Here’s an interesting evolution on a well-worn scam, taking one profit generating fakeout and turning it into something else entirely. For…
Tag: scams
Recipe for success: tech support scammers zero in via paid search
Tech support scammers are known for engaging in a game of whack-a-mole with defenders. Case in point, last month there were…
Plugin vulnerabilities exploited in traffic monetization schemes
In their Website Hack Trend Report, web security company Sucuri noted that WordPress infections rose to 90 percent in 2018. One aspect…
A week in security (December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019)
Last week on Labs, we looked back at 2018 as the year of data breaches, homed in on pre-installed malware on…
Tomorrowland festival goers affected by data breach
Tomorrowland, a major international music festival, has revealed a data breach potentially affecting around 60,000 attendees. This one is a little…
Scammers use old browser trick to create fake virus download
Tech support scammers are reusing an old technique in their existing browser locker (browlock) schemes to force a special kind of…
Sextortion emails: They’re probably not watching you
Back in July, Krebs on Security reported on a rather novel scam, where the threat actor would use credentials from old…
Green card scams: preying on the desperate
Thanks to @nullcookies for providing leads. Most online scams depend on two things for success: a broken or otherwise onerous process…
Block all or nothing to prevent ICO fraud?
At Malwarebytes, we feel we have reached a point where we need to ask our customers how to proceed on the…
Happy anniversary to Dreamcast…and its scams
This month marks 20 years since the legendary SEGA Dreamcast console was first announced. Looked on fondly by gamers, it revolutionised…