Results for 'fake news'
Fake DDoS services set up to trap cybercriminals
March 28, 2023 - The “online criminal marketplace” has been disrupted via several fake Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) tools, according to an announcement from The British National...
USB bombs sent to news organizations
March 24, 2023 - We’ve warned about the possible dangers arising from plugging in unknown USB sticks before, but the dangers we’re concerned with are...
Beware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware
March 23, 2023 - Tax season is upon us and, as with every year, we’re seeing tax scammers rearing their heads. Below, we have an example...
Fake Amazon Prime email abuses LinkedIn’s URL shortener
February 24, 2023 - Over the last few days, scammers have been sending out phishing mails that disguise bogus URLs with something called Slinks—shortened Linkedin...
Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash
January 5, 2023 - Security researchers are advised to be on the lookout for scammers targeting their interest in the latest hard to obtain security...
Lazarus group uses fake cryptocurrency apps to plant AppleJeus malware
December 5, 2022 - The North Korean Lazarus Group, aka APT38, is one of the most sophisticated North Korean APTs. It’s been active since 2009...
Stumble Guys free gem spam manipulates event calendar to display in Google News
November 7, 2022 - Last week we saw a particularly odd entry in Google News, and were curious to get to the bottom of it. Nestled...
Police warn of fake law enforcement arrest warrant calls
November 1, 2022 - Brownsville Police Department is warning about scammers impersonating law enforcement in order to extract money from potential victims. The scam involves pressure from an...
Fake tractor fraudsters plague online transactions
October 18, 2022 - The agriculture sector has been under fire from digital attacks for some time now. The primary problem so far has been ransomware,...
Romance scammer deepfakes Mark Ruffalo to con elderly artist
October 3, 2022 - Deepfakes have settled into a groove, as most scam techniques do. It seems most deepfakers have decided to make as much...
