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What is a hoax, where do hoaxes come from, and why are they dangerous?

June 19, 2019 admin 0 Comments fraud, hoax, kaspersky, kaspersky lab, news, Products, report, research, Threats

Credit to Author: Artemy Ovchinnikov| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:45:26 +0000

What the Hoax verdict means, and why such software is becoming more of a problem.

Kaspersky Security

CIA sextortion — an old scam with a new twist

June 7, 2019 admin Cia, extortion, fraud, news, porn, ransom, sextortion, spam, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Tatyana Shcherbakova| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 10:00:59 +0000

Scammers posing as CIA agents demand ransom for alleged possession of child porn, threatening arrest.

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Don’t let this Airbnb scam fool you

May 13, 2019 admin Airbnb, fraud, SCAM, Threats, Travel

Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 12:10:02 +0000

Airbnb scamming becomes automated and streamlined.

Kaspersky Security

Sending spam ain’t good for business

May 2, 2019 admin Business, fraud, mail, SMB, spam

Credit to Author: Maria Vergelis| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 20:02:38 +0000

Cybercriminals take control of corporate mail accounts to send filter-dodging spam.

Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 90

May 1, 2019 admin Digital Clutter, fraud, news, podcast, privacy, SCAM, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 13:00:08 +0000

Dave and Jeff take a look at the latest in the IC3 report, digital clutter, USB devices gone rogue, and more.

MalwareBytes Security

A look inside the FBI’s 2018 IC3 online crime report

April 24, 2019 admin bec, cybercrime, FBI, fraud, phishing, report, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:57:07 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their 2018 report about online crime. Which attacks are most popular? Where are the victims located? And how much money has been lost in the process?

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Tags: bec fbi fraud phishing report

Kaspersky Security

The perils of fake technical support

April 18, 2019 admin fraud, kaspersky lab, SCAM, social media, support, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Tatyana Sidorina| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:40:07 +0000

Fake technical support websites and accounts in social networks pose a real danger. How to spot and avoid them.

Kaspersky Security

How crooks use your doppelgangers to pay with your card

April 9, 2019 admin #TheSAS2019, bank cards, credit cards, digital identity, fraud, news, SAS, SAS 2019, Security Analyst Summit, Threats

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:51:04 +0000

How criminals use data harvested from users’ devices to fool antifraud systems and siphon money from victims’ accounts.

Kaspersky Security

Got a direct message from a top YouTuber? Chances are, it’s phishing

February 11, 2019 admin fraud, google, phishing, SCAM, Threats, Youtube

Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:00:05 +0000

Scammers are sending tons of YouTube direct messages pretending to be from top YouTubers. They’re phishing. Here’s how the scheme works.

Kaspersky Security

WhatsApp and Facebook ticket giveaways: viral fraud

January 21, 2019 admin Facebook, fraud, Threats, tickets, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: John Snow| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:19:37 +0000

WhatsApp and Facebook are swimming in links to ticket giveaways for fun fairs and airlines. Don’t get excited though, the tickets are fake.

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