Scam Sites at Scale: LLMs Fueling a GenAI Criminal Revolution
This article explores Netcraft’s research into the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to create text for fraudulent websites in 2024. Insight ...
Ferrari exec foils deepfake plot by asking a question only the CEO could answer
“Sorry, Benedetto, but I need to identify you,” the executive said.
Meta nukes massive Instagram sextortion network of 63,000 accounts
Meta has removed 63,000 Instagram accounts from Nigeria that were involved in sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of 2,500 accounts linked to 20 individuals targeting primarily adult men in the United States. #Computer #Facebook #InfoSec #Instagram #Media #Meta #Scam #Security #Sextortion #Social
How scam networks use fake celebrity ads to lure online investors
Investor beware: online promises of quick profits are not always as legitimate as they look. Swiss public broadcaster, SRF, looked into a Cyprus-based network of scam websites.
'Got that boomer!': How cybercriminals steal one-time passcodes for SIM swap attacks and raiding bank accounts | TechCrunch
The incoming phone call flashes on a victim’s phone. It may only last a few seconds, but can end with the victim handing over codes that give cybercriminals the ability to hijack their online accounts or drain their crypto and digital wallets. “This is the PayPal security team here. We’ve detected some unusual activity on your account and are calling you as a precautionary measure,” the caller’s robotic voice says. “Please enter the six-digit security code that we’ve sent to your mobile device.”
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’
More than 800,000 people in Europe and the US appear to have been duped into sharing card details and other sensitive personal data with a vast network of fake online designer shops apparently operated from China.
Watch out for tech support scams lurking in sponsored search results
Our researchers found fake sponsored search results that lead consumers to a typical fake Microsoft alert site set up by tech support scammers.
Operation PANDORA shuts down 12 phone fraud call centres
Operation PANDORA started with a bank teller in Freiburg, Germany. When in December 2023 a customer asked to withdraw over EUR 100 000 in cash, the bank teller grew suspicious and quickly learned the customer had fallen victim to a ‘fake police officer scam’. He informed the real police, which prevented the victim from handing the money over to the...
LastPass Users Lose Master Passwords to Ultra-Convincing Scam
CryptoChameleon attackers trade quantity for quality, dedicating time and resources to trick even the most diligent into handing over their high-value credentials.
Developing: AlphV allegedly scammed Change Healthcare and its own affiliate (1)
Developing: Someone claiming to be an “affiliate plus” for AlphV claims they were responsible for the Change Healthcare attack but that AlphV stole the payment Change Healthcare had made and suspended the affiliate’s account. The affiliate’s claims appeared on Ramp Forum and have been circulating since then. The post can be seen below, via @vx-underground:
DNS Used to Hide Fake Investment Platform Schemes | Infoblox
Learn how the threat actor Savvy Seahorse Facebook ads to lure users to fake investment platforms and leverages DNS to allow their attacks to persist for years.
Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’
A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police.
Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers
The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams designed to infect potential victims with cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware.