In July 2024, cybersecurity provider KnowBe4 began observing suspicious activity related to a new employee who started manipulating and transferring potentially harmful files and attempted to run unauthorized software. It was later discovered that he was a North Korean worker who had deceived the…
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Brazil hands down the largest sentence for cryptocurrency fraud
Brazil has marked a milestone in the judicial system by finding three citizens guilty of cryptocurrency fraud through a Ponzi scheme, which affected approximately seven thousand investors and amounted to $190 million.
Federal judge José…
Elon Musk warns that crypto projects on social networks with his image are scams
Elon Musk, owner of the social network X, recently pointed out during the X Takeover event that he does not promote cryptocurrencies, and that any project on the subject that involves his name on social networks is a scam.
Musk indicated…
Crypto platform users in Colombia denounce scam
Users in Colombia of the Solain cryptocurrency buying and selling platform have reported blocks when trying to withdraw their assets. They suspect that they have been victims of a scam.
According to a report by the RedMas media, the Solain…
Pig Buchering, new cryptocurrency scam
A group of researchers analyzed a new attack called "Pig Buchering", which consists of encouraging victims to invest in cryptocurrencies once they have earned their trust using the same strategy as in love scams.
The Romance Scam or love…
British Army was hacked by crypto scam
The British Army's Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked by a group of cybercriminals who have used them to promote a scam related to the cryptocurrency market.
In recent years, these types of fraudulent attacks linked to…
Scam with Paypal allowed to capture bank details
Avanan, a company owned by Check Point Software Technologies, uncovered a scam in which cybercriminals impersonate PayPal to obtain victims' phone number and bank details.
This security solutions provider announced that these fraudulent…
Apple restricted more than $ 1 billion in fraudulent operations
Apple blocked nearly $ 1.5 billion of potentially fraudulent transactions in 2021 as part of its App Store efforts to protect users from malicious or illicit activity.
The company founded by Steve Jobs uses various tools to detect illicit…
MQS: New scam to steal crypto wallet credentials is circulating on Internet
Through various publications on social networks, it has been possible to appreciate the capture of a WhatsApp text message or direct message in which a username and password of a supposed Exchange site (cryptocurrency exchange page) where…
Venezuelan authorities detain alleged cryptocurrency scammers
Four people were recently detained by the Venezuelan authorities, in Carabobo state, for being allegedly linked to cryptocurrency scams. It was indicated by the director of the Scientific, Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC), Douglas Rico…
Cybercriminals take advantage of the success of “The Squid Game” to create malware
ESET's threat analysis specialist, Lukas Stefanko, has indicated that cybercriminals managed to place a malicious application on Google Play called the same as the Netflix series and with the same image. Although it has already been…
Binance scam leads to arrest of two people in Venezuela
The director of the Scientific and Criminal Investigations Corps (Cicpc), Douglas Rico, reported on the arrest of two subjects in the State of Guárico, Venezuela, related to a cryptocurrency scam.
Officials attached to the municipal…