and users’ access disabled, “you have between 45 seconds and four hours before your entire network is done”, says Mick Baccio, global security adviser at Splunk, a cyber security company. One UK/US crime group, Scattered […]
Reported by Alessandro Mascellino Security researchers have uncovered a significant increase in dark web activity involving stolen identity information from Singapore citizens. In an advisory published on Monday, Resecurity said cybercriminals are selling these stolen documents, which can be used for fraud, identity theft, impersonation scams and to bypass Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols. Resecurity […]
Reported by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer Over the past two years, researchers at UK-based fraud-defense firm Netcraft used a chatbot based on Open AI’s ChatGPT to respond to scams and convince cybercriminals to part with sensitive information: specifically, banks account numbers at more than 600 financial institutions spanning 73 different countries that are used to […]
Reported by Connor Jones The World-Check database used by businesses to verify the trustworthiness of users has fallen into the hands of cybercriminals. The Register was contacted by a member of the GhostR group on Thursday, claiming responsibility for the theft. The authenticity of the claims was later verified by a spokesperson for the London Stock […]
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