New WhatsApp OTP Scam Allows Scammers to Hijack Your Account

By Deeba Ahmed The new WhatsApp scam is currently targeting users in India. On May 23rd, 2022, the founder and CEO… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New WhatsApp OTP Scam Allows Scammers to Hijack Your Account...

IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q1 2022 IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Quarterly figures Accordin...

Watch out! Tinder and Grindr users targeted by cruel scammers using real abuse photos

A horrible catfishing scam is using real abuse photos in order to lure in unsuspecting victims on sites like Tinder and Grindr. Recently unearthed by Bleeping Computer, it works like this: Boy meets good-looking girl on dating site. The longer they talk, boy notices the conversation turning into ...

If you get an email saying “Item stopped due to unpaid customs fee”, it’s a fake

Our spam traps recently caught a phishing scam that neatly illustrates some of the tactics scammers use routinely to avoid both human intuition, and automatic detection. The scam starts with an unsolicited email, of course… The scam email is ostensibly from the Post Office, an instantly...

Over 200 Apps on Play Store Caught Spying on Android Users Using Facestealer

More than 200 Android apps masquerading as fitness, photo editing, and puzzle apps have been observed distributing spyware called Facestealer to siphon user credentials and other valuable information. "Similar to Joker, another piece of mobile malware, Facestealer changes its code frequently, thu...

A week in security (May 9 – 15)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam Virtual credit cards coming to Chrome: What you need to know Clearview AI banned from selling facial recognition data in the US Cyberattacks on SATCOM networks attributed to Russian threat actors F5 BIG-IP vulnerabilit...

How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam

Threats and bluster play a key role in most online attacks: Ransomware has its ransom note; trolls threaten to ramp up the pressure; tech support scammers insist your PC needs urgent assistance. Some take it a step further, leaning in with a more direct approach, ranging from death threats to...

Open redirect

Sysaid – sysaid Open Redirect - An Attacker can change the redirect link at the parameter "redirectURL" from"GET" request from the url location: /CommunitySSORedirect.jsp?redirectURL=https://google.com. Unvalidated redirects and forwards are possible when a web application accepts untrusted input...

CVE-2022-22797

CVE-2022-22797 concerns Sysaid/Open Redirect via the parameter redirectURL in the GET request to a path like /CommunitySSORedirect.jsp?redirectURL=... Unvalidated redirects and forwards are possible when input is untrusted, enabling an attacker to redirect users to a malicious site and potentiall...

Thousands of WordPress Sites Hacked to Redirect Visitors to Scam Sites

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a massive campaign that's responsible for injecting malicious JavaScript code into compromised WordPress websites that redirects visitors to scam pages and other malicious websites to generate illegitimate traffic. "The websites all shared a common issue —...

Sysaid Technologies Sysaid 输入验证错误漏洞

Sysaid Technologies SysAid is a suite of IT service management solutions from Sysaid Technologies, Israel. Sysaid Technologies Sysaid suffers from a security vulnerability that stems from a lack of validation of the input accepted by the program.Unauthenticated redirection and forwarding may occu...

FBI: Rise in Business Email-based Attacks a $43B Headache

The FBI warned the global cost of business email compromise BEC attacks is $43 billion for the time period of June 2016 and December 2021. According to FBI report, 241,206 complaints were lodged by the agency’s Internet Crime Center IC3. BEC or email account compromise EAC are an advanced scammin...

Hackers Hijacked Official Ferrari Subdomain to Host NFT Scam

By Deeba Ahmed After the hijacking, hackers hosted the Mint Your Ferrari NFT scam on the luxury automakers official website. On… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Hijacked Official Ferrari Subdomain to Host NFT Scam...

$600 a week to wrap your car? It’s a scam

A friend of mine recently received a text message which they described as "intriguing, but nonsensical". They were convinced it was some sort of scam, but they werent sure what the scammers were up to. Would it turn out to be some sort of phishing attempt? A telephone scam? Banking fraud? That on...

Steer clear of these Instagram “Get rich with Bitcoin” scams

I don’t know about you, but I open Instagram to look at cool photos of pets, not to make a fortune via suspicious claims of riches by strangers. Despite this, following someone whose photos I liked resulted in a very peculiar message. It’s possible I waved goodbye to a path to untold riches. Mayb...

How Instagram scammers talk users out of their accounts

If youve dealt with a scammer, youll know that making up stories is their bread and butter. Think about it: Just when you thought youd heard all the infamous 419 scam backstories, scammers surprise you with a "stuck astronaut" scam, something so utterly hilarious, nonsensical, and otherworldly th...

The $43 billion Business Email Compromise threat

The FBI has released a public service announcement regarding the ever-present threat of Business Email Compromise BEC. This comes hot on the heels of an earlier release from the Las Vegas FBI department in April. Losses continue to mount, and were currently facing a scam racking up domestic and...

Nigerian Tesla: 419 scammer gone malware distributor unmasked

Agent Tesla is a well-known data stealer written in .NET that has been active since 2014 and is perhaps one of the most popular payloads observed in malspam campaigns. While looking for threats targeting Ukraine, we identified a group we call "Nigerian Tesla" that has been dabbling into phishing...

Craft fair vendors targeted by fake event scammers on Facebook

A real world scam which sucks the fun out of craft fairs has caused nothing but stress for victims. It may sound bizarre, but it’s actually a fairly popular attack focused on small/self-run business owners selling their own creations. Are you ready for a trip to the craft fair? You’re a small...

Airdrop phishing: what is it, and how is my cryptocurrency at risk?

Airdrop phishing is a really popular tactic at the moment. It emerged alongside the explosion of Web3/NFT/cryptocurrency popularity, and ensures scammers get a slice of the money pie. You may well have heard the term in passing, and wondered what an Airdrop is. Is your iPhone about to be Airdrop...