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160 articles

How cybercriminals tailor attacks for different age groups of gamers
  • gamers

The Phantom Menace: how gamers of different ages are being attacked

Why scammers are more likely to target kids than hardcore gamers, how they do it, and what they want to steal

  • Olga Altukhova (Svistunova)

  • March 1, 2023

Fobo Trojan distributed as ChatGPT client for Windows
  • threats

Malicious (and fake) ChatGPT client for Windows

Cybercriminals are distributing a Trojan stealer under the guise of a ChatGPT desktop client for Windows. We delve into the details and ways to protect yourself.

  • Daria Ivanova

  • February 22, 2023

Vacancies and recruiting on the dark web
  • Dark Web

Underground HR: recruiting on the dark web

Illegal businesses in the shadow economy need employees no less than their legal counterparts. Let’s take a look at how “dark HR” works.

  • Dmitry Reznikov

  • February 21, 2023

  • fraud

How scammers steal cryptocurrency from Twitter users

How to know if you’re facing a scam: we identify all the red flags in a recent scam that deployed a fake cryptocurrency exchange

  • John Snow

  • January 10, 2023

A link to Google Translate in an email could be a sign of phishing.
  • phishing

Google Translate for phishing

Why might a business email contain a link to Google Translate?

  • Roman Dedenok

  • November 24, 2022

Here are some simple tips to protect your funds from fraudsters, phishers and carders when shopping online.
  • tips

Rules for safe online shopping

Here are some simple tips to protect your funds from fraudsters, phishers and carders when shopping online.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • November 21, 2022

Scammers are sending e-mails under the guise of government agencies to coax personal data and money out of users
  • scam

Fake financial regulators

Scammers are sending e-mails under the guise of government agencies to coax personal data and money out of users.

  • Olga Altukhova (Svistunova)

  • November 10, 2022

Phishing tricks: e-mails marked safe
  • phishing

Smells phishy: e-mails marked safe

Work e-mails stamped “verified” should set alarm bells ringing.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • July 21, 2022

Bitcoin scam giveaway on a fake Nvidia website
  • scam

Raining bitcoin: Fake Nvidia giveaway

How scammers swindle users out of cryptocurrency through a fake Nvidia giveaway supposedly worth 50,000 BTC.

  • Olga Altukhova (Svistunova)

  • July 14, 2022

avorable exchange rate on a fake cryptoexchange
  • scam

Hyped-up fake crypto-exchanges on YouTube

How scammers lure YouTube users to a fake website where a purported bug lets them exchange Bitcoin at an excellent rate.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • July 5, 2022

Package for you. Please scan the QR code
  • scam

“Package for you. Please scan the QR code”

How cybercriminals extract bank card details pretending to be DHL.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • June 29, 2022

How phishers prey on Wise / TransferWise users
  • phishing

Phishing for Wise guys

Here’s how phishers extract phone numbers and credentials from users of Wise.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • June 3, 2022

Scammers steal seed phrases to hack cryptowallets
  • scam

Cryptoscam giveaway: phishers go after seed phrases

We explain how scammers steal cryptowallets through phishing.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • May 16, 2022

What is a seed phrase, how scammers use it to steal cryptowallets, and how to protect your MetaMask account
  • scam

Scammers eye MetaMask: how can you stay safe?

What is a seed phrase, how scammers use it to steal cryptowallets, and how to protect your MetaMask account.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • March 22, 2022

8 more tips for spotting online scammers
  • scam

8 more tips for spotting online scammers

We reveal more cunning cybercriminal tricks and explain how to guard against scams.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • March 11, 2022

Here’s how to spot an online scam
  • scam

5 online scam red flags

Five signs you’re dealing with scammers.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • December 22, 2021

We analyze some typical examples of phishing bait for movie streamers
  • phishing

Phishing in Netflix and beyond

We analyze some typical examples of phishing bait for movie streamers.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • November 17, 2021

Forgers are selling counterfeit Green Passes over the Internet, but we don’t recommend buying the forged European certificates — here’s why
  • QR codes

Forged Green Pass from the Internet — what can go wrong

Some forged Green Pass certificates on sale on the Internet pass validation tests. However, it’s still not a good idea to buy them, and here’s why.

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • October 28, 2021

Scammers send fake transfer notifications to users of the Luno cryptocurrency exchange, lure them to a fake page and hijack their accounts
  • scam

Cryptophishing on the Luno exchange

Scammers are sending fake transfer receipt notifications to Luno cryptoexchange users and stealing their credentials.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • September 1, 2021

We’ve discovered several waves of fake purchase confirmation e-mails that prod the recipient to make a phone call to the scammers
  • vishing

Spam mail with vishing numbers

Received a confirmation e-mail for a purchase you didn’t make with a phone number to contact the company? Beware, it’s vishing.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • August 6, 2021

How to download Windows 11 while avoiding malware
  • windows

How to download Windows 11 while avoiding malware

Scammers are distributing malware and adware made to look like Windows 11.

  • Anton V. Ivanov

  • July 23, 2021

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