Laundering cash from healthcare, romance scams lands US man in prison for a decade

May 22, 2024 at 02:05PM Malachi Mullings, a Georgia resident, has been sentenced to a decade in prison for laundering $4.5 million obtained from scams targeting healthcare providers, private companies, and individuals. Facilitating business email compromise and romance scams, he defrauded victims, including elderly individuals, and used the money to make extravagant purchases while concealing … Read more

Why AI Obituary Scams Are a Cyber-Risk for Businesses

March 22, 2024 at 09:06AM Scammers are utilizing AI to quickly generate SEO-friendly bereavement scams, making it easier to deceive mourners or exploit them to access their employers. This emerging trend poses new challenges in combating fraud and protecting vulnerable individuals during times of grief. Based on the meeting notes, it seems that the discussion … Read more

Massive cybercrime URL shortening service uncovered via DNS data

October 31, 2023 at 11:29AM Prolific Puma, an actor known by researchers for providing link shortening services, has been assisting cybercriminals for over four years without attracting attention. The actor has registered thousands of domains, particularly on the US top-level domain, to facilitate phishing, scams, and malware distribution. Prolific Puma’s service involves short links that … Read more