Facebook Removes Deepfake of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Facebook has removed a deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spreading across the social network and asking Ukrainian troops lay down their arms and surrender. “Earlier today, our teams identified and removed a deepfake video claiming to show President Zelensky issuing a Read more…
FTC: Americans Lost $148 Million to Gift Card Scams this Year The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Americans reported losing $148 million to gift card scams during the first nine months of 2021, following a significant increase compared to last year. Almost 40,000 consumers reported falling victim to scams Read more…
Former Ubiquiti Dev Charged for Trying to Extort his Employer Nickolas Sharp, a former employee of networking device maker Ubiquiti, was arrested and charged today with data theft and attempting to extort his employer while posing as a whistleblower and an anonymous hacker. “As alleged, Nickolas Sharp exploited his access Read more…
New “Elon Musk Club” Crypto Giveaway Scam Promoted Via Email A new Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency giveaway scam called the “Elon Musk Mutual Aid Fund” or “Elon Musk Club” is being promoted through spam email campaigns that started over the past few weeks. Before you dismiss these scams, saying that no Read more…
US SEC: Watch Out for Hurricane Ida-related Investment Scams The US Securities and Exchange Commission has warned investors to be “extremely wary” of potential investment scams related to Hurricane Ida’s aftermath. This alert comes from SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, which regularly issues investor alerts to warn investors about the Read more…
FBI: Spike in Sextortion Attacks Cost Victims $8 Million This Year FBI: Spike in Sextortion Attacks Cost Victims $8 Million This Year The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has warned of a massive increase in sextortion complaints since the start of 2021, resulting in total financial losses of more Read more…
Cybercriminal sells tool to hide malware in AMD, NVIDIA GPUs Cybercriminals are making strides towards attacks with malware that can execute code from the graphics processing unit (GPU) of a compromised system. While the method is not new and demo code has been published before, projects so far came from Read more…
New Hampshire Town Loses $2.3 Million to Overseas Scammers Peterborough, a small New Hampshire town, has lost $2.3 million after BEC scammers redirected several bank transfers using forged documents sent to the town’s Finance Department staff in multiple email exchanges. BEC scammers use various tactics (including phishing and social engineering) to Read more…
Pegasus iPhone Hacks Used as Lure in Extortion Scheme A new extortion scam is underway that attempts to capitalize on the recent Pegasus iOS spyware attacks to scare people into paying a blackmail demand. Last month, Amnesty International and non-profit project Forbidden Stories revealed that the Pegasus spyware was installed on fully updated Read more…
US Brokers Warned of Ongoing Phishing Attacks Impersonating FINRA The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) warns US brokerage firms and brokers of an ongoing phishing campaign impersonating FINRA officials and asking them to hand over sensitive information under the threat of penalties. FINRA is a non-profit organization supervised by the Securities and Read more…
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