According to various investigating agencies, thousands are believed to have lost their savings after investing in a cryptocurrency trading app called iEarn Bot https://www.iearnbot.com. DO NOT VISIT THIS WEBSITE; IT IS A SCAM. Experts investigating the company say it could be one of the largest crypto scandals. Cryptocurrency trading has become popular, with people often promising large rewards over short periods. But law enforcement agencies warn of many scams and recommend investors cond
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Phishing, the theft of users' credentials or sensitive data using social engineering, has been a significant threat since the early days of the internet and continues to plague organizations, accounting for more than 30% of all known breaches. With the ongoing trend to remote working during and post pandemic, hackers have increased their efforts to steal login credentials as they take advantage of the chaos and lack of in-person user verification.
This has led to the revival of the old-school te
Most of us have had or heard from a friend who has been the target of an email scammer pretending to be a friend in distress who needs money wired out of town or out of the country. Now scammers are using the telephone to inform you that your loved one is in distress. And the caller may sound “just like” your friend/relative. At that moment, your instinct would be to do anything to help them escape danger, including wiring money. My father was a victim of such a scam, but he called me first f
Tis the season for cybersecurity and IT teams have to send out a company-wide email: “No, our CEO does NOT want you to buy gift cards.” As much of the workforce signs off for the holidays, hackers are stepping up their game. We will see an increase in activity as hackers continue to introduce e-commerce scams and holiday-themed phishing attacks. Hackers love to use these tactics to trick end users into compromising not only their personal data but also their organization data.
Use this time o
Stealing, skimming and scams are nothing new in the credit card industry. But a new report by Reason Labs shows new twists to a credit card scam. In 2022, the cybersecurity world is no stranger to phishing attacks, credit card scams, virus distribution, and identity theft. They are ongoing on a daily basis and we have almost reached the point where we think we have seen it all. However, researchers have just uncovered potentially one of the largest fraudulent online credit card schemes active
If you were one of the millions of people who watched Netflix's The Tinder Swindler, you may have shaken your head in wonder at how women could be allegedly hoodwinked out of millions of dollars. People fall for these scams for the same reasons that they fall prey to cold-call scam texts claiming that their loved one is in hospital and fees urgently need to be paid: When emotions are involved, rational thinking can go out of the window.
See: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254340
Simon Leviev,
I found this in my Inbox this morning. I think the only truthful piece of information included - is that Mary Beth Leonard actually is the current US Ambassador to Nigeria.
See: Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard | U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria (usembassy.gov)
This one fact shows that the criminal involved has done some homework for his scam. I am always amused by the mis-use of words in the text of theses “kind offers,” such as using the word “missing” instead of “mincing.” There are too
Costco Wholesale Corporation is warning American internet users to be wary of more than a dozen digital scams targeting its customer base. On its website, HERE the American multinational corporation has published screenshots of 14 "prominent fraudulent emails, texts, and posts" in which cyber-criminals are impersonating Costco The majority of the traps use financial benefits to lure victims, promising free products, financial reimbursements, exclusive offers, cash-back rewards, and gift card
Previously, Red Sky Alliance reported on Fancy Bear imposters demanding Bitcoin ransom from a Florida election information website. These actors send various ransom/scam demands using coronavirus-themed domains covidpapers[.]org and coronaxy[.]com. In some cases, they threaten with exposure of allegedly hacked personal files, in other cases, with DDoS attack. They often claim to be Russian government hackers, pretending to be Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear, or Venomous Bear. Their ransom emails typi
Red Sky Alliance (RSAC) members have reported seeing and, or receiving fake sextortion scams. These scam emails typically provide old password that was used by the user. These emails are an attempt to extort money, claiming the sender has compromising information indicating the user was involved in viewing pornographic sites. The sender claims to have compromising video recordings of the user and alleges to have additional “stolen secrets” of a compromising sexual nature. An RSAC member in t
