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European police arrested 10 suspects after dismantling Albanian scam call centers linked to a €50m ($58m) online investment fraud operation
Advocate General urges rethink of PSD2 to speed compensation after scams Analysis One of the European Union's top legal advisors is trying to change how banks treat cybercrime victims – meaning they could enjoy greater financial protections sooner than expected.…
Top European Court Advisor Says Policy Should Be 'Refund Now, Sue Later'Banks must promptly refund phishing victims when the scams lead to unauthorized transactions, an advisor to the European Union’s top court has said. The case in question involves an unnamed Polish woman who got duped on an online auction platform.
Revolut claims social media sites make £3.8bn annually from scam ads targeting European users
European law enforcement authorities dismantled a fraud network operating call centers in Ukraine that scammed victims across Europe out of more than 10 million euros. [...]
Hackers Impersonate IT Support StaffA hacking collective linked to recent British retailer attacks is targeting cloud companies through or voice phishing scams for data theft from European hospitality, retail and education sectors. Hackers impersonate IT support staff.
Hackers Impersonate IT Support StaffA hacking collective linked to recent British retailer attacks is targeting cloud companies through or voice phishing scams for data theft from European hospitality, retail and education sectors. Hackers impersonate IT support staff.
US Sanctions Are Forcing North Korea to Shift Targets, Using Workers With Fake IDsNorth Korean hackers posing as IT workers used to focus on stealing cryptocurrency and infiltrating U.S. tech companies to access sensitive data, but U.S. sanctions and increasing awareness of these job scammers have forced Pyongyang to shift its focus to Europe, said Mandiant's Luke McNamara.
By using fake references and building connections with recruiters, some North Korean nationals are landing six-figure jobs that replenish DPRK coffers.
Inside North Korea’s IT Scam Network Now Shifting to EuropeNorth Koreans posing as remote IT workers have spread to Europe, where one Pyongyang fraudster assumed at least 12 personas to target companies in Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Western companies have grappled for years with the prospect of unintentionally hiring a North Korean national.
With help from UK operatives, because it’s getting tougher to run the scam in the USA North Korea’s scamming, thieving, and AI-abusing fake IT workers are increasingly targeting European employers.…
An ongoing phishing campaign is employing copyright infringement-related themes to trick victims into downloading a newer version of the Rhadamanthys information stealer since July 2024
Criminal actors are finding their niche in utilizing QR phishing codes, otherwise known as "quishing," to victimize unsuspecting tourists in Europe and beyond.
Infoblox Researchers on Links Between Human Trafficking, Cybercrime and GamblingIllegal gambling operations depend on trafficked individuals to perform cybercriminal activities. Threat researchers at Infoblox explain how cybercriminals use trafficked people for operations such as pig-butchering scams and leverage European sports sponsorships to boost illegal gambling websites.
Fraudsters based in the US and Europe indicted for helping North Korea's nation-state groups establish fake freelancer identities and evade sanctions.
If the price looks too good to be true, it probably is Ukrainian cops have arrested two suspects and detained 10 others for their alleged roles in a cybercrime gang that used phishing scams and phony online marketplaces to steal more than $4.3 million from over 1,000 victims across Europe.…
The Cyber Police of Ukraine, in collaboration with law enforcement officials from Czechia, has arrested several members of a cybercriminal gang that set up phishing sites to target European users
Cyber-criminals used the scam to steal the credentials for various email accounts
If the investment opportunity sounds too good to be true … European cops arrested 15 suspected scammers and shut down a multi-country network of call centers selling fake cryptocurrency that law enforcement said stole upwards of hundreds of million euros from victims.…
Multiple call centers across Europe controlled by a criminal organization involved in online investment fraud were taken down this week following a cross-border investigation started in June 2022. [...]