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SEVillage – 10 Years in Review Ten years ago, when Chris Hadnagy, Founder & CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC, was first approached by DEF CON founder Jeff Moss and asked to start a social engineering event, he knew he wanted to do something exciti… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 118
In This Issue: “Charity Scams are Real – How Low Will They Go to Exploit a Tragedy?” Find out how cyber criminals monetize tragedy and exploit human emotions.
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In This Issue: “A Beginner’s Insight Into Vishing.” How can someone become a successful visher? Social-Engineer recently hired two team members who have been accumulating tremendous success. We interviewed them and we are sharing their insights with yo… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 116
With the April 15th filing deadline date just a week away, it’s important to stay vigilant and be on the lookout for tax scams. For most of us tax season is an anxious time, and criminals are eager to take advantage of our anxiety. During … Continue reading Lookout for Tax Scams
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for April 8th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Facebook’s very bad week, Stalkerware on the rise, and tax season scams. Protect your digital privacy with Silent Pocket’s… Continue reading Facebook’s Bad Week, Stalkerware, Tax Season Scams
International telecommunications fraud — a broad category that includes everything from consumer scams to corporate ripoffs — costs over €29 billion (roughly $33 billion) per year, according to a report published Thursday by Europol and Trend Micro. The fraud isn’t just costly, it’s also endlessly frustrating for the companies and for law enforcement, the report’s authors say. The illicit activities range from tricking individuals into divulging their personal information to perpetrating international revenue share fraud — a complex scheme inspired in part by traditional money laundering techniques. “Geopolitically, most telecom crime tends to be addressed by the telecom companies themselves,” the report states. “The costs are absorbed as the cost of doing business. This creates a kind of isolation, however. Without thorough cross-border intelligence sharing and intelligence fusion with law enforcement, the source, investigative method, and evidence cannot be connected in a way that results in a meaningful number of arrests […]
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In May of 2018, we reported on three Romanian threat actors who were extradited to the U.S. for their involvement in a SMiShing and Vishing fraud scheme. At the time of reporting, the expected losses were listed around $18 million but have since r… Continue reading Romanian Vishing/SMiShing Threat Actors Plead Guilty
The real Social Security people will never call to threaten your benefits or tell you to wire money, send cash, or put money on gift cards. Continue reading FTC says taxpayer voice phishing scams are up nearly 20x
The IRS reported a 60 percent increase in phishing scams in 2018 aimed at stealing money or sensitive data from taxpayers and businesses. Here?s what that portends for tax season this year.
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Credential compromise emerged the main target for phishing campaigns in 2018 – rather than infecting victims’ devices with malware. Continue reading ThreatList: Credential-Sniffing Phishing Attacks Erupted in 2018