Phone Fraud
Seven Jailed in Massive Phone Fraud Scam
Authorities in the U.K. have sentenced seven people to prison for their part in running a wide-ranging phone fraud scam that cost victims more than £1.3 million
June 24, 2016
Phone Fraud
FTC Shuts Down Fake Charity Phone Scam
Phone fraud comes in many forms, as most crimes do, and it’s not always obvious that a particular version is actually a crime. The FTC
June 16, 2016
Device Security
Ransomware is Dope
Credit where credit is due: Ransomware is kind of brilliant. From a defender’s perspective, it is perhaps the most difficult threat to deal with in the
June 6, 2016
Identity
Bulgarian Sentenced in $6 Million Tax Refund Scheme
The IRS and taxpayers themselves have been the targets of a wide range of attacks and scams for many years, most of which involve some
June 6, 2016
Identity
Inside the Opsec Habits of Cybercriminals
The fight between attackers and security researchers often is portrayed as a kind of spy versus spy operation, with each side making moves and countermoves in
June 1, 2016
Social Engineering
CEO of FACC Fired After Firm Was Hit by Email Scam
An Austrian aerospace manufacturer that lost €50 million in a business email compromise scam earlier this year has fired its CEO over the incident. FACC, which
May 31, 2016
Phone Fraud
Phone Fraud Scam Targets College Students For ‘Federal Student Tax’
The Federal Trade Commission is warning about a new variant on phone fraud scams that attempts to bully college students into paying a non-existent student
May 25, 2016
Phone Fraud
FBI: CEO Email Scams Cost U.S. Businesses $246M
Businesses in the United States lost more than $246 million to business email compromise attacks in 2015, dwarfing the losses to any other kind of
May 24, 2016
Authentication
SWIFT Pushes Information Sharing After String of Bank Attacks
After a string of highly sophisticated and well-publicized attacks in recent weeks, officials at SWIFT, the banking payment consortium, are asking banks to improve their information
May 23, 2016