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fraud

127 articles

Scammers pretend to represent brands on Twitter and lure customers onto phishing websites. Here’s how to avoid it.
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How to avoid falling victim to support scams on Twitter

Scammers pretend to represent brands on Twitter and lure customers onto phishing websites. Here’s how to avoid it.

  • Hugh Aver

  • July 14, 2021

Vishing is phishing using voice calls. We explain why vishing has become the most common type of fraud and how you can protect yourself.
  • tips

Phishing returns to its roots

How scammers use voice calls for phishing.

  • Alexey Ferapontov

  • June 30, 2021

How scammers exploit ICO and cryptocurrency hype to defraud cryptoinvestors in Discord
  • scam

Discord cryptoscam: A new hope

Scammers continue to target cryptoinvestors, this time by luring their victims with fake ICOs for “hype” coins.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • June 4, 2021

  • RSAC

Breaking the money mule’s back

At RSA Conference 2021, representatives of international financial institutions spoke about the fight against money mules and launderers.

  • Nikolay Pankov

  • May 27, 2021

  • RSAC

RIP, CAPTCHA

At the online RSA Conference 2021, researchers talked about CAPTCHA farms.

  • Nikolay Pankov

  • May 25, 2021

Freelance artists on the ArtStation platform have been hit by a multistage scam with job invitations, interviews, and the chance to lose lots of cash
  • scam

How scammers have been targeting ArtStation freelancers

ArtStation job scam targets freelance artists.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • May 24, 2021

How fake sellers are stealing bitcoins from buyers of sought-after mining equipment
  • scam

Cryptoscam with fake mining equipment

How fake sellers are stealing bitcoins from buyers of sought-after mining equipment.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • April 19, 2021

Cybercriminals are using a well-known feature in the Lightshot app to defraud cryptoinvestors
  • scam

Screenshots as cryptoscam in Lightshot

Scammers set a Lightshot trap for greedy cryptoinvestors.

  • Victor Maslov

  • April 12, 2021

Scammers are luring cryptocurrency traders in Discord to fake decentralized exchanges (DEX)
  • scam

Discord cryptoscam: Revenge of the fraudsters

A new scam is targeting users of popular Discord cryptocurrency servers.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • March 25, 2021

If you received an e-mail inviting you to win a PlayStation 5, its likely phishing
  • scam

PlayStation 5 contest scam

Scammers are cashing in on the PlayStation 5 shortage. Here’s how to avoid their bait.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • March 19, 2021

Is Clubhouse secure?
  • tips

What you need to know before installing Clubhouse

The hit app has had some security issues.

  • Anna Larkina

  • March 9, 2021

Victims of gaming scams share their stories of account hijacking, item fraud, and other nasty stuff to help you learn from their mistakes
  • gamers

Steam and mirrors: How gamers get duped

Gut-wrenching stories of in-game cheating told by actual participants.

  • Egor Nashilov

  • February 8, 2021

Scam messages are offering Discord users free Bitcoin or Ethereum currency through a fake online cryptocurrency exchange
  • scam

Cryptoscam in Discord

Scammers are luring Discord users to a fake cryptocurrency exchange with the promise of free Bitcoin or Ethereum.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • February 4, 2021

Phishing e-mail messages request cash for delivery
  • scam

Delivery payment fraud

People are receiving phishing e-mail messages with requests for payments for a package delivery, with links to a fake postal service website for making the payment.

  • Tatyana Shcherbakova

  • January 11, 2021

Scam alert! Fake websites offering free downloads of Cyberpunk 2077 are in fact trying to steal your data
  • gamers

Cyberpunk 2077 free download hoax

Ahead of its release, scammers are offering free Cyberpunk 2077 downloads, but they’re really after your data.

  • Anton V. Ivanov

  • December 7, 2020

The online battle royale shooter attracts not only virtuoso gamers, but also crooks of every stripe. How can you avoid becoming a victim?
  • gamers

Swindle royale: Fortnite scammers get busy

The online battle royale shooter attracts not only virtuoso gamers, but also crooks of every stripe. How can you avoid becoming a victim?

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • December 3, 2020

Avoid catching a virus and don’t waste your time or money when choosing a free-to-play mobile game
  • tips

How to choose a truly free smartphone game

Tips for thrifty gamers, such as how to protect yourself from malware when choosing a free-to-play game and filter out the garbage that is not worth your time and attention.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • October 13, 2020

  • banks

How cybercriminals launder money stolen from banks

Before the thieves can enjoy them, the proceeds of cybercrime have to jump through a few hoops. We discuss the complexities involved.

  • Hugh Aver

  • September 25, 2020

How PayPal users get scammed
  • paypal

How PayPal users get scammed

The most common ways PayPal users are cheated out of their money through spam, phishing, and various kinds of fraud on the platform.

  • Alexey Ferapontov

  • September 23, 2020

We present four rules of safe trading for gamers who earn money from in-game trades
  • gamers

How to trade in online games safely

We present four rules of safe trading for gamers who earn money from in-game trades.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • August 21, 2020

We examined the spam in Eugene Kaspersky's mail to find out what scammers and advertisers are offering him
  • spam

What spam does Eugene Kaspersky get?

We examined the contents of Kaspersky’s CEO’s spam folder to find out what spammers and phishers think might entice him.

  • Irina Shimko

  • July 17, 2020

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