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Change of Supplier Fraud: How Cybercriminals Earned Millions Using a $35 Malware

  • Posted on:June 25, 2015 at 1:51 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Targeted Attacks
  • Author:
    Lord Alfred Remorin (Senior Threat Researcher)
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In our recent research, Piercing the HawkEye, we uncovered various ways cybercriminals were able to exploit information they gathered from monitoring victims’ mailboxes in order to steal money from businesses. One of the examples we shared, the “change of supplier” fraud, was one of the most notable, as this type of scheme has been known…

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Tags: change of supplierfraudhawkeyeMalwarescams

No Honor Among Thieves: Beware the Lampeduza Scam

  • Posted on:October 7, 2014 at 6:45 pm
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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PoS malware has been in the news lately due to data breaches in various high-profile retailers. Card information stolen from these attacks have ended up on the well-known underground shop Rescator. We prefer to refer to the people behind this shop as the Lampeduza gang, as Rescator is not the only person running this business….

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Tags: cybercrimecybercriminal undergroundLampeduzaRescatorscams

Cybercriminals Leverage Rumored Windows 9 Developer Preview Release With Social Engineering

  • Posted on:August 27, 2014 at 11:14 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Social
  • Author:
    Gideon Hernandez (Fraud Analyst)
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We’re seeing schemes that are taking advantage of the buzz around the upcoming developer preview release of Windows™ 9 this September. One of the threats we saw was found using some combinations of keywords like Windows 9, free, leak and download in popular search engines. It involves a potentially malicious website that offers what appears to be a free download of the yet-to-be-released Windows…

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Tags: Microsoftmicrosoft windowsscamssocial engineeringwindows 9

Cybercriminals Hitchhike on the News of MH17 Crash

  • Posted on:July 18, 2014 at 2:01 pm
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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A few months after the case of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the world was shocked again with another tragic news involving the crash of Malaysia Airlines 777 (also known as MH17) over Ukraine that killed nearly 300 passengers and crew members. As with past incidents, cybercriminals are quick to take advantage of the said…

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Tags: malaysia airlinesmh17scams

Being Secure In The Most Connected World Cup Ever

  • Posted on:July 13, 2014 at 11:55 pm
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware, Mobile, Social
  • Author:
    Ryan Certeza (Technical Communications)
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Sporting events are getting more and more connected, and the just-concluded World Cup is no exception. Brazilian telecom provider Oi made sure that no expense was spared in ‘connecting’ the World Cup , and even claimed that this year’s event is in fact the most connected in the history of the World Cup. Oi claims that they…

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Tags: 2014 world cup2014 world cup brazilmalicious mobile appsMalwaremobile appsonline securityphishing websitesscamssecurity solutionsthreat landscapewi-fi securityWorld Cup
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