November 27, 2023 at 08:12PM Amir Hossein Golshan, a 25-year-old man from Los Angeles, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carrying out SIM-swap attacks, committing fraud with Zelle payments, and impersonating Apple support. Between April 2019 and February 2023, he defrauded hundreds of people, stealing $740,000 from over 500 victims. Golshan used … Read more
November 15, 2023 at 10:04AM Multiple fake accounts on X (former Twitter) are promoting phishing pages to drain cryptocurrency wallets. The scammers impersonate accounts belonging to cryptocurrency experts and security firms to spread fabricated security breach claims. Users are advised to be cautious, verify claims from official sources, and avoid connecting wallets to suspicious platforms. … Read more
October 24, 2023 at 12:13PM Researchers have found hundreds of cyber scams related to the Israeli-Hamas conflict, including scam emails and fraudulent websites. These scams exploit people’s willingness to help those affected by the war and often use cryptocurrency as a payment method. Attackers use intimidation tactics and appeal to sympathy to manipulate recipients into … Read more
October 23, 2023 at 11:37PM China-based scammers are using fake loan apps and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to scam victims out of money, according to a report by CloudSEK. The scammers pose as loan providers, luring victims with promises of easy repayments. Once a fee is paid, the loan never materializes and the fee … Read more