Scammers exploit mobile ads for easy profit
Pop-up ads targeting mobile device users are, arguably, one of the most annoying things in existence. But did you know that they could also make you inadvertently spend small …
Fraudsters steal nearly $47 million from Ubiquiti Networks
US networking technology company Ubiquiti Networks has been swindled by fraudsters and has lost nearly $47 million.According to the quarterly financial report the company …
New Google Drive phishing campaign exposed
Elastica discovered a new Google Drive-based advanced phishing campaign initiated by unknown attackers. The attackers used JavaScript code obfuscation and compromised websites …
Over 5,000 mobile apps found performing in-app ad fraud
Of the $20 billion projected to be spent by advertisers on mobile advertising in 2015, $1 billion will effectively be lost due to in-app ad fraud, warns ad fraud detection and …
The arsenal of SMS scammers, spammers and fraudsters
Illicit commercial activity online has manifested into all things mobile. With revenue in the billions from mobile marketing, criminals are doing their best to harness the …
Hackers targeting users of Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Lloyds Bank and Santander
19,000 malicious emails have been sent in three days from spam servers worldwide, inviting users to download an archive containing a malicious .exe file. Bitdefender warns …
Cloned, booby-trapped Dark Web sites steal bitcoins, login credentials
Someone is cloning .onion sites, and using the clones to intercept user traffic and offer modified content.“I noticed a while ago that there is a clone onion site for …
Fake Twitter verification profiles trick victims into sharing personal, payment card info
A little over 18,000 Twitter users looking for a way to get their accounts verified have been duped by a single fake account promising to provide the service into visiting a …
Nigerian scammers are stealing millions from businesses
When someone mentions advanced fee or romance scams most people immediately associate them with Nigerian scammers. But there is another type of scam that these fraudsters …
New password recovery scam hitting Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo Mail users
A simple yet ingenious scam is being used by scammers to compromise accounts of Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo Mail users, Symantec researcher Slawomir Grzonkowski warns.“To …
86.2 million phone scam calls delivered each month in the U.S.
Phone fraud continues to threaten enterprises across industries and borders, with the leading financial institutions’ call centers exposed to more than $9 million to potential …
Online summer travel scams to watch out for
Iovation released a list of common online summer travel scams to watch out for. The company also announced that it has seen a hundred percent increase in online travel …