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Got plenty of quaran-time to teach something to roll over? Be careful! Puppy lust is leading to broken hearts and emptied wallets. Continue reading Coronavirus pandemic coincides with spike in online puppy scams
Scammers from Africa are preying on US businesses, a drug dealer makes a mistake when hiding his Bitcoin fortune, and the Coronavirus pandemic is causing scams to soar and raising questions about facial recognition.
All this and much more is discussed … Continue reading Smashing Security #167: Coronavirus scams and an exaggerated lion
Top stories of this week include a new Emotet Wi-Fi hack and Robbinhood ransomware operators using a “bring your own bug” technique. Continue reading News Wrap: Valentine’s Day Scams and Emotet’s Wi-Fi Hack
A leader in online dating, Zoosk is committed to delivering personalized matches to its 35+ million members. With the ultimate goal of creating lasting and meaningful relationships, protecting their users from fraud that may be caused by automated bots… Continue reading How Zoosk Detects and Mitigates Malicious Bots
Cybergang Silent Starling is taking BEC to the next level by targeting suppliers and going after their customers. Continue reading Why This New Cybergang is Heralding a New Age For BEC
Breaking News — The Nigerian prince and his allies who might have also asked you over an email for your assistance to help save “the first African astronaut lost in space” have finally been arrested by the FBI.
Don’t take it too seriously, as there’s … Continue reading Hundreds of BEC Scammers Arrested in Nigeria and U.S. — $3.7 Million Recovered
At Infosecurity Europe, Threatpost gets a behind-the-scenes look at the discovery of BEC cybergang Scattered Canary. Continue reading Podcast: Behind-the-Scenes Look at Scattered Canary BEC Cybergang
At Infosecurity Europe, researchers detailed a cybergang that grew from a one-man shop launching Craigslist scams to a full-on enterprise BEC group. Continue reading Newly-Identified BEC Cybergang Targets U.S. Enterprise Victims
She must have been star-struck, she said, after the fraudster hid behind the Fast & Furious star’s photo and reached out from a fan page. Continue reading Man posing as Hollywood superstar scams woman out of a ‘fortune’
The flaw is only one of many romance-related security issues as bad actors take advantage of Valentine’s Day. Continue reading Critical OkCupid Flaw Exposes Daters to App Takeovers