Tech CEO Pleads to Wire Fraud in IP Address Scheme
November 17 2021The CEO of a South Carolina technology firm has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud in connection with an elaborate network of phony companies set up to...
Read moreHoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website
November 13 2021The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast out thousands of fake emails about a cybercrime investigation....
Read moreSMS About Bank Fraud as a Pretext for Voice Phishing
November 10 2021Most of us have probably heard the term "smishing" -- which is a portmanteau for traditional phishing scams sent through SMS text messages. Smishing messages usually include a link...
Read moreSMS About Bank Fraud as a Pretext for Voice Phishing
November 10 2021Most of us have probably heard the term "smishing" -- which is a portmanteau for traditional phishing scams sent through SMS text messages. Smishing messages usually include a link...
Read moreMicrosoft Patch Tuesday, November 2021 Edition
November 9 2021Microsoft Corp. today released updates to quash at least 55 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and other software. Two of the patches address vulnerabilities that are already...
Read moreREvil Ransom Arrest, $6M Seizure, and $10M Reward
November 9 2021The U.S. Department of Justice said today it arrested a Ukrainian man who deployed ransomware on behalf of the REvil ransomware gang, a Russian cybercriminal collective that has extorted...
Read more‘Tis the Season for the Wayward Package Phish
November 4 2021The holiday shopping season always means big business for phishers, who tend to find increased success this time of year with a time-honored lure about a wayward package that...
Read moreThe ‘Groove’ Ransomware Gang Was a Hoax
November 2 2021A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of "Groove," a new ransomware group that called on competing extortion gangs to unite in attacking U.S. government interests...
Read moreThe ‘Groove’ Ransomware Gang Was a Hoax
November 2 2021A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of "Groove," a new ransomware group that called on competing extortion gangs to unite in attacking U.S. government interests...
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