cyber fraud – Threat Note

From Graham Cluley – Smashing Security podcast #410: Unleash the AI bot army against the scammers – now!

A YouTuber has unleashed an innovative AI bot army to disrupt and outwit the world of online scammers, and a New York Times investigation looks into the intricate web of…

Samir K March 27, 2025

Podcast

Smashing Security – HP’s hold music, and human trafficking

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…

Samir K March 6, 2025

News

From Dark Reading – Bogus ‘BianLian’ Gang Sends Snail-Mail Extortion Letters

The letters mimic typical ransom notes and threaten to delete or leak compromised data if payments aren't made, though none of the organizations that received them had active ransomware attacks. Read…

shaikh Saqib March 5, 2025

News

From Security Week – North Korean Fake IT Workers Pose as Blockchain Developers on GitHub

[[{"value":"North Korean fake IT workers are creating personas on GitHub to land blockchain developer jobs at US and Japanese firms. The post North Korean Fake IT Workers Pose as Blockchain…

shaikh Saqib March 5, 2025

Vulnerabilities

From Cybersecurity Help – Four European hackers arrested in Thailand for $16M Phobos ransomware scheme

The alleged crimes include deploying Phobos ransomware between April 30, 2023, and October 26, 2024, against 17 Swiss companies. Read More

shaikh Saqib February 11, 2025