Beware of Zelle transfer scams

As we have said many times before, falling for a scam can happen to the best of us. And it can ruin lives. In our podcast How a scam hunter got scammed, scam hunter Julie-Anne Kearns talked about how she had been duped by people pretending to be from HMRC, which is the UK’s version of the US...

Chase Bank Phish Swims Past Exchange Email Protections

Threat actors are impersonating Chase Bank in two phishing attacks that can slip past Microsoft Exchange security protections in an aim to steal credentials from victims — by spoofing real-life customer scenarios. Researchers from Armorblox recently discovered the attacks, one of which claims to...

SMS Phishing + Cardless ATM = Profit

Thieves are combining SMS-based phishing attacks with new "cardless" ATMs to rapidly convert phished bank account credentials into cash. Recent arrests in Ohio shed light on how this scam works. A number of financial institutions are now offering cardless ATM transactions that allow customers to...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID15152: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on May 7, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 38742 First Published: 2015 May 8 14:15 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID15152 may contain the following files: Name | Size ...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID14582: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on April 10, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 38326 First Published: 2015 April 10 14:56 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID14582 may contain the following files: Name | Si...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bank Transfer Notification Email Messages on December 31, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 32308 First Published: 2014 January 3 16:53 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a wire transfer notification from Chase Bank for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to...