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Porn extortion malware GandCrab is back — and romantic

March 4, 2019 admin extortion, gandcrab, ransomware, Threats

Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:14:47 +0000

GandCrab still holds 40% of the ransomware market. Recent distribution methods help the malware stand out.

Collection 1 data breach: what you need to know

January 18, 2019 admin 101, breaches, Brian Krebs, Collection #1, data breach, data dump, extortion, hack, hacking, haveibeenpwned, How-tos, MEGA, passwords, PPI, Troy Hunt, user awareness

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:33:40 +0000

In what’s being dubbed one of the largest data dumps in history, Collection 1 contains the data of over 770 million people. But is it really as bad as it sounds? We take a closer look and let users know what to do if their info is caught up in the mix.

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Blackmail demand claims to have nailed you watching porn

December 21, 2018 admin extortion, fraud, porn, ransomware, spam, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:00:13 +0000

They say they have video of you watching porn, threaten to send it to your friends, and demand ransom in bitcoins? Don’t pay! We explain how this scam works.

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A week in security (October 22 – 28)

October 29, 2018 admin Airline, bad ads, British Airways, cathartic pacific breach, Crypto scams, extortion, mac malware, malware, NORTH KOREA, phishing, Security world, Vulnerability, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:00:00 +0000

A roundup of security news from October 22 to October 28, including more headaches for airlines, how to avoid being a victim of a sextortion scam, and problems with search engines, browsers, and email.

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Uber: How Not To Handle A Breach

November 22, 2017 admin Current News, cybercrime, Data Privacy, extortion, Security, Spotlight

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:18:01 +0000

Uber is a company that is embattled on all fronts. From a very public power struggle to labour issues to regulatory challenges to a reportedly toxic culture, Uber sits in a precarious position. Yesterday, a new strike against the company came to light. In October 2016, Uber was hacked resulting in the exposure of 57…

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This Ransomware Demands Nudes Instead of Bitcoin

September 21, 2017 admin cybersecurity, extortion, hackers, hacking, Information Security, infosec, news, nudes, ransomware, sex, Tech News

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 23:25:11 +0000

It was inevitable.

Independent Krebs

FBI: Extortion, CEO Fraud Among Top Online Fraud Complaints in 2016

June 23, 2017 admin bleepingcomputer.com, Catalin Cimpanu, ceo fraud, extortion, FBI, ic3.gov, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Other, ransomware

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:09:22 +0000

Online extortion, tech support scams and phishing attacks that spoof the boss were among the most costly cyber scams reported by consumers and businesses last year, according to new figures from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The IC3 report released Thursday correctly identifies some of the most prevalent and insidious forms of cybercrimes today, but the total financial losses tied to each crime type also underscore how infrequently victims actually report such crimes to law enforcement.

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Extortionists Wipe Thousands of Databases, Victims Who Pay Up Get Stiffed

January 23, 2017 admin extortion, MongoDB, Niall Merrigan, Other, Victor Gevers

Tens of thousands of personal and possibly proprietary databases that were left accessible to the public online have just been wiped from the Internet, replaced with ransom notes demanding payment for the return of the files. Adding insult to injury, it appears that virtually none of the victims who have paid the ransom have gotten their files back because multiple fraudsters are now wise to the extortion attempts and are competing to replace each other’s ransom notes.