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INTERPOL on Friday announced the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used in connection with phishing, malware, and ransomware campaigns, as part of the agency's ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt emerging threats, and safeguard victims from scams
Crooks tweak familiar copy-paste ruse so that victims run malicious commands themselves A new twist on the long-running ClickFix scam is now tricking Windows users into launching Windows Terminal and pasting malware into it themselves – handing the credential-stealing Lumma infostealer the keys to their browser vault.…
Crims hope for payday from malicious payloads rather than stealing access tokens Microsoft has warned organizations about ongoing OAuth abuse scams that use phishing emails and URL redirects to infect victims' machines with malware and take over their devices.…
Bitcoin Joining Fee for Affiliates and No Proven Victims Cited by ResearchersNewcomer ransomware group 0APT is being branded a "likely scam operation," not least after a list of over 200 supposed victims turned out to be bogus, if not entirely AI-generated - never mind a 1 bitcoin joining fee for would-be affiliates and outdated crypto-locking malware.
A malware campaign presents fake websites that can check if a visitor is a potential victim or a security researcher, and then proceed accordingly to defraud or evade.
Users Download Malware in Bid to Placate MetaA newly surfaced FileFix social engineering campaign puts a new spin on ClickFix attacks by goading users into loading malware under the guise of reporting a wrongful account suspension to social media giant Facebook. Victims likely get sucked into the scam by following a link from a phishing email.
The ClickTok campaign lures victims with fake TikTok shops and drains their crypto wallets. CTM360 exposes how SparkKitty spyware spreads via trojanized apps, phishing pages, and AI-powered scams. [...]
The ClickTok campaign lures victims with fake TikTok shops and drains their crypto wallets. CTM360 exposes how SparkKitty spyware spreads via trojanized apps, phishing pages, and AI-powered scams. [...]
A mobile ad fraud operation dubbed IconAds that consisted of 352 Android apps has been disrupted, according to a new report from HUMAN
Don’t trust mystery digits popping up in your search bar Scammers are hijacking the search results of people needing 24/7 support from Apple, Bank of America, Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Netflix, and PayPal in an attempt to trick victims into handing over personal or financial info, according to Malwarebytes senior director of research Jérôme Segura.…
Mandiant Says Malware Spread Through Fake AI Video Ads Seen by MillionsOnline scammers are converting excitement over generative artificial intelligence into fraudulent sites that infect victims with malware, says threat intel firm Google Mandiant in a report exposing a year-long campaign to distribute infostealers and backdoors.
Threat actors are scamming users by advertising legitimate-looking generative AI websites that, when visited, install credential-stealing malware onto the victim's computer.
PLUS: Celsius scammer sent to slammer; Death-by-hacking victim warns you're never safe; and more Infosec in brief Good cybersecurity habits don't appear to qualify anyone to work at DOGE, as one Musk minion seemingly fell victim to infostealer malware.…
Also: Hackers Use npm Packages, MassJacker Malware and Fake $TrumpThis week, Garantex admin arrested, hackers used npm packages to steal crypto data and deployed MassJacker malware to steal coins, infected victims with $Trump lures. Also, U.S. authorities seized hacked Ripple funds and a California warning about scams.
Feds warn gang still rampant and now cracked 300+ victims around the world A crook who distributes the Medusa ransomware tried to make a victim cough up three payments instead of the usual two, according to a government advisory on how to defend against the malware and the gangs who wield it.…
A Russian-speaking cybercrime gang known as Crazy Evil has been linked to over 10 active social media scams that leverage a wide range of tailored lures to deceive victims and trick them into installing malware such as StealC, Atomic macOS Stealer (aka AMOS), and Angel Drainer
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a sophisticated mobile phishing (aka mishing) campaign that's designed to distribute an updated version of the Antidot banking trojan
Scumbags play on victims' worst fears in phishing campaign referencing UK Employment Tribunal A current phishing campaign scares recipients into believing they've been sacked, when in reality they've been hacked – and infected with infostealers and other malware that means a payday for the crooks behind the scam.…
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
Hackers Used Dozens of Servers to Distribute Malicious Android AppsLaw enforcement authorities in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan took down a cybercrime ring that used dozens of servers and hundreds of phishing pages across multiple jurisdictions to run a malware-enabled scam operation and steal tens of millions from victims' bank accounts.