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Scammers are targeting cloud systems to make off with hauls of gift cards

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Gift cards are ideal for hackers since they can easily be redeemed or sold without sharing personally identifiable data.

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Operation Simcartel

Massive SIM farm network powering 49 million fake accounts taken apart by Europol

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Seven people were arrested and four luxury cars confiscated in Europol operation.

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Business investment

Over 1,400 websites taken offline in German police's 'Operation Heracles'

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The sites were scamming people out of their money by engaging them in fake investments.

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Microsoft warns university employees are being hit by payroll attacks, so stay on your guard

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Payroll pirate is targeting thousands of university employees, with some losing their salaries in attacks.

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Dark Web monitoring

Scammers build fake FBI crime reporting portals to steal personal info - warns FBI

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Someone is spoofing the FBI's IC3 website in an attempt to steal PII, it warns.

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Scam alert

Cyberscam groups who stole $10 billion from Americans sanctioned by US

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Almost two dozen groups and individuals sanctioned by the OFAC for scamming US citizens.

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Bitcoin

Major crackdown freezes over $300 million in cryptocurrency stolen from scams

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The crypto industry is fighting back against scams, as it aims to prevent fraudsters from cashing out.

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Python devs targeted with dangerous phishing attacks - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Someone is spoofing PyPI.org in an attempt to grab login credentials, experts warn.

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Bitcoin

Major new malware strain targets crypto users via malicious ads - here's what we know, and how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Malware went undetected on many antivirus products, so be careful what you're downloading.

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Google Forms exploited in crypto-stealing scam - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Google Forms can send notifications to people who fill questionnaires - and guess what scammers are doing.

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