WannaCry Extortion Fraud Reemerges
The emails claim that all of the victim’s devices have been hacked and infected with the infamous ransomware — and then ask for Bitcoin to “fix” it. READ MORE HERE…
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Fraudsters Claim To Hack Two Canadian Banks
Two Canadian banks reported that they may be targets of a hack after fraudsters claimed that they electronically accessed personal and account information. READ MORE HERE…
Latin American ‘Biñeros’ Bond Over Fraudulent Purchase Scheme
A type of card-not-present fraud is spreading throughout the Latin American underground, uniting groups of malefactors in a communal effort to perpetrate it as widely as possible. READ MORE HERE…
FBI: Cyber-Fraud Losses Rise to Reach $1.4B
Tech-support scams took off during the year, while whaling/business email compromise was the main threat, accounting for losses of more than $675 million. Read More HERE…
Romanian Hackers Extradited to U.S. over $18M Vishing Scam
The two have been arraigned in a Georgia district court on charges relating to an elaborate voice- and SMS-phishing (i.e., vishing/smishing) scheme. Read More HERE…