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Ritz hotel diners were victims of a sophisticated scamRitz hotel diners were victims of a sophisticated scam

Ritz hotel diners were victims of a sophisticated scam

Guests at the luxury Ritz hotel in London have been victims of "extremely convincing" scammers who posed as hotel staff…

5 years ago
Coronavirus-themed attacks April 12 – April 18, 2020Coronavirus-themed attacks April 12 – April 18, 2020

Coronavirus-themed attacks April 12 – April 18, 2020

This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from April 12 to April 18, 2020. Threat actors exploit…

5 years ago
Coronavirus-themed attack: Experts uncovered flight refund scamCoronavirus-themed attack: Experts uncovered flight refund scam

Coronavirus-themed attack: Experts uncovered flight refund scam

Experts at email security firm Mimecast has uncovered a flight refund scam that attempts to exploit the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.…

5 years ago
Coronavirus: Europol arrests man behind €6M face masks and hand sanitisers scamCoronavirus: Europol arrests man behind €6M face masks and hand sanitisers scam

Coronavirus: Europol arrests man behind €6M face masks and hand sanitisers scam

While crooks continue to exploit the Coronavirus outbreak, the Europol announced to have arrested a man involved in COVID19 business…

5 years ago
Thousands of Coronavirus-related malicious domains are being created every dayThousands of Coronavirus-related malicious domains are being created every day

Thousands of Coronavirus-related malicious domains are being created every day

The Coronavirus-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every…

5 years ago
Noooo, now Ancient Tortoise BEC scammers are launching Coronavirus-Themed attacksNoooo, now Ancient Tortoise BEC scammers are launching Coronavirus-Themed attacks

Noooo, now Ancient Tortoise BEC scammers are launching Coronavirus-Themed attacks

A cybercrime gang focused on Business Email Compromise (BEC) has started using coronavirus-themed scam emails in its attacks. While the…

5 years ago
Facebook sues Namecheap to protect people from domain name fraudFacebook sues Namecheap to protect people from domain name fraud

Facebook sues Namecheap to protect people from domain name fraud

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against domain registrar Namecheap and its Whoisguard privacy protection service over fraudulent domains Facebook announced…

5 years ago

Lithuanian man sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing $120 Million From Google, Facebook

Lithuanian man Evaldas Rimasauskas was sentenced to five years in jail for stealing $120 Million from Google and Facebook employees.…

6 years ago
Trend Micro rogue employee sold customer data to tech support scammersTrend Micro rogue employee sold customer data to tech support scammers

Trend Micro rogue employee sold customer data to tech support scammers

A Trend Micro employee was spotted stealing consumer customer information and selling it to tech support scammers. TrendMicro confirmed that…

6 years ago
Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scamsCrooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams

Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams

There is the same group behind the hack of the celebrity Instagram accounts, attackers used the same attack pattern to…

6 years ago