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fromMail Online
1 day agoWarning to iPhone users over iCloud storage scam exposing bank details
A new email scam targets iPhone users, posing as iCloud notifications to steal personal and banking information.
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Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 years agoPatent Filings Roundup: Heavy District Court Docket Sees Fortress Biotech ANDA Litigation; WePay Expands GUI Design Patent Assertion Against Major Online Payment Systems
Over 100 new patent complaints were filed in the district court, with significant activity in pharmaceutical and cybersecurity sectors.
Information security
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
17 hours agoHow to build digital trust in an era of automated scams - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Automated scams are increasingly sophisticated, requiring businesses to enhance digital trust through visible actions and layered verification strategies.
Online marketing
fromZDNET
1 month agoWatch this, get rich, lose it all - 8 ways to spot and avoid investment scams on Meta
A Russian-speaking cybercriminal network operates 300+ malvertising campaigns across 25 countries using fake Meta ads impersonating trusted media brands and celebrities to lure victims into investment scams.
fromSecurityWeek
4 days agoMITRE Releases Fight Fraud Framework
"These incidents involve the intentional use of deceptive or illegal practices to fraudulently obtain money, assets, or information from individuals or institutions, and include actions carried out over cyber channels."
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Privacy technologies
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.
Privacy technologies
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.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months agoI'm a retired Boomer and I just watched my smartest friend lose everything to a scam-here are 9 ways they got to him that could get to anyone - Silicon Canals
Last month, I sat across from one of the brightest people I know as he explained how he'd lost nearly everything to a sophisticated scam. This wasn't some naive teenager or technophobe. This was my friend from university days, a retired executive who'd navigated corporate politics for decades and made shrewd investment decisions his whole life. Watching him piece together how it happened was like watching someone solve a puzzle in reverse.
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fromFast Company
1 month agoScanning that QR code can leave you vulnerable. Here's how to protect yourself
QR codes are two-dimensional images with glyphs of various sizes that store not just numbers, but text. When scanned, your phone extracts the encoded information and can act on it. For example, QR codes often embed URLs, allowing you to scan, say, a parking meter to launch a webpage where you can pay online.
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fromArs Technica
2 months agoMillions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
The links are sent to people seeking a range of services, including those offering insurance quotes, job listings, and referrals for pet sitters and tutors. To eliminate the hassle of collecting usernames and passwords-and for users to create and enter them-many such services instead require users to provide a cell phone number when signing up for an account. The services then send authentication links or passcodes by SMS when the users want to log in.
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Information security
fromSecurityWeek
4 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.
fromABC11 Raleigh-Durham
1 month agoDo you tap to pay? 'Ghost tapping' scams could target your money
The ease of use means the ease of stealing. There are pieces of software and devices that are doing exactly the same thing that a point of sale does and it's transacting on your phone or on your credit card and if you don't have a thumbprint or a biometric on your phone, they can walk up and if you're not paying attention in a crowded area, they get close enough and they touch your phone they can do a transaction.
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fromPCWorld
1 month 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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fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month agoTycoon2FA phishing platform dismantled in major operation | Computer Weekly
Europol-led operation dismantled Tycoon2FA, a phishing service with 2,000 subscribers that bypassed multifactor authentication by intercepting credentials and session cookies across 24,000 domains.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month agoMicrosoft OAuth scams abuse redirects for malware delivery
Microsoft warns of ongoing OAuth abuse scams using phishing emails and URL redirects to deliver malware and compromise organizational devices, primarily targeting government and public-sector entities.
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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.
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