Double-Your-Crypto Scams Share Crypto Scam Host
Online scams that try to separate the unwary from their cryptocurrency are a dime a dozen, but a great many…
Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian…
Fake Emergency Search Warrants Draw Scrutiny from Capitol Hill
On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer…
Hackers Gaining Power of Subpoena Via Fake “Emergency Data Requests”
There is a terrifying and highly effective "method" that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data from…
‘Spam Nation’ Villain Vrublevsky Charged With Fraud
Pavel Vrublevsky, founder of the Russian payment technology firm ChronoPay and the antagonist in my 2014 book "Spam Nation," was…
Russian Govt. Continues Carding Shop Crackdown
Russian authorities have arrested six men accused of operating some of the most active online bazaars for selling stolen payment…
How Phishers Are Slinking Their Links Into LinkedIn
If you received a link to LinkedIn.com via email, SMS or instant message, would you click it? Spammers, phishers and…
Fake Investor John Bernard Sinks Norwegian Green Shipping Dreams
Several articles here have delved into the history of John Bernard, the pseudonym used by a fake billionaire technology investor…
Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide
What's worse than finding out that identity thieves took out a 546 percent interest payday loan in your name? How…
Crime Shop Sells Hacked Logins to Other Crime Shops
Up for the "Most Meta Cybercrime Offering" award this year is Accountz Club, a new cybercrime store that sells access…