fraud

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2024
Cybercriminals Implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Invoice Fraud

Crooks created a new tool that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) for creating fraudulent invoices used for wire fraud and BEC. Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “GXC Team“, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. Around November 11th, 2023, the group’s leader, operating under the alias […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2023
Law enforcement Operation HAECHI IV led to the seizure of $300 Million

An international law enforcement operation, named HAECHI IV, led to the arrest of approximately 3,500 suspects and the seizure of roughly $300 million worth of assets. Interpol this week announced that an international law enforcement operation, named HAECHI IV, led to the arrest of approximately 3,500 suspects and the seizure of roughly $300 million worth […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2023
Cyber Police of Ukraine arrested members of a gang that defrauded EU citizens of $4.33M

The Cyber Police of Ukraine, with law enforcement officials from Czechia, has arrested several members of a gang responsible for $4.33 million scam. The Cyber Police of Ukraine, with the support of law enforcement officials from the Czech Republic, has arrested several members of a cybercriminal ring that defrauded EU citizens of $4.33 million with […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2022
Crooks impersonate brands using search engine advertisement services

The FBI warns of cybercriminals using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and defraud users The FBI is warning of cyber criminals using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to websites that were used to defraud users. The sites host ransomware and are used to steal login credentials and other […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2022
Ukraine Police dismantled a transnational fraud group that made €200 million per year

Ukraine’s Cyber ​​Police and Europol arrested 5 Ukrainian citizens who are members of a large-scale transnational fraud group. Ukraine’s cyber police and Europol arrested five members of a transnational fraud group that caused more than 200 million losses per year. The arrests are the results of a joint operation conducted with the support of law […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2022
Analyzing IP Addresses to Prevent Fraud for Enterprises

How can businesses protect themselves from fraudulent activities by examining IP addresses? The police would track burglars if they left calling cards at the attacked properties. Internet fraudsters usually leave a trail of breadcrumbs whenever they visit websites through specific IP addresses. They reveal their physical location and the device they used to connect to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2022
How the thriving fraud industry within Facebook attacks independent media

Experts investigate how stolen Facebook accounts are used as part of a well-established fraud industry inside Facebook. No eyebrows were raised in Quriums security operation center when the independent Philippine media outlet Bulatlat once again got DDoSed, as they are a frequent target of such digital attacks. However, when we noticed that the attack traffic came from […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2022
Crooks tampering with QR Codes to steal victim money and info, FBI warns

The FBI warns that cybercriminals are using malicious QR codes to steal their credentials and financial info. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a public service announcement (PSA) to warn that cybercriminals are using QR codes to steal their credentials and financial info. QR codes are widely adopted by businesses to facilitate payment. In a classic […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2021
US SEC warns investors of ongoing fraudulent communications claiming from the SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warns investors of attacks impersonating its officials in government impersonator schemes. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning investors of scammers impersonating SEC officials in fraudulent schemes. According to the alert issued by the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA), crooks are contacting investors via phone […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2021
Wear your MASQ! New Device Fingerprint Spoofing Tool Available in Dark Web

The MASQ tool could be used by attackers to emulate device fingerprints thus allowing them to bypass fraud protection controls The Resecurity® HUNTER unit has identified a new tool available for sale in the Dark Web called MASQ, enabling bad actors to emulate device fingerprints thus allowing them to bypass fraud protection controls, including authentication mechanisms. One of the […]