Year: 2020

Here’s what to know about attacks where a fraudster has your number, literally and otherwise SIM swap scams have been a growing problem, with fraudsters targeting people from various walks of life, including tech leaders, and causing untold damage to many victims. Here’s why you should be on the lookout for attacks where someone can…

The U.S. law enforcement agency shares a sampling of more than 90 spoofed FBI-related domains registered recently The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about domains designed to spoof the Bureau’s official website, fbi.gov. The alert lists more than 90 such fraudulent websites that have been registered recently. “The FBI observed unattributed cyber actors…

The operation was carried out against fraudsters trying to monetize stolen credit card data on the internet’s seedy underbelly Europol and several national law enforcement agencies have teamed up to disrupt trade in stolen credit card data on the dark web, ultimately preventing around €40 million (US$48 million) in losses for both consumers and financial…