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S3 Ep42: Viruses, Nightmares, patches, rewards and scammers [Podcast]

22 Jul, 2021 Apple, BEC, bust, Hacking, Law & order, Naked Security Podcast, Patching, podcast, Print Nightmare, Ransomware, Security News, Vulnerability 0 Comments

by Paul Ducklin [00’38”] Learning from computer virus history.  [02’26”] The PrintNightmare saga continues.  [05’27”] Apple puts out a patch, but doesn’t say why.  [08’12”] Snitch on a crook and earn $10 million.  [17’50”] Scammars do grammer and speeling correctly.  [25’12”] And the Business Email Compromise that wasn’t. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro music by Edith Mudge. . . . Read more

Phishing tricks that really work – and how to avoid them

15 Dec, 2020 BEC, education, Phish Threat, Phishing, Security News, training 0 Comments

Co-authored by Juan Badell and Russell Petrich As two people for whom creating phishing emails constitutes legitimate employment (we are on the product team behind the Sophos Phish Threat phishing simulation service) we know we’re in the minority. Like our not-so-lawful counterparts, we spend our days using social engineering techniques . . . Read more

Major BEC Phishing Ring Cracked Open with 3 Arrests

25 Nov, 2020 arrests, BEC, BEC attacks, Business Email Compromise, cybercriminals, global attacks, Government, interpol, Malware, Nigeria, Scam, Security News, social engineering, Web Security 0 Comments

Some 50,000 targeted victims have been identified so far in a massive, global scam enterprise that involves 26 different malwares. Three men suspected of participating in a massive business email compromise (BEC) ring have been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria. A joint INTERPOL, Group-IB and Nigeria Police Force cybercrime investigation resulted . . . Read more

Wisc. GOP’s $2.3M MAGA Hat Debacle Showcases Fraud Concerns

30 Oct, 2020 BEC, Business Email Compromise, cyberattack, Cyberattacks, cybercriminal, Election, election security, Fraud, Hacks, hats, maga, MAGA hat invoices, MAGA hat vendors, Phishing, politics, presidential election, Security News, Trump campaign, Web Security, Wisconsin GOP, Wisconsin Republicans 0 Comments

Scammers bilked Wisconsin Republicans out of $2.3 million in a basic BEC scam — and anyone working on the upcoming election needs to pay attention.    The Wisconsin Republican party’s war chest is lighter by $2.3 million after scammers posing as MAGA-hat vendors were able to spoof invoices in what . . . Read more

Rapper Scams $1.2M in COVID-19 Relief, Gloats with ‘EDD’ Video

19 Oct, 2020 arrested, BEC, big wizza, Business Email Compromise, CARES Act, EDD, Fontrell Antonio Baines, Fraud, Government, Identity theft, Nuke Bizzle, Pandemic Unemployment insurance, Phishing, phishing scam, Privacy, PUA, scattered canary, Security News, tax data, Tax Fraud, Web Security 0 Comments

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