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fromSlate Magazine
2 days agoMy Mom Got a Call That I Was in a Horrific Accident. What She Did Next Can't Be Undone.
Scammers exploit emotional vulnerabilities, making it crucial to educate and protect against future scams.
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fromFortune
2 days agoInternet Watch Foundation finds 260-fold increase in AI-generated CSAM in just one year, and 'it's the tip of the iceberg' | Fortune
"Any numbers that we see, it's the tip of the iceberg," said Melissa Stroebel, vice president of research and strategic insights at Thorn, a nonprofit that builds technology to combat online child sexual exploitation. "That is about what has been either detected or proactively reported."
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fromThe Hacker News
4 days ago3 Reasons Attackers Are Using Your Trusted Tools Against You (And Why You Don't See It Coming)
Cyber attackers increasingly exploit legitimate tools within environments, making detection difficult and expanding the attack surface organizations must manage.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 days agoNCSC warns high-risk individuals of Signal and WhatsApp social engineering attacks | Computer Weekly
High-risk individuals must reduce exposure to social engineering attacks targeting encrypted messaging apps like Signal, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger.
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
3 weeks agoMeta, cops deploy AI and handcuffs in scam crackdown
Meta deployed anti-scam tools across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including device-linking warnings and suspicious friend request alerts, while law enforcement disrupted scam networks and arrested 21 fraudsters.
fromFast Company
3 weeks agoOnline scam centers in Cambodia targeted with new legislation setting hefty fines and prison time
This law is the most important legal instrument for Cambodia in combating scams online, fighting money laundering and demonstrating that Cambodia is not a paradise or a safe haven for criminals. The new legislation approved by the Cabinet sets five to 10 years in prison and a fine of 500 million to 1 billion riels for organizing or directing a technology fraud site.
World news
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks agoSouthern California girl kidnapped in 2020 found safe in North Carolina
These are very rare occurrences to have such a positive outcome on such an old case as this, but it reminds us that through hard work, and dedication, and cooperation, stories with positive outcomes like these can happen.
SF parents
fromCointelegraph
1 month agoHow Pig-Butchering Crypto Scams Turn Trust Into a Financial Weapon
Pig-butchering derives from the Chinese expression 'Sha Zhu Pan,' which refers to nurturing a target like livestock prior to slaughter. Applied to fraud, it entails scammers forging deep personal connections over extended periods. They then coax victims into sending funds to a deceptive digital currency venture.
Cryptocurrency
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fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoTycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown
Europol and Microsoft led a coordinated takedown of Tycoon 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform responsible for 62% of phishing attempts blocked by Microsoft and affecting 96,000 victims worldwide.
Information security
fromnews.bitcoin.com
5 days agoChainalysis Deploys AI Agents to Counter Criminal Use of Artificial Intelligence in Crypto
Chainalysis introduces AI agents to enhance fraud detection and compliance without requiring deep technical expertise, ensuring data quality and human oversight.
Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoRomance fraud: warning over scam that turns victims into insurance cheats
Scammers recruit romantic partners into staged accidents or fake insurance claims to exploit victims' identities and trigger fraudulent payouts, harming victims' insurance and credit records.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoChilling' hacking network is targeting vulnerable children, charity warns
The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) said online networks linked to a global ecosystem labelled the Com were carrying out extreme exploitation, cyberbullying, violence and abuse and called for a coordinated global response from governments, regulators, law enforcement and tech companies. The warning follows the publication of a report by the online risk consultancy Resolver in partnership with the MRF, which was founded by the family of Molly Russell, a British teenager who killed herself in 2017 after viewing harmful content online.
Mental health
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fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks agoSecurity Firm Executive Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
A C-level executive at Outpost24 was targeted by a sophisticated phishing attack using the Kratos phishing-as-a-service kit that exploited legitimate services like Cisco and Nylas to bypass security defenses.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoFake rooms, props and a script to lure victims: inside an abandoned Cambodia scam centre
Thai military seized a sprawling compound on the Thai-Cambodian border used by criminal groups for elaborate, industrial-scale fraud schemes targeting victims across Asia, Australia, and South America.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks agoInterpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure | Computer Weekly
Interpol's Operation Synergia III neutralized 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers across 72 countries, resulting in 94 arrests and over 100 investigations targeting cyber fraud, phishing, malware, and ransomware infrastructure.
fromPCWorld
4 weeks agoPhishing scammers weaponize ICE ragebait
The email seen by at least some customers of the Emma email platform was a phishing scam. Hackers hoped to inspire instant panic with the words, 'As part of our commitment to supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), we will be adding a Support ICE donation button to the footer of every email sent through our platform.'
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fromSecuritymagazine
1 month agoWhy Security Teams Can No Longer Ignore Recruitment Fraud
AI-powered recruitment fraud exploits human trust in hiring workflows, with job scams surging over 1,000% as attackers use deepfakes and impersonation to target vulnerable candidates and organizations during periods of labor market volatility.
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fromTravel + Leisure
1 month agoThis New Travel Con Is So Real Looking It's Tricking Even the Most 'Scam Aware' Travelers-Here's How to Stay Safe
Urgent, personalized texts impersonating airlines or hotels trick travelers into clicking counterfeit links or calling scammers to steal login, payment, and travel-identifying information.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoThe phone call scam targeting grandparents that sounds so real even cautious people fall for it - Silicon Canals
The phone rings at 2:47 AM. Your heart pounds as you fumble for the receiver. "Grandma?" The voice is shaky, desperate. "I'm in trouble. I got arrested. Please don't tell Mom and Dad." The voice sounds just like your grandson. He uses the nickname only family knows. He remembers that trip you took together last summer. Everything about this call feels real because, in many ways, it is.
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fromWIRED
2 months agoHe Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
He was writing from hell, 8,000 miles away. A summer shower had left a rainbow over my Brooklyn neighborhood, and my two children were playing in a kiddie pool on the roof of our apartment building. Now the sun was setting, while I-in typical 21st-century parenting fashion, forgive me-compulsively scrolled through every app on my phone. The message had no subject line and came from an address on the encrypted email service Proton Mail: "vaultwhistle@proton.me." I opened it.
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