Updated on 2022-11-22: Ten BEC scammers charged The US DOJ has charged ten suspects across the US for stealing more than $11.1 million from state Medicaid programs and private health insurers. Officials said the group used BEC schemes where they posed as business partners to divert money from their victims’ bank accounts into accounts operated …
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Updated on 2022-10-05 In a very interesting report from Trend Micro, the company’s researchers said they uncovered a new threat actor they named Water Labbu that hacks into vulnerable cryptocurrency scam sites to replace the scammers’ wallet addresses with their own, effectively stealing from other thieves. Read more: Water Labbu Abuses Malicious DApps to Steal …
Updated on 2022-12-12: Pig-butchering suspects detained Australian police have detained four Chinese nationals as part of an investigation into a criminal syndicate involved in a new type of online investment scam known as “pig butchering.” AFP officials say they detained the suspects following a tip from the US Secret Service back in August and that …
Updated on 2022-09-29 The US Internal Revenue Service issued an alert this week warning about a “significant increase” in IRS-themed texting scams aimed at stealing personal and financial information. Read more: IRS reports significant increase in texting scams; warns taxpayers to remain vigilant So far in 2022, the IRS has identified and reported thousands of …
Updated on 2022-09-26: Credit card scam network uncovered Researchers from ReasonLabs said they uncovered a huge network of fake adult websites that trick users into subscribing and charging huge recurring services to their cards. The researchers believe the scammers are based in Russia and have scammed tens of thousands of victims out of tens of …
