Online scam cycles are getting shorter and more effective, Chainalysis finds
As enforcement and attribution have improved, scammers are ditching static infrastructure and drawn-out schemes for shorter campaigns that use disposable assets.
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Social engineering
Blame game follows Uber hack. Experts say don’t fault employee.
The Uber hack may be a lesson in poor security design and points to problems with vulnerable multi-factor authentication.
INTERPOL raids hundreds of scammy call centers in sweep
Investigators found scammers involved in human trafficking.
Online romance scams expand, now with more cryptocurrency
The FTC says that of the $547 million in romance scams reported in 2021, $139 million in losses involved cryptocurrency transactions.
Researchers nab wannabe ransomware scammer trying to convince victims to help hack their employer
The would-be perpetrator appeared to be associated with the DemonWare ransomware outfit.
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Iranian spies tried hacking US military personnel by posing as job recruiters on Facebook
Facebook said it took down the campaign from the hackers known as Tortoiseshell.
533 million Facebook users’ personal data leaked online
This leak places several important data points all in one place.
Fake Twitter personas, bogus blog delivered North Korea-linked malware to researchers
The goal was to spy on the work of cybersecurity researchers by exploiting their natural inclination to collaborate.
New York regulator faults Twitter for lax security measures prior to big account breach
The attacker used "vishing," a social engineering scam on the rise.
FBI, CISA warn of ‘voice phishing’ campaigns
Vishing has been rampant in the last month.
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