Cannabis investment scam JuicyFields ends in 9 arrests

Europol and its associates have arrested 9 people in conjunction with a cannabis investment scam known as "JuicyFields". The suspects used social media to lure investors to their website. There they found information about a “golden opportunity” to invest in the cultivation, harvesting and...

Google Sues App Developers Over Fake Crypto Investment App Scam

Google has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against two app developers for allegedly engaging in an "international online consumer investment fraud scheme" that tricked users into downloading bogus Android apps from the Google Play Store and other sources and stealing their funds under the guise of...

Social media influencers targeted by identity thieves

Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thieves. With large followings and a literal influence on their followers, its no wonder they are targeted by scammers and spreaders of fake news. A subset of influencers are the so-called "finfluencers": influencers that provide their...

citharainvestment.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3872775

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Cybercriminals Using Novel DNS Hijacking Technique for Investment Scams

A new DNS threat actor dubbed Savvy Seahorse is leveraging sophisticated techniques to entice targets into fake investment platforms and steal funds. "Savvy Seahorse is a DNS threat actor who convinces victims to create accounts on fake investment platforms, make deposits to a personal account, a...

Pig butchering scams, how they work and how to avoid them

Pig butchering scams are big business. There are hundreds of millions of dollars involved every year. The numbers are not very precise because some see them as a special kind of romance scam, while others classify them as investment fraud. The victims in Pig Butchering schemes are referred to as...

A Comprehensive Guide to Investing Securely in Digital Assets

By Owais Sultan Entering the world of cryptocurrency might seem straightforward, but ensuring the security of your crypto funds is crucial.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Comprehensive Guide to Investing Securely in Digital Assets...

Savvy Seahorse Using Fake ChatGPT, Facebook Ads in DNS Investment Scam

By Deeba Ahmed The scammers creates fake investment platforms using popular companies like Tesla, Meta, and Imperial Oil and lures unsuspecting users into depositing funds. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Savvy Seahorse Using Fake ChatGPT, Facebook Ads in DNS Investment S...

The mobile malware threat landscape in 2023

The figures above are based on detection statistics received from Kaspersky users who consented to sharing usage data with Kaspersky Security Network. The data for years preceding 2023 may differ from that published previously, as the calculation methodology was refined, and the data was...

The Anatomy of Trading Bot Scams: Strategies for Secure Investments

By Uzair Amir In the exciting world of investment, there are malicious actors who peddle trading bot scams, preying on the aspirations of eager investors. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Anatomy of Trading Bot Scams: Strategies for Secure Investments...

A week in security (January 1 – January 7)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Police investigate sexual assault on an avatar How AI hallucinations are making bug hunting harder Explained: SMTP smuggling Facebook introduces another way to track you – Link History 23andMe blames "negligent" breach victims, says it’s their own fault Microsoft...

Investment fraud a serious money maker for criminals

Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, looks into online fraud schemes—a major crime threat in the EU and beyond—and one of the reports primary themes is investment fraud. But first I want to share some more remarkable conclusions from the report: Charity scams that...

canaryinvestment.es Improper Access Control vulnerability OBB-3821409

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

3,500 Arrested in Global Operation HAECHI-IV Targeting Financial Criminals

A six-month-long international police operation codenamed HAECHI-IV has resulted in the arrests of nearly 3,500 individuals and seizures worth $300 million across 34 countries. The exercise, which took place from July through December 2023, took aim at various types of financial crimes such as...

Explaining the Business Value of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform to Your Leadership

New IDC White Paper Reports Findings by Qualys Customers As a cybersecurity leader, you may struggle to help your C-suite see the business value of what your team does. Forget “speeds and feeds”; key decision-makers are solely focused on The Numbers. While reports from most security tools excel a...

5 Effective Web Design Strategies to Increase Your ROI

By Owais Sultan Return on investment ROI is one of the most important metrics in the business landscape, as it captures… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Effective Web Design Strategies to Increase Your ROI...

Learning Management System: What is it and Why do you need it?

By Owais Sultan More and more businesses see the value of investing in knowledge management software, which benefits both the organization… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Learning Management System: What is it and Why do you need it?...

Diligere, Equity-Invest Are New Firms of U.K. Con Man

John Clifton Davies, a convicted fraudster estimated to have bilked dozens of technology startups out of more than $30 million through phony investment schemes, has a brand new pair of scam companies that are busy dashing startup dreams: A fake investment firm called Equity-Invest.ch, and...

FBI Alert: Crypto Scammers are Masquerading as NFT Developers

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI is warning about cyber crooks masquerading as legitimate non-fungible token NFT developers to steal cryptocurrency and other digital assets from unsuspecting users. In these fraudulent schemes, criminals either obtain direct access to NFT developer...

CVE-2023-3795

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Bug Finder ChainCity Real Estate Investment Platform 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /property of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument name leads to sql injection. The...