August 10, 2024 at 11:21AM A widespread malware campaign installs rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions via a trojan distributed through fake websites. The malware, present since 2021, affects over 300,000 users and uses malvertising to trick users into downloading the trojan. The extensions hijack searches, intercept web requests, and execute various commands. From … Read more
August 1, 2024 at 03:12AM Facebook users are being targeted by a scam e-commerce network using fake websites to steal personal and financial data through malvertising. The campaign, known as ERIAKOS, targets mobile users with ad lures on Facebook, impersonating well-known brands. Similar criminal networks have been identified, indicating a growing trend in online fraud … Read more
May 29, 2024 at 02:16PM Large-scale phishing campaign using unusual lure, offering baby grand piano for free, has earned over $900,000. Phishing emails from alleged university professor lead recipients to a second email purporting to be from a moving firm with payment options only through non-traditional methods. Bitcoin wallet linked to campaign holds over $900,000. … Read more
May 8, 2024 at 10:53AM A massive network of 75,000 fake online shops named ‘BogusBazaar’ based in the US and Europe scammed over 850,000 victims, aiming to process $50 million in fake orders. Stolen credit card details were also sold on dark web markets. The operation, with a Chinese base, features decentralized operations and malicious … Read more
April 27, 2024 at 01:18PM Japanese police in Fukui prefecture are combatting online scams targeting elderly by placing dummy payment cards in convenience stores. Labeled “Virus Trojan Horse Removal Payment Card” and “Unpaid Bill Late Fee Payment Card,” these alert mechanisms warn elders seeking payment cards at instructions of fraudsters. This initiative aims to identify … Read more
April 11, 2024 at 08:54AM Law enforcement in Zambia raided a Chinese company posing as a call center, which was uncovered as a front for cybercrime and money-laundering. The company directed employees to engage in deceptive conversations with mobile users across various platforms. The investigation involved multiple law enforcement units and uncovered fraudulent activities extending … Read more
March 13, 2024 at 08:33AM US law enforcement seized $1.4 million worth of Tether tokens in a tech support scam targeting elderly victims. Perpetrators posed as tech support employees and bank representatives to fraudulently obtain victims’ funds, totaling over $12.5 billion in reported losses for 2023. The FBI identified and froze the fraudsters’ accounts, with … Read more
December 27, 2023 at 08:42AM Europol and 17 countries collaborated to notify over 400 online merchants of digital skimmer infections. The operation led by Greece also identified two dozen new skimmers. These malware, also known as JavaScript-sniffers, are injected into legitimate websites to pilfer personal and card information. Such digital skimming may go undetected for … Read more
December 20, 2023 at 06:51AM In a six-month international operation named HAECHI IV, authorities from 34 countries arrested 3,500 suspects and seized $300 million in assets related to various online financial frauds like business email compromise, investment fraud, and online gambling. Europol also released a report underscoring the growing threat of investment fraud and BEC … Read more
December 20, 2023 at 04:03AM The international police operation HAECHI-IV led to the arrests of 3,500 individuals in 34 countries, targeting financial crimes including voice phishing, romance scams, and investment fraud, and seizing $300 million. Authorities also froze 82,112 suspicious bank accounts, confiscating $199 million in hard currency and $101 million in virtual assets. Novel … Read more