Scams

Netflix, SingPost, StarHub Phishing Scams Spike As More Rely On Digital Services Amid Covid-19 SINGAPORE – Did you get an e-mail or text message from Netflix asking you to update your payment details? Do not click on it as it is most likely a phishing scam, since the streaming giant Read more…

Mount Locker Ransomware Joins the Multi-Million Dollar Ransom Game A new ransomware operation named Mount Locker is underway stealing victims’ files before encrypting and then demanding multi-million dollar ransoms. Starting around the end of July 2020, Mount Locker began breaching corporate networks and deploying their ransomware. From ransom notes shared Read more…

Phishing Attacks Are Targeting Your Social Network Accounts Scammers are targeting your social network accounts with phishing emails that pretend to be copyright violations or promises of a shiny ‘blue checkmark’ next to your name. With social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok becoming a significant component in Read more…

Scammers Drain Bank Accounts Using AnyDesk and SIM-Swapping Scammers mixed together a malicious cocktail of social engineering, SIM-swapping, and remote desktop software to empty the bank accounts of at least three victims. In total, victims lost more than $350,000. They were likely swindled by the same individuals since the modus Read more…

Teenager Admits Exploiting Loophole to Cheat Taxi Company of S$2,600 for 117 Cab Rides SINGAPORE: A teenager exploited a loophole in a mobile application’s payment system and over the course of a week, cheated ComfortDelGro into giving him and other people 117 cab rides worth S$2,600 for free. The 18-year-old, Read more…

Drug Spammers Start Using New Technique to Bypass Spam Filters Actors behind a pill scam campaign are trying a new technique, betting on unconventional representation of URLs in spam messages to keep them undetected by email protection systems and URL blocklists. In a massive campaign observed by security researchers, the Read more…

This Security Awareness Training Email is Actually a Phishing Scam A creative phishing campaign uses an email template that pretends to be a reminder to complete security awareness training from a well-known security company. As computer users become more aware and educated on standard phishing techniques and templates, threat actors Read more…

Banking-related Phishing Scams Spike More Than 2,500% In First Half Of 2020 SINGAPORE: The total number of banking-related phishing scams increased by more than 2,500 per cent in the first half of this year to 898 cases, compared to 34 cases in the same period in 2019, said the police Read more…

China Is Now Blocking All Encrypted HTTPS Traffic That Uses TLS 1.3 And ESNI The block was put in place at the end of July and is enforced via China’s Great Firewall. The Chinese government has deployed an update to its national censorship tool, known as the Great Firewall (GFW), Read more…

No More Ransom Turns 4: Saves $632 Million In Ransomware Payments The No More Ransom Project celebrates its fourth anniversary today after helping over 4.2 million visitors recover from a ransomware infection and saving an estimated $632 million in ransom payments. No More Ransom was created in 2016 through an Read more…