Results for 'money mule'
Beware, crypto-scammer seeks foreigner with BLOCK CHAIN ACCOUNT
July 19, 2021 - We’ve observed a 419-style scam (also known as an advance fee scam) which combines the promise of cryptocurrency riches with WhatsApp...
Judge drops hammer, dishes 7 years slammer for BEC and romance scammer
July 9, 2021 - A Texas resident has finally paid the price for a heady mix of malicious mail antics. A combination of business email...
TrickBot indictment reveals the scale and complexity of organized cybercrime
June 8, 2021 - Back in 2016, we saw the emergence of a botnet mainstay called TrickBot. Initially observed by our Labs team spreading via...
Bizarro: a banking Trojan full of nasty tricks
May 18, 2021 - Researchers have discovered a new banking Trojan that has been found targeting customers of European and South American banks. They have...
Romance scams: FTC reveals $304 million of heartache
February 18, 2021 - In 2020, reported losses to the FTC for romance scams went up by 50% from 2019, totalling $304 million. And things...
A week in security (March 16 – 22)
March 23, 2020 - Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we concluded our series on child identity theft. We also looked into threat actors and campaigns...
International students in UK targeted by visa scammers
September 18, 2019 - A new visa scam has come to light targeting international students from China studying in the UK. At least, it’s being...
Everything you need to know about ATM attacks and fraud: part 2
August 2, 2019 - This is the second and final installment of our two-part series on automated teller machine (ATM) attacks and fraud. In part...
QR code scam can clean out your bank account
July 31, 2019 - “Excuse me sir, can I ask you for a favor? I want to pay for parking my car in this spot,...
Threats target financial institutions, fintech, and cryptocurrencies
May 10, 2019 - With news of a malware attack on accounting firm Wolters Kluwer causing a “quiet panic” in the accounting world this week,...
