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Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash

January 5, 2023 admin enthusiast, fake, flipper zero, hardware, news, pentest, pentesting, phish, portal, sale, SCAM, shop, social media, sold out, Technology, Twitter

Categories: News

Tags: flipper zero

Tags: fake

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Tags: portal

Tags: social media

Tags: twitter

Tags: shop

Tags: sale

Tags: sold out

Tags: pentest

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Tags: hardware

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We take a look at reports of imitation Flipper Zero websites springing up to part unwary consumers from their money.

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Millions of Gemini cryptocurrency exchange user details leaked

December 21, 2022 admin crypto, cryptocurrency exchange, data, gemini, leak, login, news, phish, phishing, stolen

Categories: News

Tags: Gemini

Tags: crypto

Tags: cryptocurrency exchange

Tags: login

Tags: phish

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Tags: leak

Tags: stolen

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Millions of Gemini cryptocurrency exchange users have had their data leaked on an underground forum.

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Watch out for this triple threat PayPal phish

December 8, 2022 admin call, email, fraud, news, notification, Paypal, phish, phishing, SCAM, send money, telephone

Categories: News

Tags: PayPal

Tags: scam

Tags: phish

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Tags: fraud

Tags: email

Tags: telephone

Tags: call

Tags: send money

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We take a look at a PayPal phish which comes complete with multiple ways to pull the wool over your eyes.

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UK government sounds alarm on tax scams

October 12, 2022 admin fake, HMRC, news, phish, rebate, refund, Return, SCAM, Tax, ukgov

Categories: News

Tags: HMRC

Tags: UKGOV

Tags: tax

Tags: return

Tags: phish

Tags: fake

Tags: scam

Tags: refund

Tags: rebate

Be on your guard for scammers offering fake rebates

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An 18 year scam odyssey of stranded astronauts

October 11, 2022 admin 419, Astronaut, email, fake, fraud, news, phish, rocket, romance, SCAM, shuttle, space, station

Categories: News

Tags: scam

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Tags: romance

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Tags: astronaut

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We take a look at a scam which has come around every couple of years and which has finally claimed a sizable bounty from a victim.

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Security awareness campaign highlights things your bank will never say

October 11, 2022 admin awareness, bank, campaign, never say that, news, phish, phishing, Security

Categories: News

Tags: Bank

Tags: awareness

Tags: campaign

Tags: never say that

Tags: security

Tags: phish

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We take a look at an awareness campaign based around the kind of thing you should never hear your bank saying.

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Romance scammer given 25 years of alone time

October 7, 2022 admin bec, Business Email Compromise, fake, fraud, money mule, news, phish, romance, SCAM, spam, wire

Categories: News

Tags: Scam

Tags: spam

Tags: phish

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

Tags: romance

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We take a look at a scammer, involved in both BEC fraud and romance scams, who has been jailed for a whopping 25 years.

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Scammers send fake ‘Energy Bills Support Scheme’ texts

September 21, 2022 admin £400, Energy, fake, news, phish, SCAM, sms, website

Categories: News

Tags: scam

Tags: phish

Tags: SMS

Tags: energy

Tags: fake

Tags: website

Tags: £400

Watch out for an energy-themed scam being sent out via SMS which plays on energy price fears.