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Fraud Tactics Against Chip-and-PIN Technology

October 20, 2015 - October 1 came and went in the US, marking the beginning of the “liability shift” wherein when fraud occurs, the card...

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News | Threats

Unpacking Fraudulent “Fax”: Dyreza Malware from Spam

October 19, 2015 - This post describes the process of unpacking a malware delivered in a spam campaign. The described sample has been delivered on...

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Fraud Can Happen Anytime, Anywhere, and to Anyone

May 22, 2015 - We’re no strangers to fraud. Thanks to the digital age, most of us at least have an idea that stealing something...

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News | Privacy

Popular Game Rental Site Issues Statement on Alleged “Fraudulent Payment Attempts”

January 12, 2015 - It’s come to light that Boomerangrentals(dot)co(dot)uk [traffic stats],  is investigating claims from customers that they’ve had fraudulent payment attempts on cards registered...

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Major malvertising campaign spreads Kovter Ad Fraud malware

January 8, 2015 - Last year was a busy year for malvertising with top rank ad networks such as Google’s DoubleClick caught in large scale attacks, and...

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Fraudulent Netflix site wants to leave you high and dry

August 29, 2014 - We’ve seen countless fake pages purporting to be a bank or a popular shopping site that ask you for personal information. This type...

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

Fraudulent Refund Mail Targets UK Taxpayers

August 29, 2014 - Taxpayers in the UK should be wary of emails claiming they’re owed a tax refund to the tune of 100.60 GBP....

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Cybercrime | News

Uncovering an Android botnet involved in SMS fraud

September 11, 2013 - Last week we blogged about how 79 percent of mobile malware was directed at Android and that SMS Trojans represent half...

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News

A week in security (May 6 – May 12)

May 13, 2024 - A list of topics we covered in the week of May 6 to May 12 of 2024

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News | Scams

Watch out for tech support scams lurking in sponsored search results

May 2, 2024 - Our researchers found fake sponsored search results that lead consumers to a typical fake Microsoft alert site set up by tech support scammers.

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