Cybercrime

A man's lookalike brother exploited SoFi's ID verification system to fraudulently secure a $52K loan in his name, only to lose the entire amount in a cryptocurrency scam.

Niloy Chakrabarti Oct 28, 2024

Mark Cuban revealed how a receptionist embezzled $82,000 from his first company, MicroSolutions, a setback that nearly bankrupted the business and taught him critical lessons about handling employee theft.

Niloy Chakrabarti Oct 28, 2024

A US company accidentally hired a North Korean remote IT worker who stole sensitive data and attempted to extort the company after being fired.

Vinay Patel Oct 21, 2024

Alice Lin, a Southern California widow, is now leveraging new laws to win her case against JPMorgan for allowing fraudulent transactions despite multiple red flags.

Niloy Chakrabarti Oct 02, 2024

National Public Data recently confirmed that it suffered a data breach involving Social Security numbers, names, email addresses, and phone numbers of millions of Americans.

Niloy Chakrabarti Sep 30, 2024

The woman is exploring ways to recover her money after her ex-husband exploited their joint account to transfer her business savings to his personal accounts throughout the marriage. He didn't even spare her Visa business card.

Niloy Chakrabarti Sep 20, 2024

With AI voice cloning scams on the rise, Banks like Starling Bank are warning people to be aware of the scam and take steps to protect themselves.

Vinay Patel Sep 19, 2024

A former real estate agent and her husband lost $63,000 in a home-buying scam, depleting their retirement savings

Vinay Patel Aug 20, 2024

The cybersecurity sector is poised for growth despite rising cybercrimes, geopolitical tensions and conflicts as governments and the private sector increasingly rely on the cloud for data storage and transfer.

Niloy Chakrabarti Jun 26, 2024

Massive botnet infecting millions of computers taken down in international operation. US arrests mastermind behind $5.9B COVID fraud scheme.

Vinay Patel May 31, 2024

Deepfake scam tricks an Arup employee, leading to millions lost. Tech giant warns of rising cyberattack threat and urges vigilance.

Vinay Patel May 21, 2024

In 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission reported that there were around 2.6 million fraud reports made, totalling to a shocking $10 billion lost.

Raisa Tan Mar 28, 2024

NCA with other international organisations seized control of LockBit ransomware's technical infrastructure, aiming to diminish its threat to the UK and the world.

Pragati Singh Feb 23, 2024

A new AI regulation white paper has called for strict changes AI regulatory framework including supporting UK regulators with £100 million in funding to develop technical systems to monitor AI systems.

Pratiti Nath Feb 07, 2024

The comprehensive deal covers over 220,000 devices used by MOD personnel globally, with the primary goal of improving performance standards and access speed across laptops, desktops, peripherals and software applications.

Pragati Singh Jan 18, 2024

The advisory details the sophisticated techniques and tactics employed by DPRK state-linked hackers in carrying out software supply chain attacks, urging organizations worldwide to enhance their cybersecurity measures.

Pragati Singh Nov 28, 2023

G Data malware analyst Anna Lvova highlighted the distinctive nature of ZPAQ, citing its superior compression ratio and journaling functionality compared to more commonly used formats like ZIP and RAR.

Pragati Singh Nov 22, 2023

Welsh company Owens Group was the victim of a devastating breach, culminating in the exposure of its confidential data on Lockbit's shadowy domain on the "dark web".

Pragati Singh Nov 21, 2023

Poll also found that young people were most likely to be affected by online fraud, even though half of those questioned believed the elderly were most at risk.

Callum Conway-Shaw Sep 28, 2023

Following a joint investigation that was led by the National Crime Agency, the UK and US have revealed the identities of several Conti and Trickbot members.

Danielle Summer Sep 08, 2023

The UN Human Rights Council say that abolishing gender-based violence will help improve the representation of women in leading positions.

Danielle Summer Jul 06, 2023

BBC, British Airways and other firms face potential data breaches as the Clop ransomware group exploits a vulnerability in popular file transfer software.

Pragati Singh Jun 07, 2023

Over a third of the organisations across the UK's critical national infrastructure (CNI) anticipate a rise in cybercrime as a direct result of the current economic crisis.

Callum Conway-Shaw Apr 20, 2023

Identifying fraudulent attacks was easier before chatbots arrived since phishing emails usually contained grammar and spelling mistakes.

Vinay Patel Mar 31, 2023

ChatGPT's ability to generate code can be utilised for data breaches, leaving businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks.

Stanley Sills Feb 21, 2023

A US cybersecurity firm has claimed that the Chinese government tried to flood social media with spam content.

Sadhna Yadav Dec 05, 2022

To date, reports show that over 15 billion user credentials sourced from more than 100,000 security breaches are now being distributed online.

John Diente Sep 11, 2020

This was reported by Scam Alert alongside Whale Alert via its new 'crime reporting, tracking and analysis' platform.

John Diente Jul 14, 2020

With a lot of people staying indoors, internet usage is at an all-time high since the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak.

John Diente Jun 01, 2020

Some of the previous personalities that were used by scammers included Lord Sugar, Richard Branson, and Bill Gates.

John Diente Apr 10, 2020