### #QuickBooksScam #Malvertising #CyberSecurity
Summary: A recent malvertising campaign targets QuickBooks users with fraudulent ads, leading victims to download malicious software that generates fake error messages to instill fear and prompt calls to scammers. This scheme exploits the trust users have in QuickBooks, making it a significant cybersecurity threat.…
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Throughout 2024, Bitdefender Labs has identified a series of malvertising campaigns exploiting platforms like Facebook to distribute malware disguised as legitimate applications. A notable campaign involves a fake Bitwarden extension that lures users into installing harmful software by impersonating a security update. This campaign targets a wide demographic across Europe and utilizes deceptive ads, redirect chains, and extensive data collection methods to compromise user security.…Summary:
The article discusses a prevalent scam targeting QuickBooks users, primarily through fraudulent Google ads that lead to malicious downloads. Scammers utilize fake popups to instill fear in users, prompting them to seek assistance through fraudulent channels. The article highlights the methods used by these scammers and warns users about the dangers of remote access to their computers.…Summary: Over 1 million domains are potentially vulnerable to “Sitting Ducks” attacks, which exploit DNS misconfigurations to hijack domains for malicious purposes. The report by Infoblox Threat Intel highlights the simplicity of executing these attacks and the challenges in detecting them.
Threat Actor: Vipers, Hawks | Vipers, Hawks Victim: Various organizations and individuals | Various organizations and individuals
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Over 800,000 domains remain vulnerable to hijacking, with 70,000 already compromised.…Summary: Google has reported that cybercriminals are using landing page cloaking to impersonate legitimate websites and conduct scams, including selling counterfeit products and tricking users into revealing sensitive information. The company is actively combating these tactics and plans to release advisories on online fraud every six months to raise awareness.…
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As of November 2024, IBM X-Force has identified ongoing campaigns by Hive0145 delivering Strela Stealer malware across Europe, particularly targeting Spain, Germany, and Ukraine. The malware, disguised as legitimate invoice notifications, extracts user credentials from Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird. The group’s tactics have evolved over the past 18 months, increasing the risk to potential victims.…Summary: A new scam targeting senior British residents involves fraudulent texts about “winter heating allowance” and “cost of living support,” exploiting recent government changes to winter fuel payments. The scam directs victims to fake GOV.UK pages designed to collect personal and payment information.
Threat Actor: Scammers | scammers Victim: Senior British residents | senior British residents
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Scammers are sending texts claiming to offer winter heating allowances, prompting recipients to visit fake government websites.…Eiffel Tower Scam Summary
SummaryThe video discusses the audacious scam conducted by Victor Lustig, who famously sold the Eiffel Tower. He capitalized on the structure’s temporary status and the need for repairs to orchestrate a successful con involving scrap metal companies.
Key Points Victor Lustig targeted the Eiffel Tower, built for the 1887 World’s Fair and deemed a potential temporary structure.…Summary: Tech support scammers are exploiting eBay customers in the U.S. through deceptive Google ads, leading victims to fraudulent websites that solicit personal information. Multiple advertiser accounts have been identified, showcasing the persistent nature of these scams.
Threat Actor: Tech Support Scammers | tech support scammers Victim: eBay Customers | eBay
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Fraudulent ads appear prominently in Google searches for eBay customer service, tricking users into clicking them.…Summary:
In May 2024, Unit 42 researchers identified a resurgence of the Silent Skimmer campaign, where a financially motivated threat actor compromised multiple web servers to access payment information. The attackers exploited known vulnerabilities in Telerik UI and employed various techniques for persistence and data exfiltration, including web shells and reverse shells.…Summary: A Nigerian national, Kolade Ojelade, was sentenced to 26 years in prison in the U.S. for orchestrating a phishing scam that compromised email accounts of real estate businesses, resulting in millions of dollars in fraud. His actions involved intercepting wire payment instructions and redirecting funds to accounts he controlled.…
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Tech support scammers are targeting eBay customers in the U.S. through fraudulent Google ads that mislead users into calling fake customer service numbers. These ads exploit eBay’s branding and redirect victims to bogus websites, posing significant risks to consumers.Keypoints:
Scammers are using fraudulent Google ads to target eBay customers.…Summary: Researchers have demonstrated the potential for abusing OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o voice API to conduct financial scams, revealing significant vulnerabilities in current safeguards. The study highlights various scam types and their success rates, emphasizing the need for improved defenses against such malicious uses of AI technology.
Threat Actor: Cybercriminals | cybercriminals Victim: Individuals and financial institutions | individuals and financial institutions
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Researchers simulated scams using voice-enabled ChatGPT-4o, achieving success rates of 20-60% across various scam types.…Summary: LastPass has issued a critical warning regarding a social engineering campaign that targets its users through deceptive reviews on its Chrome Web Store app page, leading them to a fraudulent support number. This scam aims to compromise sensitive information by tricking users into providing personal details to attackers posing as LastPass support.…
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Deepfakes pose significant risks, as demonstrated by a recent incident where a finance worker was scammed out of $25 million. Research by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 revealed extensive networks of malicious domains and IP addresses linked to deepfake scams, highlighting the need for vigilance in cybersecurity.…Summary: A supply chain attack compromised the popular JavaScript library lottie-player, injecting malicious code that prompts users to connect their Web3 wallets on legitimate websites, leading to potential cryptocurrency theft. The incident underscores the vulnerabilities associated with open-source libraries, particularly in the cryptocurrency sector.
Threat Actor: Unknown | unknown Victim: lottie-player users | lottie-player
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Malicious actors injected code into lottie-player, prompting Web3 wallet connections on affected websites.…Summary: This article discusses Netcraft’s research on the Xiū gǒu phishing kit, which has been actively used since September 2024 to conduct phishing campaigns across multiple countries, including the US, UK, Spain, Australia, and Japan. The kit features a unique branding and interactive elements, with over 2,000 phishing websites identified, targeting various sectors and organizations.…
Summary: The “Phish ‘n’ Ships” scheme has compromised over 1,000 legitimate shopping sites to promote fake product listings, leading to significant financial losses for online shoppers. This ongoing phishing operation, which began in 2019, has utilized advanced tactics to lure victims into providing their payment information through fake online stores.…
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In recent research, Bitdefender Labs has uncovered a sophisticated malvertising campaign leveraging Meta’s advertising platform to distribute SYS01 InfoStealer malware. This ongoing attack impersonates popular brands to trick users into downloading malicious software, highlighting the evolving tactics of cybercriminals in exploiting advertising channels for personal data theft.…This article discusses Netcraft’s research on the Xiū gǒu (修狗) phishing kit, which has been active since September 2024. The kit targets various countries, including the US, UK, Spain, Australia, and Japan, deploying over 2,000 phishing websites. It features a unique branding approach with a cartoon mascot and employs modern technology for its operations.…
This article discusses the findings of Silent Push regarding FUNNULL, a Chinese Content Delivery Network (CDN) involved in hosting various criminal activities, including investment scams, phishing attacks, and gambling websites. The research identifies over 200,000 unique hostnames linked to FUNNULL, with significant connections to money laundering and supply chain attacks impacting numerous websites.…
Summary: Cybersecurity researchers have reported a significant rise in phishing attacks utilizing the website builder Webflow, targeting sensitive information from various cryptocurrency wallets and corporate webmail platforms. The campaigns have leveraged the tool’s ability to create custom subdomains, making them more deceptive and harder to detect.…
Summary: Cybersecurity experts at Proofpoint have identified a rise in online job scams that exploit financially vulnerable individuals, mimicking the “pig butchering” fraud model but targeting job seekers. These scams often involve fake job portals and promise easy tasks, leading victims to lose significant amounts of money.…
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Proofpoint has reported a rise in cryptocurrency fraud involving job scams that impersonate reputable organizations. This new tactic, which is a shift from traditional Pig Butchering scams, targets users with enticing job offers, often through social media and messaging platforms. The fraudsters exploit brand recognition and employ psychological manipulation to convince victims to invest money into fake job platforms, leading to significant financial losses.…
Summary of Support Scams Video
Short SummaryThe video discusses a major incident from July 2024, where thousands of flights were canceled, banks halted transactions, and doctor’s offices shut down due to a bad piece of security software. In the chaos that ensued, scammers exploited people’s fears by posing as tech support to conduct scams aimed at stealing personal data and money.…
Summary: Milan State Police have arrested a 43-year-old Italian-Australian man linked to a $31 million computer fraud and money laundering scheme, targeting vulnerable individuals, especially the elderly. The suspect, wanted for over three years, faces multiple charges, including criminal conspiracy and tampering with protected computer systems.…
The Monthly Intelligence Insights report by Securonix Threat Labs for July highlights significant cyber threats, including the activities of the Lazarus Group and Water Bakunawa, along with various ransomware campaigns. The report emphasizes the importance of defensive measures against these evolving threats and provides insights into tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by these threat actors.…
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The video discussesA fascinating tale of a con artist from the early 1900s who executed a complex scam involving Liberty Bonds, a bank, and clever manipulation to walk away with both cash and bonds.
Key Points: The scammer acquired ,000 in Liberty Bonds.…Summary: The ClickFix campaign employs social engineering tactics to lure users into fraudulent Google Meet pages, ultimately delivering info-stealing malware for both Windows and macOS systems. This campaign has evolved significantly, utilizing various deceptive methods to target victims, particularly in corporate environments.
Threat Actor: TA571 | TA571 Victim: Various corporate users | corporate users
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The ClickFix campaign uses fake Google Meet pages to trick users into downloading malware.…Summary: A surge of phishing emails posing as Starbucks promotions has been reported, with over 900 incidents documented by Action Fraud in the UK. These emails aim to steal personal information or install malware, exploiting the trust associated with well-known brands.
Threat Actor: Cybercriminals | cybercriminals Victim: Starbucks customers | Starbucks customers
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Over 900 reports of phishing emails impersonating Starbucks have been received by Action Fraud in just two weeks.…Summary: Dutch police have arrested two suspects linked to a large-scale smishing operation that sent over 150,000 fraudulent SMS messages impersonating the Dutch tax authority. The scam generated significant profits for the criminals by tricking victims into revealing personal information or making payments.
Threat Actor: Unknown | Unknown
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Over 150,000 smishing messages were sent, targeting victims by impersonating the Dutch tax authority.…Summary: Sri Lankan authorities have arrested over 200 Chinese nationals involved in large-scale financial scams, primarily targeting victims across Asia through pig-butchering schemes. These operations are part of a broader trend of sophisticated Asian crime syndicates engaging in various illicit activities, including money laundering and human trafficking.…
Summary: Hong Kong police arrested 27 individuals involved in a sophisticated romance scam utilizing deepfake technology, resulting in losses of $46 million from victims across multiple countries. The operation, linked to organized crime, involved creating fake identities and using AI-generated images and voices to deceive victims into investing in fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes.…
Summary: A sophisticated AI-supported phishing scam is targeting Gmail users, tricking them into compromising their accounts by posing as Google Support. The scam involves calls from AI-generated voices claiming suspicious activity on the victim’s account and asking for verification.
Threat Actor: Scammers | scammers Victim: Gmail users | Gmail users
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Scammers use AI voices to impersonate Google Support, claiming there is a death certificate filed for the victim.…Summary: A sophisticated AI-augmented phishing scheme targeting Gmail users has emerged, demonstrating the lengths to which threat actors will go to compromise accounts. Sam Mitrovic, a security expert, shares his experience of nearly falling victim to this elaborate scam, highlighting the importance of vigilance against such threats.…
Summary: Dutch police have successfully dismantled the largest Dark Web marketplace, Bohemia, along with its sister site Cannabia, which facilitated the sale of illegal goods and cybercrime services. Two alleged administrators were arrested, one in the Netherlands and the other in Ireland, following a lengthy investigation by the Dutch National Investigation and Intervention Unit’s High Tech Crime Team.…
Summary: ESET Research has uncovered an organized scam network utilizing the Telekopye toolkit, which has expanded its operations to target users of popular accommodation booking platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb, in addition to online marketplaces. The research highlights the sophisticated tactics employed by these scammers to maximize their financial gains and offers guidance on how to protect against such scams.…
Summary: Cybercriminals are exploiting disaster relief efforts in Florida, particularly in the wake of Hurricane Helene, by targeting vulnerable individuals and organizations through scams and phishing attacks. These threats include fraudulent FEMA claims, phishing campaigns, and malware disguised as legitimate FEMA documents.
Threat Actor: Cybercriminals | cybercriminals Victim: Disaster victims and relief organizations | disaster victims and relief organizations
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Cybercriminals are creating fake websites mimicking hurricane relief efforts to steal personal information.…Short Summary:
The article discusses the evolving tactics of the Telekopye scam toolkit, which has expanded its operations to target users of accommodation booking platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb. ESET researchers provide insights into how these cybercriminals optimize their scams to maximize financial gains, including the use of compromised accounts and sophisticated phishing techniques.…
Summary: Transnational criminal groups in Southeast Asia are leveraging advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and deepfake tools to enhance their cyber fraud operations, according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The report highlights the emergence of a “crime-as-a-service” ecosystem that allows these groups to adapt quickly to law enforcement actions and technological advancements.…
Summary: Eight suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Côte d’Ivoire for their involvement in large-scale phishing scams targeting Swiss citizens, resulting in over $1.4 million in reported financial losses. The operation, part of Interpol’s ongoing Contender 2.0 initiative, aims to combat various cyber threats in West Africa.…
Summary: Meta has launched a groundbreaking information-sharing initiative, the Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIRE), in collaboration with UK banks to combat social media fraud. This program aims to enhance fraud detection and account removal efforts, having already led to the removal of 20,000 fraudulent accounts during its pilot phase.…
Summary: The APT hacking group FIN7 has created a network of fake AI-powered deepnude generator websites to distribute information-stealing malware to unsuspecting visitors. This sophisticated operation leverages controversial technology to lure users while executing malicious attacks, highlighting FIN7’s ongoing cybercrime activities since 2013.
Threat Actor: FIN7 | FIN7 Victim: Individuals seeking deepfake content | individuals seeking deepfake content
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FIN7’s fake deepnude sites operate under the “AI Nude” brand, using black hat SEO to attract visitors.…Summary: Scammers are creating fake activation pages for popular streaming services, using SEO techniques to appear in Google search results, leading victims to malicious sites that display alarming fake alerts. These scams aim to panic users into contacting the scammers, who impersonate Microsoft to steal personal information or money.…
Summary: A large-scale fraud campaign has exploited fake trading apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as phishing sites, to defraud victims in a scheme known as pig butchering. The cybercriminals manipulate victims into making investments under false pretenses, ultimately leading to significant financial losses.…
Summary: Eight suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Côte d’Ivoire as part of Interpol’s Operation Contender 2.0, targeting cybercrime in West Africa. The arrests followed the dismantling of a phishing scam that resulted in over $1.4 million in financial losses.
Threat Actor: Cybercriminals | cybercriminals
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Operation Contender 2.0 aims to combat cybercrime in West Africa.…Summary: Two men were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a fraud operation that exploited vulnerable Americans, defrauding them of tens of millions of dollars over a decade. They sold targeted consumer lists to cybercriminals, leading to widespread fraudulent schemes.
Threat Actor: Epsilon Data Management LLC | Epsilon Data Management LLC
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Robert Reger received a 120-month sentence, while David Lytle was sentenced to 48 months in prison.…Summary: A series of malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) have been discovered, designed to appear as cryptocurrency wallet recovery tools but ultimately aimed at stealing sensitive data and digital assets from users. These packages exploited trust within the open-source community, targeting users of popular cryptocurrency wallets.…