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Graham Cluley
Multinational payment processing firm Nexway has been rapped across the knuckles by the US authorities, who claim that the firm knowingly processed fraudulent credit card payments on behalf of tech support scammers. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Dark Reading
Avast researchers also discovered and reported two zero-day vulnerabilities, and observed the spread of information-stealing malware, remote access trojans, and botnets.
ZDNet Security
Scammers try to convince victims they're about to lose hundreds of dollars through a service payment - then use remote access software to get into their PCs.
Dark Reading
In a new wrinkle on the tech support scam front, these search parameter injection attacks dupe victims into believing they are receiving technical help when they are actually speaking to fraudsters.
The Register
PLUS: Ransomware gang using tech support scam; Czechia accuses China of infrastructure attack; And more! Despite last week’s FBI announcement that it helped to the crew behind the Lumma infostealer, the malware continues to operate.… Infosec In Brief take down
The Register
Oh wow, just looks at all the scary stuff in your Windows Event Viewer The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to consumers deceived by tech support scammers, averaging about $34 per person.…
Graham Cluley
Journey with us to Myanmar's shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company's mandatory hold time for tech support could lead to innocent users having their computers compromised. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Acronis CISO Gerald Beuchelt!
Dark Reading
A local government resource for helping Japanese citizens cut ties with organized crime was successfully phished in a tech support scam, and could have dangerous consequences.