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Email, text, and voice scams that trick users into giving up access.
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Fake Ledger Phishing Site Tops Google Search Results With More Than 1 Million Monthly Visits
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (337+ words) Security researcher Cyber Scrilla discovered the fraudulent website and application, which reportedly use Ledger-related searches to reach potential victims. Google Search data cited in the report indicates that the site received more than 1 million visits over the past 30 days, underscoring…...
The fake 'DEV Support' scam is back, and now it wants your card balance (a living list of every scam hitting dev.to)
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (898+ words) This is a living post. Every time a new scam targets dev.to writers, I add it to the tracker with the date, the lure, the link and what it steals. Bookmark it, and if one lands on your post,…...
service@paypal scam: fake PayPal invoices with a callback number, and what to do
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (1811+ words) The service@paypal scam is a fake invoice or money request that a scammer creates in PayPal, so a real PayPal address delivers it. The note claims you will be charged and gives a phone number to cancel. That number…...
FedEx scam: fake delivery texts, e-mails and calls and what to do
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (1896+ words) The FedEx scam is a fake text, e-mail or call that says a parcel is on hold and asks for a small fee, an address or a login. FedEx did not send it. Do not tap the link; if you…...
Failing to report a ransomware attack
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (538+ words) NetworkTigers on the consequences of failing to report a ransomware attack. First published May 20, 2023, on NetworkTigers News. While the number of cyberattacks is alarming, security experts and authorities suspect it’s actually much higher and only at its current rate because…...
DarkBlinders Hackers Use Fake Meeting App to Deploy Backdoor and Steal Government Data
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (244+ words) DarkBlinders hackers are deploying a fake video meeting application and abusing GitHub repositories in a cyberespionage campaign targeting Israel and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Dream researchers observed the operation between August and October 2026. The investigation confirmed compromises affecting a…...
‘You have a meeting’: the calendar phishing scam growing exponentially
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (639+ words) Appointment or renewal reminder appears in victims’ calendar to lure them into logging in to fake Google, Microsoft or PayPal page You’re preparing for the week ahead and take a look at your Google calendar. There’s an entry for a…...
Silent Ransom Group Allegedly Extorted $207 Million Without Encrypting Files
20+ hour, 28+ min ago (588+ words) US Sentences Empire Market Co-Creator Over $430 Million Criminal Marketplace Germany Arrests Suspected Qilin Ransomware Leader After Japan Detention Claude Helps Secure Open Source as Anthropic Offers Free Vulnerability Scanning US Disrupts China-Linked Integrity Tech 's Cyber Espionage Tools AI-Driven tool…...
€4m seized in France in fraud involving fruit and vegetable producers
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (277+ words) Bank accounts have been frozen and real estate seized in the island of Réunion, as part of an investigation into possible fraud involving EU agricultural subsidies in France’s outermost regions, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)…...
A scammer has your name, phone number and address. What can they actually do?
14+ hour, 50+ min ago (1050+ words) Cybercrime losses reached nearly $21 billion last year, prompting Kurt Knutsson to warn of increasingly sophisticated AI scams. He joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to break down the FBI data, highlighting that investment fraud alone cost victims $8.65 billion. Knutsson hosts a free…...